Best Detective Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated detective games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Detective games on Steam.

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Unavowed A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Price -51% 7.46€
Rating 9.2
Release 08 Aug 2018
This Is the Police 2 Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.

Price -96% 0.72€
Rating 7.4
Release 31 Jul 2018
Visitor 来访者 Visitor is a full-motion video (FMV) detective suspense game. The game tells a story that on a winter night in 2017, a murder case happened in a residential building, a prostitute Shasha died in her own home.

Price 3.29€
Rating 7.5
Release 07 Jul 2018
Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 31 May 2018
Unforeseen Incidents Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

Price -23% 15.45€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 May 2018
Quarantine Circular First, do no harm. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular comes another experimental short, the next mutation in text-based adventure. In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching.

Price -50% 2.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 22 May 2018
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition The official digital version of Hasbro’s classic mystery board game, Cluedo (Clue). Roll the dice and launch into a murder investigation. Whodunit? With what weapon? Where? You’ll need all your brain power to find the answers you need, as you race your friends and family to the truth!

Price -75% 4.12€
Rating 8.5
Release 17 May 2018
恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school It’s based on Hengshui high school to reveal the real society, Game feature: cult painting style, puzzle elements, serious student death event plus humorous minor role, As it was released on March,2015, and finished in the following four months, now it’s downloaded almost 0.9 million players, the live video of the game has 2.

Price -10% 3.59€
Rating 8.1
Release 02 May 2018
SpyParty SpyParty is a competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior. A Spy hides in plain sight at a fancy cocktail party, trying to accomplish missions while blending in with the other guests, while a Sniper with a single bullet looks inward, searching for the Spy.

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.6
Release 12 Apr 2018
The Council Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 13 Mar 2018
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

Price -69% 6.24€
Rating 8.5
Release 13 Mar 2018
The Raven Remastered London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?

Price -92% 1.78€
Rating 7.6
Release 13 Mar 2018
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 08 Mar 2018
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.

Price -95% 0.54€
Rating 7.3
Release 22 Feb 2018
Bear With Me - Collector's Edition The Bear With Me - Collector's Edition contains all three episodes, telling the whole story of Amber and Ted. It also includes the original soundtrack, a digital art book and full puzzle and script design documents.

Price -89% 1.07€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Feb 2018
A Case of Distrust A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Price -98% 0.30€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Feb 2018
Play With Me: Escape Room See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?

Price 2.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 17 Jan 2018
前程似锦 Excellent Expectations Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 21 Dec 2017
Grey Hack Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Dec 2017
Irony Of Nightmare In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 12 Dec 2017
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Price 27.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 17 Nov 2017
SIMULACRA An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Price -80% 0.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 26 Oct 2017
The Invisible Hours The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in VR, in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion. This is not a game. This is not a movie. This is a piece of immersive theatre with many tangled threads.

Price -98% 0.85€
Rating 8.6
Release 10 Oct 2017
The Painscreek Killings Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Price -74% 5.22€
Rating 8.8
Release 27 Sep 2017