Best Detective Steam Games on Sale

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated detective games.

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The Deed: Dynasty Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...

Price -96% 0.14€
Rating 8.1
Release 10 May 2016
Kathy Rain Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Price -93% 0.78€
Rating 8.9
Release 05 May 2016
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

Price -96% 0.74€
Rating 7.9
Release 04 Feb 2016
Aviary Attorney The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Dec 2015
The Deed A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.

Price -80% 0.20€
Rating 8.7
Release 23 Nov 2015
Hacknet Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Price -95% 0.52€
Rating 9.2
Release 12 Aug 2015
Her Story A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Price -56% 4.38€
Rating 8.7
Release 24 Jun 2015
Last Word In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.

Price -96% 0.48€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 May 2015
Westerado: Double Barreled Westerado: Double Barreled. When your family is murdered by a mysterious desperado, you set out into the world to take revenge. Take control of your own fate and that of others, all using your trusty shooting iron.

Price -86% 2.14€
Rating 8.7
Release 16 Apr 2015
Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle

Price -84% 0.81€
Rating 8.1
Release 02 Apr 2015
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Price -96% 0.42€
Rating 7.8
Release 28 Jan 2015
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Price -32% 5.31€
Rating 7.0
Release 13 Nov 2014
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!

Price -86% 2.18€
Rating 8.1
Release 16 Oct 2014
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.

Price -79% 4.38€
Rating 8.6
Release 15 Oct 2014
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Price -99% 0.44€
Rating 8.7
Release 29 Sep 2014
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Price -96% 0.96€
Rating 8.6
Release 25 Sep 2014
Doorways: The Underworld Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Price -79% 2.05€
Rating 6.6
Release 17 Sep 2014
The Journey Down: Chapter Two Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Price -94% 0.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Aug 2014
Detective Grimoire Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

Price -53% 3.25€
Rating 9.1
Release 18 Aug 2014
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

Price -92% 1.30€
Rating 8.6
Release 10 Jul 2014
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

Price -82% 2.76€
Rating 9.2
Release 05 Jun 2014
Murdered: Soul Suspect MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Price -96% 0.94€
Rating 8.4
Release 05 Jun 2014
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 8.3
Release 08 May 2014
Blackwell Epiphany The last game in the Blackwell series.

Price -79% 2.14€
Rating 9.2
Release 24 Apr 2014
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...

Price -93% 1.66€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Dec 2013
The Cat Lady The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Price -48% 4.63€
Rating 9.1
Release 04 Dec 2013
The Last Express Gold Edition Step aboard the 1914 Orient Express in this award-winning mystery adventure from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. Described as one of the best adventure games of all time, The Last Express is an intrigue-filled adventure set aboard the luxurious Orient Express.

Price -85% 1.07€
Rating 7.6
Release 21 Nov 2013
The Shivah Russell Stone is a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time.

Price -92% 0.41€
Rating 7.7
Release 21 Nov 2013
Contrast CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Price -26% 7.43€
Rating 8.8
Release 15 Nov 2013
Face Noir A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

Price -78% 2.28€
Rating 6.3
Release 17 Oct 2013
The Wolf Among Us From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Price -81% 2.87€
Rating 9.6
Release 11 Oct 2013
Jack Orlando: Director's Cut 1933 will go down in the history books as the year America passed the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. Prohibition is over. To the delight of millions, alcohol can now flow freely across the thirsty land. Two days before the official announcement, bars and clubs across the land are stocking up on quality whiskey.

Price -86% 1.02€
Rating 6.6
Release 04 Oct 2013
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun.

Price -83% 2.63€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Sep 2013
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Price -98% 0.40€
Rating 7.7
Release 20 Sep 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Price -90% 0.93€
Rating 7.1
Release 22 May 2012
Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles Help Sherlock Holmes, the famed detective, investigate the legend of a supernatural hound on the fog-shrouded moorland in England of the 19th century. Immerse yourself into the dangerous world of diabolical curse and discover the truth of the monstrous creature.

Price -97% 0.39€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Apr 2012

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