Hidden Investigation 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 investigation games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Investigation games on Steam.

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The Lightkeeper Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Price 7.79€
Rating 7.8
Release 07 Sep 2025
Stellar Code Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.

Price 27.05€
Rating 8.9
Release 15 Aug 2025
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 14 Aug 2025
Heartworm Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.2
Release 31 Jul 2025
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 25 Jul 2025
Digger: Galactic Treasures Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures. Explore the galaxy, upgrade your gear, and discover the secrets of the universe!

Price -15% 4.24€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Jul 2025
Dread Flats This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Price -22% 4.65€
Rating 8.1
Release 10 Jul 2025
Ertugrul of Ulukayin Become a medieval warrior in this action-adventure game. Discover traditional myths and fight for your tribe. Mount your horse, sharpen your weapons and explore an ancient semi-open world.

Price -47% 10.50€
Rating 8.1
Release 12 Jun 2025
Parallel Experiment Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.9
Release 05 Jun 2025
Lunar Eclipse Explore dark locations, solve puzzles, and uncover a gripping story. Fight or evade bloodthirsty zombies using wit and agility. Immerse yourself in a tense adventure with a charming blonde heroine in a chilling, atmospheric world.

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.8
Release 04 Jun 2025
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.3
Release 22 May 2025
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Price -19% 16.29€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 May 2025
Equinox: Homecoming Saddle up with friends and investigate a dark mystery, where each trail leads to wonder and intrigue. A string of events has set the idyllic island on edge. Discover the truth behind your mother’s disappearance and a local's sudden death. For fans of horses, murder mysteries, and cozy exploration!

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.4
Release 08 May 2025
QUIET DAN His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 07 May 2025
Old Skies A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 23 Apr 2025
Bureau of Contacts "Bureau of Contacts" - ghost-hunting game for 1-4 players, in which you'll encounter 2 enemies at once - location itself and the ghosts with most human-like intelligence ever. So...look around and watch what you say!

Price -58% 3.33€
Rating 7.3
Release 12 Apr 2025
The Talos Principle: Reawakened Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.

Price -63% 14.91€
Rating 8.4
Release 10 Apr 2025
Trials of Innocence Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

Price 16.49€
Rating 8.8
Release 25 Mar 2025
Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator Unpossess is a 1-4 co-op exorcism simulator game set in the early 1900s. Players take on the role of exorcists responsible for addressing cases of human possession.

Price 13.79€
Rating 7.1
Release 21 Mar 2025
Do No Harm Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?

Price 15.79€
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Mar 2025
BrokenLore: LOW BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.

Price -55% 3.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Feb 2025
Project Hailstorm Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 10 Feb 2025
Dreamcore Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Price 11.79€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Jan 2025
The Shell Part III: Paradiso The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Jan 2025