Best Investigation Games on Steam
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        The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
      
      
        Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
      
    
    
  
      
        Dread X Collection 4: The Hunt
      
      
        A horror anthology shooter in the Dread X Collection series. Co-produced by DUSK creator David Szymanski. Featuring 7 new short games, a robust launcher world set in an abandoned arctic base.
      
    
    
  
      
        [Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護
      
      
        The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.
      
    
    
  
      
        Machinika: Museum
      
      
        Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
      
    
    
  
      
        Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
      
      
        Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
      
    
    
  
      
        Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
      
      
        Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
      
    
    
  
      
        HellSign
      
      
        HellSign is an investigative action RPG that pits you against the horrors of the afterlife, let loose on a small town. As a hunter, you’ll plan, hunt, and kill to pay the bills and piece together the fragments to your past. Just remember - a smart hunter is always prepared.
      
    
    
  
      
        Tested on Humans: Escape Room
      
      
        You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
      
    
    
  
      
        Titan Chaser
      
      
        Car. Foggy night. Mystical landscapes. And if you want to work - titans. Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, where your job is to scout giant creatures and use the light to drive them off without fighting or killing.
      
    
    
  
      
        Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
      
      
        Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
      
    
    
  
      
        Cyber Manhunt
      
      
        Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
      
    
    
  
      
        Press Any Button
      
      
        This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
      
    
    
  
      
        Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
      
      
        Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor 2 is back! It is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that adapts to your every move.
      
    
    
  
      
        Hand Simulator: Horror
      
      
        Fear clouds the mind. Fear paralyzes the body. If your hands are shaking with fear, you will remain in this hell forever.
      
    
    
  
      
        THE NORMAL THING
      
      
        THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.
      
    
    
  
      
        Call of the Sea
      
      
        Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
      
    
    
  
      
        100 hidden birds
      
      
        Hidden object game in the cartoon city style. Ultra hard! Really very difficult!
      
    
    
  
      
        Summerland
      
      
        Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
      
    
    
  
      
        HIVESWAP: ACT 2
      
      
        Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.
      
    
    
  
      
        At Dead Of Night
      
      
        At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.
      
    
    
   
     
     
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