Best 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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Supernormal Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Price 7.79€
Rating 6.9
Release 08 Jan 2024
Lycans Lycans is a multiplayer game. It can accommodate up to 10 players. Investigate to find the werewolves hiding among the villagers during the day and hide at night to survive their attacks !

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 04 Dec 2023
Nut City Blues A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 23 Nov 2023
This Bed We Made This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Price 24.50€
Rating 8.7
Release 01 Nov 2023
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.8
Release 31 Oct 2023
The Devourer: Hunted Souls Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 26 Oct 2023
Scene Investigators Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.

Price 22.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 24 Oct 2023
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.

Price -78% 9.16€
Rating 8.1
Release 19 Oct 2023
Kona II: Brume Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

Price -82% 5.65€
Rating 7.7
Release 18 Oct 2023
Noch Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world

Price -13% 10.36€
Rating 7.3
Release 01 Oct 2023
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.

Price -50% 11.49€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Sep 2023
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.

Price -90% 1.02€
Rating 8.8
Release 28 Sep 2023
Escape From Mystwood Mansion In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?

Price -96% 0.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 27 Sep 2023
Demonologist Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

Price -24% 14.91€
Rating 8.4
Release 25 Sep 2023
ANONYMOUS;CODE Hack Into God

Price 59.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Sep 2023
I'm on Observation Duty 6 As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Price 11.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 01 Sep 2023
How 2 Escape How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

Price -91% 1.20€
Rating 7.0
Release 31 Aug 2023
Myths of Rules This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 30 Aug 2023
The Lancaster Leak - Crisis At Call Center YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Aug 2023
[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Aug 2023
Clue/Cluedo Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.

Price -69% 4.37€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Aug 2023
Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories 'Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories' is a humorous co-operative escape room game where you are a henchman who has to make his way through variety of puzzles to make it to a job interview on time. Can you solve all of the puzzles that stand in the way of your employment?

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 07 Aug 2023
A Guidebook of Babel A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.

Price -96% 0.63€
Rating 8.7
Release 02 Aug 2023
Crime O'Clock Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

Price -93% 1.46€
Rating 6.7
Release 21 Jul 2023