Best Investigation 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 investigation games.

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

Price -75% 3.12€
Rating 7.9
Release 13 Oct 2020
The Test: Final Revelation The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

Price -40% 1.19€
Rating 9.4
Release 12 Oct 2020
Phasmophobia Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Price -30% 13.29€
Rating 9.5
Release 18 Sep 2020
Paradise Killer Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Sep 2020
The Almost Gone Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Price -92% 0.88€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Jun 2020
Heavy Rain Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

Price -97% 0.64€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Jun 2020
Methods: The Detective Competition One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.

Price -74% 5.11€
Rating 8.6
Release 01 Jun 2020
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?

Price -48% 5.39€
Rating 9.2
Release 15 May 2020
The Test: Hypothesis Rising The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Price -40% 1.19€
Rating 9.4
Release 27 Apr 2020
Mad Experiments: Escape Room Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.

Price -93% 1.08€
Rating 6.3
Release 16 Apr 2020
Murder by Numbers Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

Price -95% 0.63€
Rating 8.0
Release 06 Mar 2020
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Price -88% 1.63€
Rating 7.4
Release 26 Feb 2020
The Test You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Price -40% 1.19€
Rating 9.5
Release 24 Feb 2020
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.

Price -89% 0.56€
Rating 9.1
Release 09 Dec 2019
Blacksad: Under the Skin BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Price -96% 0.94€
Rating 8.2
Release 14 Nov 2019
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Price -90% 3.25€
Rating 7.8
Release 31 Oct 2019
Tangle Tower Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Price -30% 13.71€
Rating 9.2
Release 22 Oct 2019
We Were Here Together As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Price -83% 2.29€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2019
Blair Witch A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Price -94% 2.03€
Rating 7.7
Release 30 Aug 2019
Agent A: A puzzle in disguise A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!

Price -74% 4.37€
Rating 9.2
Release 29 Aug 2019
Telling Lies Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Price -82% 3.39€
Rating 6.2
Release 23 Aug 2019
Dry Drowning Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

Price -97% 0.54€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Aug 2019
Night Call Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.

Price -93% 1.14€
Rating 7.1
Release 17 Jul 2019
Draugen Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

Price -70% 5.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 29 May 2019
Project Winter Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is an 8-player survival and social deception game where teamwork is vital, but betrayal is inevitable. Face the wilderness, uncover traitors, and survive paranoia in this streamlined yet chaotic multiplayer experience.

Price -52% 3.95€
Rating 8.1
Release 23 May 2019
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

Price -93% 0.72€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 May 2019
Tales of the Neon Sea Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Apr 2019
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

Price -84% 6.96€
Rating 7.7
Release 04 Apr 2019
Unheard - Voices of Crime What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Price -66% 1.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 28 Mar 2019
We. The Revolution As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Price -98% 0.58€
Rating 7.4
Release 21 Mar 2019
while True: learn() You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!

Price -73% 3.02€
Rating 8.9
Release 17 Jan 2019
Viviette Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!

Price -55% 4.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 18 Oct 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 -67% 5.45€
Rating 8.5
Release 17 May 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 -96% 0.41€
Rating 7.3
Release 22 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% 0.42€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Feb 2018
We Were Here Too As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Price -93% 0.75€
Rating 7.9
Release 02 Feb 2018

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