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

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Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

Price -93% 0.79€
Rating 7.7
Release 23 Dec 2009
Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010) ‘Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the multi million-selling original. A mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which journalist Nico Collard and her adventuring companion George Stobbart must overcome powerful forces from fulfilling their evil ambitions.

Price -66% 1.69€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Dec 2009
Secret Files: Tunguska Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

Price -95% 0.50€
Rating 8.1
Release 29 Oct 2009
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2009
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Price -53% 4.76€
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Aug 2009
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.

Price -81% 1.98€
Rating 6.9
Release 07 Aug 2008
Runaway, A Road Adventure New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.

Price -76% 1.20€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 Mar 2007
The Ship: Murder Party The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.

Price -83% 1.75€
Rating 8.3
Release 11 Jul 2006