Top Detective Games on Steam – Steam 250

Top 150 best Steam games of all time tagged with Detective, according to gamer reviews.

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~ 1. Phasmophobia Sep 2020 Horror Top 250 #14 EA $13.99 ▼

8.72 97% 387,535 votes

~ 2. Persona 4 Golden Jun 2020 JRPG Top 250 #54 $19.99 ▼

8.58 97% 52,480 votes

~ 3. The Wolf Among Us Oct 2013 Adventure Top 250 #66 $14.99 ▼

8.56 98% 27,276 votes

~ 4. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Apr 2019 Detective Top 250 #104 $29.99 ▼

8.50 98% 12,969 votes

~ 5. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition Mar 2010 Action Top 250 #113 $19.99 ▼

8.49 96% 38,853 votes

~ 6. Unheard Mar 2019 Detective Top 250 #130 $6.99 ▼

8.47 97% 23,603 votes

~ 7. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #138 $19.99 ▼

8.46 96% 42,907 votes

~ 8. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Feb 2016 Anime Top 250 #140 $19.99 ▼

8.46 97% 22,056 votes

~ 9. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Apr 2016 Anime Top 250 #145 $19.99 ▼

8.46 97% 18,844 votes

~ 10. Return of the Obra Dinn Oct 2018 Detective Top 250 #156 $19.99 ▼

8.44 97% 15,410 votes

~ 11. Cube Escape Collection Oct 2020 Mystery Top 250 #189 $4.99 ▼

8.42 99% 3,148 votes

~ 12. Backbone: Prologue Apr 2019 Adventure Free ▼

8.36 98% 4,123 votes

~ 13. 第七号列车 - Train No. 7 Aug 2021 Casual Free ▼

8.36 98% 3,650 votes

~ 14. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Oct 2019 RPG $39.99 ▼

8.36 94% 48,884 votes

~ 15. The Rewinder Sep 2021 Adventure $14.99 ▼

8.33 98% 3,148 votes

~ 16. Hypnospace Outlaw Mar 2019 Simulation $19.99 ▼

8.31 98% 2,361 votes

~ 17. 枝江往事 Jun 2021 Casual Free ▼

8.30 97% 4,173 votes

~ 18. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Jul 2021 Adventure $39.99 ▼

8.24 97% 2,542 votes

~ 19. Return to Shironagasu Island Mar 2020 Adventure -20%$3.99 ▼

8.22 97% 1,605 votes

~ 20. Hacknet Aug 2015 Hacking $9.99 ▼

8.22 93% 20,155 votes

~ 21. Cyber Manhunt Feb 2021 Simulation $9.99 ▼

8.21 94% 8,137 votes

~ 22. Contradiction - Spot The Liar! Jul 2015 Detective $12.99 ▼

8.18 96% 2,551 votes

~ 23. Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 Feb 2020 Point & Click $10.99 ▼

8.18 97% 1,265 votes

~ 24. Agent A: A puzzle in disguise Aug 2019 Puzzle $19.99 ▼

8.18 96% 2,433 votes

~ 25. PRICE Sep 2016 Puzzle Free ▼

8.17 95% 4,851 votes

~ 26. The Chrono Jotter Aug 2021 Visual Novel $11.99 ▼

8.15 98% 883 votes

~ 27. Chicken Police - Paint it RED! Nov 2020 Visual Novel $19.99 ▼

8.14 97% 1,020 votes

~ 28. Unavowed Aug 2018 Adventure $14.99 ▼

8.13 96% 1,554 votes

~ 29. Flowers -Le volume sur printemps- Aug 2016 Female Protagonist $19.99 ▼

8.12 96% 1,258 votes

~ 30. The Darkside Detective Jul 2017 Point & Click $12.99 ▼

8.12 95% 2,581 votes

~ 31. The Silent Age May 2015 Point & Click $9.99 ▼

8.11 93% 6,487 votes

~ 32. The White Door Jan 2020 Adventure $3.99 ▼

8.10 94% 4,016 votes

~ 33. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark Apr 2021 Story Rich $12.99 ▼

8.09 98% 597 votes

~ 34. Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs Jul 2016 Great Soundtrack $24.99 ▼

8.09 96% 1,151 votes

~ 35. Aviary Attorney Dec 2015 Visual Novel $14.99 ▼

8.09 95% 1,852 votes

~ 36. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Adventure $9.99 ▼

8.08 93% 4,591 votes

~ 37. Detective Grimoire Aug 2014 Adventure $6.99 ▼

8.07 95% 1,579 votes

~ 38. Tangle Tower Oct 2019 Detective $19.99 ▼

8.06 95% 1,599 votes

~ 39. Paradise Killer Sep 2020 Story Rich $19.99 ▼

8.04 94% 2,169 votes

~ 40. Subsurface Circular Aug 2017 Adventure -50%$2.99 ▼

8.03 95% 1,541 votes

1 41. Pathologic 2 May 2019 Story Rich $34.99 ▼

8.03 92% 6,532 votes

1 42. The Sexy Brutale Apr 2017 Puzzle $19.99 ▼

8.03 93% 3,029 votes

1 43. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You Oct 2016 Choices Matter $9.99 ▼

8.02 91% 13,330 votes

3 44. Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard Dec 2019 Comedy $4.99 ▼

8.02 95% 961 votes

~ 45. AI: The Somnium Files Sep 2019 Visual Novel $39.99 ▼

8.01 93% 4,240 votes

~ 46. Whispers of a Machine Apr 2019 Adventure $14.99 ▼

7.97 94% 1,258 votes

~ 47. The Journey Down: Chapter Two Aug 2014 Atmospheric $14.99 ▼

7.96 96% 478 votes

~ 48. Grey Instinct Jul 2021 Point & Click Free EA ▼

7.96 96% 492 votes

~ 49. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click $9.99 ▼

7.96 96% 445 votes

~ 50. Broken Sword: Director's Cut Sep 2010 Adventure $5.99 ▼

7.96 93% 2,030 votes

~ 51. Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure May 2021 Interactive Fiction $15.99 ▼

7.96 95% 837 votes

~ 52. 노베나 디아볼로스 Apr 2020 Simulation $18.99 ▼

7.95 94% 1,212 votes

~ 53. The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game Nov 2018 Comedy $4.99 ▼

7.95 92% 2,592 votes

~ 54. 《Rail of Möbius》 Aug 2021 Visual Novel $12.99 ▼

7.95 98% 225 votes

~ 55. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Sep 2014 Detective $29.99 ▼

7.92 91% 5,265 votes

~ 56. Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series Aug 2017 Adventure $14.99 ▼

7.91 91% 5,880 votes

~ 57. BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue Dec 2020 Beat 'em up Free ▼

7.90 98% 213 votes

~ 58. Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege Sep 2020 Horror Free ▼

7.90 90% 6,243 votes

~ 59. Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition Mar 2017 Casual $9.99 ▼

7.89 94% 863 votes

~ 60. Max Payne Jul 2001 Action $9.99 ▼

7.88 90% 9,802 votes

1 61. Soulslayer～灭魂·误佳期～ Jul 2017 Adventure $9.99 ▼

7.88 95% 462 votes

1 62. Operation: Tango Jun 2021 Online Co-Op $19.99 ▼

7.88 91% 3,227 votes

2 63. Traditional Chinese Medicine Simulator Jul 2021 Strategy EA $19.99 ▼

7.86 99% 122 votes

1 64. Adam Wolfe Oct 2016 Adventure $5.99 ▼

7.86 93% 905 votes

1 65. Her Story Jun 2015 Casual $9.99 ▼

7.86 90% 7,725 votes

~ 66. Kathy Rain: Director's Cut Oct 2021 Point & Click $14.99 ▼

7.85 97% 185 votes

~ 67. The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录 Mar 2017 Adventure $3.99 ▼

7.84 92% 1,681 votes

~ 68. Westerado: Double Barreled Apr 2015 Western $14.99 ▼

7.83 92% 1,696 votes

~ 69. SIMULACRA Oct 2017 Horror $4.99 ▼

7.82 90% 2,942 votes

~ 70. Batman™: Arkham Origins Oct 2013 Action $19.99 ▼

7.82 87% 36,736 votes

~ 71. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Point & Click $4.99 ▼

7.82 94% 525 votes

~ 72. Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala Aug 2016 Hidden Object $9.99 ▼

7.81 93% 730 votes

1 73. Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 Jun 2019 Cartoony Free ▼

7.80 92% 1,136 votes

1 74. Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation Apr 2021 Choices Matter $14.99 ▼

7.80 98% 134 votes

~ 75. The Deed Nov 2015 Adventure $0.99 ▼

7.80 90% 2,500 votes

~ 76. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Sep 2014 Mystery $19.99 ▼

7.79 89% 8,402 votes

~ 77. Contraband Police: Prologue Feb 2021 Action Free ▼

7.79 90% 3,172 votes

~ 78. Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil Jun 2017 Casual Free ▼

7.79 90% 3,867 votes

~ 79. Meridian 157: Chapter 3 Jul 2021 Adventure $3.99 ▼

7.78 98% 127 votes

~ 80. Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Oct 2005 Adventure $6.99 ▼

7.78 96% 198 votes

~ 81. A Random Maze 某个迷宫 Mar 2021 Adventure Free ▼

7.78 95% 237 votes

~ 82. Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story Sep 2017 Casual $2.99 ▼

7.77 93% 623 votes

~ 83. 1bitHeart Aug 2017 Casual $2.99 ▼

7.76 92% 642 votes

~ 84. The Painscreek Killings Sep 2017 Detective $19.99 ▼

7.76 90% 2,455 votes

~ 85. Fear Surrounds Oct 2021 Horror $7.99 ▼

7.75 88% 9,127 votes

~ 86. Guilty Parade Jan 2021 Visual Novel $4.99 ▼

7.75 96% 171 votes

~ 87. Inspector Waffles Mar 2021 Noir $12.99 ▼

7.75 97% 130 votes

~ 88. EXS1～EthnologySister：Cultural functionalism Aug 2021 2D Platformer Free ▼

7.74 97% 113 votes

~ 89. Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 Oct 2020 Hentai 18+ $4.99 ▼

7.72 96% 150 votes

~ 90. Gemini Rue Oct 2011 Point & Click $9.99 ▼

7.72 90% 1,583 votes

2 91. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Dec 2021 Adventure $19.99 ▼

7.72 98% 93 votes

~ 92. NOeSIS Ⅱ-人间无常（先行版） Jun 2021 RPG EA $2.99 ▼

7.72 99% 77 votes

1 93. Summerland Dec 2020 Adventure Free ▼

7.71 90% 1,357 votes

1 94. Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders May 2019 Point & Click -70%$3.29 ▼

7.71 91% 858 votes

4 95. Paper Bride Dec 2021 Horror $7.99 ▼

7.70 92% 589 votes

~ 96. The Secret of Retropolis Jul 2021 Steampunk VRX $12.99 ▼

7.70 98% 88 votes

~ 97. Sam & Max Save the World Dec 2020 Adventure $19.99 ▼

7.70 90% 977 votes

~ 98. Lockheart Indigo Jul 2020 RPG Free ▼

7.69 99% 72 votes

~ 99. Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game Oct 2021 Historical EA $17.99 ▼

7.68 95% 173 votes

~ 100. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 Oct 2016 Adventure $8.99 ▼

7.68 91% 669 votes

1 101. Kara no Shojo Oct 2018 Visual Novel 18+ $34.99 ▼

7.68 93% 269 votes

1 102. Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人 Nov 2019 Adventure $3.99 ▼

7.68 91% 685 votes

~ 103. Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon Oct 1994 Adventure $9.99 ▼

7.67 96% 109 votes

1 104. The Zodiac Trial Jan 2021 Visual Novel $14.99 ▼

7.66 98% 81 votes

1 105. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Sep 2017 Visual Novel $39.99 ▼

7.66 86% 13,960 votes

~ 106. The Mystery of Caketropolis Jun 2021 Dragons $9.99 ▼

7.66 100% 49 votes

1 107. Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha Jun 2019 Horror Free ▼

7.66 91% 638 votes

1 108. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click $4.99 ▼

7.66 89% 1,231 votes

~ 109. Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse Jun 2014 Adventure $24.99 ▼

7.65 88% 2,155 votes

~ 110. A Normal Lost Phone Jan 2017 Casual $2.99 ▼

7.65 89% 1,967 votes

~ 111. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition Oct 2014 Adventure $19.99 ▼

7.65 90% 891 votes

~ 112. Puzzle Agent Jul 2010 Puzzle $4.99 ▼

7.65 88% 2,289 votes

~ 113. The Case Book of Arne Oct 2020 Exploration $9.99 ▼

7.65 94% 204 votes

~ 114. Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery Feb 2021 Puzzle $9.99 ▼

7.64 92% 340 votes

~ 115. L.A. Noire Nov 2011 Detective $19.99 ▼

7.63 85% 25,903 votes

~ 116. Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One Jul 2021 Anime $8.99 ▼

7.61 100% 43 votes

2 117. Operation: Tango - Friend Pass Aug 2020 Casual Free ▼

7.61 89% 925 votes

1 118. DEEMO -Reborn- Sep 2020 Rhythm $24.99 ▼

7.61 87% 2,718 votes

1 119. Methods: The Detective Competition Jun 2020 Visual Novel $19.99 ▼

7.60 92% 285 votes

~ 120. Murdered: Soul Suspect Jun 2014 Detective $19.99 ▼

7.59 85% 14,461 votes

~ 121. Overboard! Jun 2021 Adventure $14.99 ▼

7.59 92% 261 votes

~ 122. Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island Oct 2003 Adventure $6.99 ▼

7.59 94% 135 votes

~ 123. Black Closet Sep 2015 Detective $19.99 ▼

7.59 92% 242 votes

~ 124. Observer: System Redux Nov 2020 Horror $29.99 ▼

7.59 89% 1,039 votes

~ 125. BURIED STARS Nov 2021 Interactive Fiction $39.99 ▼

7.58 90% 505 votes

~ 126. Sam & Max 301: The Penal Zone Adventure $9.99 ▼

7.58 90% 453 votes

2 127. Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game May 2018 Board Game -50%$5.99 ▼

7.57 87% 1,870 votes

~ 128. The Monster Inside Aug 2017 Detective Free ▼

7.57 88% 1,419 votes

1 129. Unforeseen Incidents May 2018 Adventure $19.99 ▼

7.57 90% 592 votes

3 130. Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered Oct 1997 Adventure $5.99 ▼

7.56 89% 852 votes

~ 131. Piposh Mar 2021 Point & Click $39.99 ▼

7.56 94% 118 votes

1 132. Singled Out Sep 2019 Arcade $4.99 ▼

7.56 100% 36 votes

1 133. Scrutinized Aug 2020 Simulation $9.99 ▼

7.55 89% 713 votes

~ 134. Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure Aug 2020 Adventure $11.99 ▼

7.55 94% 106 votes

~ 135. Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff Nov 2020 Adventure $4.99 ▼

7.55 100% 35 votes

~ 136. Jenny LeClue - Detectivu Sep 2019 Detective $19.99 ▼

7.54 89% 804 votes

~ 137. Lamplight City Sep 2018 Adventure -40%$8.99 ▼

7.54 90% 498 votes

~ 138. Master Magistrate Jun 2020 Visual Novel $29.99 ▼

7.54 94% 114 votes

~ 139. The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery Jun 1995 Adventure -35%$3.89 ▼

7.53 93% 161 votes

~ 140. Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series Apr 2011 Adventure $14.99 ▼

7.53 91% 223 votes

~ 141. Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5 Jul 2020 Adventure Free ▼

7.53 86% 4,635 votes

~ 142. Detective From The Crypt Jun 2021 Adventure $6.99 ▼

7.53 96% 70 votes

~ 143. Irony Of Nightmare Dec 2017 Horror EA $0.99 ▼

7.52 89% 515 votes

1 144. Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery Jul 2021 Bullet Hell Free ▼

7.52 93% 120 votes

1 145. The 25th Ward: The Silver Case Mar 2018 Adventure $19.99 ▼

7.52 91% 210 votes

~ 146. Suspects: Mystery Mansion Nov 2021 Online Co-Op $4.99 ▼

7.51 89% 443 votes

2 147. Karma City Police Dec 2021 JRPG $11.99 ▼

7.51 96% 68 votes

1 148. Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure May 2014 FMV $19.99 ▼

7.51 87% 1,169 votes

1 149. Bear With Me - Episode One Aug 2016 Noir Free ▼

7.50 88% 899 votes

~ 150. Mutropolis Feb 2021 Detective -30%$13.99 ▼

7.50 93% 126 votes

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