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Best Detective Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 2,785 matching catalog entries, using recorded player activity, reviews, trends, and release recency.

Best Detective Games on Steam

Explore Detective Games on Steam using recorded player activity, community reviews, trend momentum, and release recency.

Total Games

2,785

Ranking Method

Composite Score

Data Source

Recorded Steam observations

Overall Score Most Played Best Reviewed Trending

Showing 1–50 of 100 ranked games

#	Game	Players	Reviews	Price	Score	Trend
1	Persona 5 Royal	10,351	97%	$17.99	0.8	+12836.0
2	Persona 3 Reload	7,248	94%	$17.99	0.7	+7479.1
3	Phasmophobia	11,306	96%	$19.99	0.7	+11851.6
4	Persona 4 Golden	992	97%	$19.99	0.6	+1125.3
5	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy	843	98%	$9.89	0.6	+936.1
6	Disco Elysium	889	93%	$9.99	0.6	+1172.0
7	Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition	662	91%	—	0.6	+723.3
8	Chants of Sennaar	371	98%	—	0.6	+399.6
9	Batman™: Arkham Knight	1,840	89%	$3.99	0.6	+1828.2
10	Unheard	397	96%	—	0.6	+428.8
11	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc	886	96%	$1.99	0.6	+995.6
12	Judgment	256	94%	$39.99	0.6	+233.4
13	Lost Judgment	232	94%	$39.99	0.6	+232.5
14	Contraband Police	349	95%	—	0.6	+367.2
15	Batman: Arkham City GOTY	724	96%	$3.99	0.6	+896.1
16	The Roottrees are Dead	253	98%	—	0.6	+229.1
17	Heavy Rain	600	85%	—	0.6	+559.2
18	Ace Attorney Investigations Collection	244	97%	—	0.6	+248.1
19	Return of the Obra Dinn	239	97%	—	0.6	+260.4
20	Raging Loop	513	96%	$11.99	0.6	+525.1
21	Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Edition	620	96%	$2.99	0.6	+647.5
22	Cube Escape: Paradox	218	97%	—	0.6	+237.8
23	Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy	347	90%	—	0.6	+343.2
24	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair	560	96%	$7.99	0.6	+596.4
25	Back to the Dawn	255	93%	—	0.6	+273.8
26	The Precinct	128	86%	$20.09	0.6	+128.8
27	We Were Here Forever	268	92%	—	0.6	+267.0
28	Urban Myth Dissolution Center	81	89%	$12.59	0.5	+81.1
29	Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective	61	98%	$9.89	0.5	+65.2
30	The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles	155	94%	—	0.5	+148.5
31	Batman™: Arkham Origins	502	89%	$3.99	0.5	+544.4
32	Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure	64	95%	$16.99	0.5	+57.6
33	Strange Horticulture	122	95%	—	0.5	+125.5
34	The Case of the Golden Idol	90	98%	—	0.5	+95.8
35	The Other Side	107	96%	—	0.5	+115.1
36	Cube Escape Collection	83	98%	—	0.5	+85.5
37	Shadows of Doubt	223	84%	—	0.5	+201.2
38	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	404	84%	$39.99	0.5	+457.1
39	山河旅探 Murders on the Yangtze River	77	97%	—	0.5	+81.5
40	The Rise of the Golden Idol	93	94%	—	0.5	+101.2
41	Pentiment	87	95%	—	0.5	+89.3
42	Adventure Escape Mysteries	131	86%	—	0.5	+123.1
43	Demonologist	105	86%	—	0.5	+102.5
44	Enigma of Fear	38	97%	—	0.5	+41.5
45	Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged	39	97%	—	0.5	+39.3
46	Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator	52	93%	—	0.5	+51.2
47	Equinox: Homecoming	34	79%	$14.99	0.5	+32.0
48	L.A. Noire	202	86%	$5.99	0.5	+204.8
49	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	91	93%	$5.99	0.5	+97.1
50	AI: The Somnium Files	51	92%	—	0.5	+52.5

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Detective Games ranked?

Games are ranked using recorded player activity, community review scores, trend momentum, and release recency. Up to 100 ranked games are shown from the matching catalog.

How is the composite score calculated?

The score combines normalized player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). It is a discovery aid, not an editorial review.

How fresh is the ranking data?

The ranking refresh time is shown on this page. Individual game observations may be older and are collected at different times. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

How these Steam games are ranked

The default score combines recorded player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). Steam community tags and feature categories determine membership.

This list shows up to 100 ranked games from 2,785 matching catalog entries. Player counts and USD prices are recorded observations, not guaranteed live values. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

Ranking refreshed 2026-10-09 13:13 UTC. Individual observations may be older.