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Best Investigation Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 3,090 matching catalog entries, using recorded player activity, reviews, trends, and release recency.

Best Investigation Games on Steam

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

Total Games

3,090

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	Phasmophobia	7,027	96%	$19.99	0.7	+6863.5
2	Blue Prince	928	87%	$17.99	0.7	+1096.7
3	Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	430	91%	$69.99	0.6	+487.7
4	Obenseuer	752	94%	—	0.6	+765.8
5	Content Warning	638	95%	—	0.6	+606.5
6	Unheard	397	96%	—	0.6	+425.2
7	The Talos Principle: Reawakened	175	91%	$39.99	0.6	+162.0
8	Judgment	256	94%	$39.99	0.6	+276.6
9	Lost Judgment	232	94%	$39.99	0.6	+243.7
10	Heavy Rain	600	85%	—	0.6	+603.8
11	The Roottrees are Dead	253	98%	—	0.6	+250.9
12	Ace Attorney Investigations Collection	244	97%	—	0.6	+259.3
13	Escape Simulator	281	94%	—	0.6	+278.7
14	Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy	347	90%	—	0.6	+374.1
15	Back to the Dawn	255	93%	—	0.6	+271.8
16	The Precinct	128	86%	$20.09	0.6	+123.9
17	Strange Horticulture	122	95%	—	0.5	+133.9
18	Pacific Drive	278	84%	—	0.5	+257.5
19	The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication	135	94%	—	0.5	+137.8
20	LOCKDOWN Protocol	193	88%	—	0.5	+192.0
21	The Case of the Golden Idol	90	98%	—	0.5	+98.8
22	Bugsnax	55	97%	$24.99	0.5	+56.2
23	Police Simulator: Patrol Officers	300	78%	—	0.5	+327.6
24	山河旅探 Murders on the Yangtze River	77	97%	—	0.5	+83.7
25	Pentiment	87	95%	—	0.5	+90.6
26	The Rise of the Golden Idol	93	94%	—	0.5	+84.5
27	Adventure Escape Mysteries	131	86%	—	0.5	+141.1
28	Mosaic of The Pharaohs	16	98%	$8.99	0.5	+17.6
29	Demonologist	105	86%	—	0.5	+112.7
30	We Were Here Together	123	84%	—	0.5	+135.2
31	L.A. Noire	256	86%	$5.99	0.5	+287.7
32	沉默的蟋蟀	69	90%	—	0.5	+62.2
33	Equinox: Homecoming	34	79%	$14.99	0.5	+36.4
34	Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged	39	97%	—	0.5	+41.7
35	Enigma of Fear	38	97%	—	0.5	+34.4
36	Beholder: Conductor	58	90%	—	0.5	+53.3
37	This Bed We Made	51	91%	—	0.5	+55.1
38	The Forgotten City	34	96%	—	0.5	+35.9
39	Clue/Cluedo	48	90%	—	0.5	+52.5
40	We Were Here	90	90%	—	0.5	+95.0
41	Tangle Tower	37	95%	$3.99	0.5	+36.4
42	Hello Neighbor Alpha 1	35	92%	—	0.5	+36.8
43	Operation Tango	48	87%	—	0.5	+45.2
44	Unboxing the Cryptic Killer	18	91%	$3.59	0.5	+16.8
45	Cyber Manhunt	30	93%	—	0.5	+31.7
46	Ghost Janitors	53	85%	—	0.5	+55.4
47	Shadows Over Loathing	23	96%	—	0.5	+24.2
48	Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy	28	93%	—	0.5	+27.3
49	The Classrooms	21	90%	$12.99	0.5	+20.5
50	Bombe	21	96%	—	0.5	+20.6

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Investigation 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 3,090 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 11:10 UTC. Individual observations may be older.