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Best Investigation Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 3,092 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

3,092

Ranking Method

Composite Score

Data Source

Recorded Steam observations

Overall Score Most Played Best Reviewed Trending

Showing 51–100 of 100 ranked games

#	Game	Players	Reviews	Price	Score	Trend
51	No Case Should Remain Unsolved	19	97%	—	0.5	+19.3
52	Bombe	21	96%	—	0.5	+19.0
53	Wytchwood	24	93%	—	0.5	+24.8
54	Lycans	23	93%	—	0.5	+22.5
55	Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition	34	88%	—	0.5	+31.8
56	BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION	38	84%	—	0.5	+41.7
57	Sherlock Holmes Chapter One	58	78%	—	0.5	+54.4
58	The Excavation of Hob's Barrow	21	93%	—	0.5	+19.2
59	Feign	22	91%	—	0.4	+23.2
60	The Thaumaturge	38	84%	—	0.4	+37.6
61	Tales of the Neon Sea	29	86%	—	0.4	+30.6
62	Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer	8	97%	$19.99	0.4	+0.0
63	Hello Neighbor Alpha 4	31	85%	—	0.4	+31.0
64	The Operator	17	93%	—	0.4	+16.3
65	Press Any Button	19	91%	—	0.4	+19.2
66	Arctic Eggs	11	97%	—	0.4	+11.4
67	Is This Game Trying To Kill Me?	12	95%	—	0.4	+12.9
68	Call of the Sea	21	88%	—	0.4	+18.9
69	天命奇御二 Fate Seeker II	18	90%	—	0.4	+17.4
70	I'm on Observation Duty 7	11	96%	—	0.4	+10.3
71	The Darkest Files	7	95%	$19.99	0.4	+0.0
72	Duck Detective: The Secret Salami	11	96%	—	0.4	+11.3
73	Killer Frequency	13	94%	—	0.4	+11.8
74	Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping	4	99%	$9.99	0.4	+0.0
75	无罪之庭/Trials of Innocence	13	93%	—	0.4	+12.3
76	Nobody Wants to Die	22	86%	—	0.4	+20.8
77	Blacksad: Under the Skin	23	84%	—	0.4	+23.8
78	Loco Motive	11	95%	—	0.4	+10.8
79	Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments	41	90%	$2.99	0.4	+38.0
80	AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative	18	87%	—	0.4	+19.4
81	Moonrise Fall	13	91%	—	0.4	+13.8
82	Contraband Police: Prologue	15	89%	—	0.4	+16.3
83	Sherlock Holmes The Awakened	21	84%	—	0.4	+23.1
84	Riven	11	93%	—	0.4	+10.5
85	Escape Room - The Sick Colleague	25	82%	—	0.4	+25.0
86	Ghost Exile	16	88%	—	0.4	+14.6
87	Syberia - The World Before	13	90%	—	0.4	+12.3
88	Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha	12	91%	—	0.4	+11.4
89	Untrusted	18	85%	—	0.4	+18.2
90	7 Days to End with You	12	89%	—	0.4	+13.1
91	Dreamcore	14	88%	—	0.4	+13.0
92	Blair Witch	26	79%	—	0.4	+25.1
93	Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll	14	80%	$9.99	0.4	+14.5
94	SONG OF HORROR	19	82%	—	0.4	+20.5
95	The Shell Part III: Paradiso	2	98%	$10.99	0.4	+0.0
96	while True: learn()	12	92%	$8.44	0.4	+12.2
97	The Painscreek Killings	20	91%	$7.99	0.4	+19.7
98	We Were Here Too	33	80%	$2.99	0.4	+31.6
99	Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"	1	100%	$6.99	0.4	+0.0
100	Hotel 188	2	96%	$5.99	0.4	+0.0

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 3,092 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.