Hidden gemQuern: Undying Thoughts
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, mystery
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$7.49was $24.99−70%
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2026PC · Mac
24 games that share what Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division does well: mystery, programming and puzzles. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
- Hidden gem
Hidden gem$11.99
was $19.99−40%
The Room 4: Old Sins
2018PC · Switch · iOS · Android
Mystery, puzzles
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 98%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~4h
- IGDB
$8.99
$1.49
was $9.99−85%
MultiplayerEscape Room: The Sick Colleague
2020PC
Logic, investigation
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 80%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
FreeFree to play
Return of the Obra Dinn
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, mystery
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~10h
- IGDB
$19.99
Hidden gemThe Séance of Blake Manor
2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, detective
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~21h
- IGDB
$16.54
was $19.99−17%
MultiplayerWe Were Here Too
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, mystery
- Players
- 78%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~2h
- IGDB
$0.90
was $9.99−91%
$17.99
was $29.99−40%In Game Pass · PS Plus
Hidden gem$11.24
was $24.99−55%
Hidden gemEscape From Mystwood Mansion
2023PC · Switch
Logic, investigation
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 92%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~5h
- IGDB
$8.49
was $16.99−50%
$19.99
$6.70
was $24.99Historical lowIn Game Pass · PS Plus
$39.99
$8.12
was $9.99−19%
Hidden gem$17.94
was $19.93−10%
Dimhaven: The Lost Source
2026PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Investigation, detective
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 86%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~7h
- IGDB
$20.69
was $25.99−20%
Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise
2015PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Logic, investigation
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~5h
- IGDB
FreeRight now on Epic Game Store · usually $19.99
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, mystery
- Players
- 87%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~4h
- IGDB
$14.99
was $19.99−25%
Multiplayer$1.99
was $19.99Historical low
MultiplayerTick Tock: A Tale for Two
2019PC · Mac · Switch · iOS · Android
Mystery, puzzles
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 84%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~2h
- IGDB
$5.99
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, detective
- Players
- 89%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~13h
- IGDB
$2.99
was $29.99−90%
The Mermaid Mask
2026PC · Mac · PS · Switch
Investigation, detective
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 99%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~11h
- IGDB
$19.99
Hidden gem$12.39
was $14.99−17%
Hidden gems like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
$0.58
was $5.99−90%
$6.99
The Posthumous Investigation
2026 · PC · Mac · Switch
Investigation, detective
94% of 567 Steam reviews
$13.11
was $19.99Historical low
$4.94
was $14.99−67%
$9.99
was $19.99Historical lowIn Game Pass
$9.99