$9.09was $13.99−35%
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Games like Desktop Explorer
2026PC · Mac
24 games that share what Desktop Explorer does well: thriller, puzzles and mystery. 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
$12.49
was $24.99−50%
$24.99
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
2020PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Thriller, mystery
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 86%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$6.99
$5.89
was $23.56−75%
$19.99
Hidden gemHypnospace Outlaw
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Interactive fiction, detective
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~12h
- IGDB
$4.99
was $19.99−75%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, thriller
- Players
- 87%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~4h
- IGDB
$14.99
was $19.99−25%
$12.49
was $24.99Historical low
The Last Case of John Morley
2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, interactive fiction
- Players
- 76%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$12.99
Hidden gem$4.94
was $14.99−67%
$9.99
Hidden gemBuddy Simulator 1984
2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Text-Based, interactive fiction
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 93%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~6h
- IGDB
$9.99
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
2026PC · PS · Xbox
Investigation, detective
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 63%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~7h
- IGDB
$24.99
$17.99
was $29.99−40%In Game Pass · PS Plus
$19.99
The Exit 8
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Immersive sim, mystery
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 92%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~2h
- IGDB
$3.99
In PS Plus
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, detective
- Players
- 80%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~12h
- IGDB
$2.99
was $29.99−90%
Hidden gemDoctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Text-Based, investigation
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$4.69
was $5.99−22%
Telling Lies
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Investigation, interactive fiction
- Players
- 62%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$4.99
was $19.99−75%
$29.99
7 Days to End with You
2022PC · Switch · Android
Text-Based, investigation
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 87%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$7.99
Strange Horticulture
2022PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Investigation, detective
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~7h
- IGDB
$4.79
was $15.99−70%
MultiplayerWe Were Here Too
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, thriller
- Players
- 78%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~2h
- IGDB
$0.90
was $9.99−91%
Hidden gems like Desktop Explorer
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
2015 · PC · Mac · iOS
Investigation, interactive fiction
94% of 2,839 Steam reviews
$9.99
$8.49
was $16.99−50%
$9.74
was $12.99Historical low
Immortality
2022 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android
Interactive fiction, detective
84% of 1,777 Steam reviews
$19.99
Quern: Undying Thoughts
2016 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, point & click
90% of 3,838 Steam reviews
$7.49
was $24.99−70%
Lacuna
2021 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Text-Based, investigation
91% of 2,175 Steam reviews
$1.59
was $15.99Historical low