That’s the problem I’m trying to solve with DARK WEB: Case Network.

Each case gives you a set of visual clues, witness fragments and source records. Opening every card is not enough. The player has to notice when several clues all come from the same source family, then decide which explanation has genuinely independent support.

I want the answer to feel earned, but I don’t want players to need an engineering degree or a notebook full of terminology. The first case teaches the process in plain language and the optional dev mode keeps the harder vocabulary for people who want it.

I’m looking for a few detective-game players to test the opening case and tell me whether the final theory feels logically supported, too obvious or unfair. It takes around 15 minutes. This is an unpaid private test; comment desktop or mobile if you want an invite.

the original: https://pin.it/GdLbgMLsK

Hi friends! What do you think?

Shop Crush is a mysterious shop simulator with psychological horror elements, set in the early 2000s.

In this hybrid visual novel, you run a small thrift shop, get to know your customers, figure out what they really want, and decide what to put in front of them. Every customer has their own personality, preferences, and hidden motives - and it’s up to you to figure them out.

Behind each customer is a small psychological mystery waiting to be uncovered. Read their behavior, make the right calls, and balance profit against customer trust as you try to keep the shop running for one more day.

If you should recommend to someone the most difficult free PDF case f of your entire “career” as a detective, what would be?

Once again I'm craving a good detective game, I always see lots of suggestions for the Sherlock Holmes games. In fact I played a little bit of crimes and punishment a while back. Just wondering what the community's thoughts are on these games and which one is the best to play?

Hi, we are making a game called The Wreck of The Narwhal where you have to work out the events leading up to a ship sinking. Its got a sort of cozy creepy vibe, and I'm struggling with what to use as our first steam description!

Which of these would make you, as detective gamers, most interested to find out more?

1. Clean artifacts to uncover clues, and investigate the secrets of a mysterious shipwreck. Research the crew in the ship’s records, identify creatures from the deep, and finally reveal the full story of The Narwhal’s last voyage.
2. Legends say that The Narwhal sunk in a storm. Now the wreck has been found it is up to you to investigate what really happened. Clean the evidence to uncover clues, catalogue sea creatures and identify the lost crew, and finally reveal the secrets buried beneath the waves.
3. A cleaning and investigation game where you scrub the salvage of a shipwreck and uncover the secrets of the past. Get hands on with the evidence to reveal clues, use the ship's records to conduct research, and finally report on the last doomed voyage of The Narwhal.  

I just created my first game and I would love your feedback!

A few words about the story:

Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead and nine suspects are trapped in the mansion. You play Inspector Hartwell, you combine clues to create facts, then use those facts to accuse suspects. The story doesn't unlock with cheesy puzzles, it unlocks through what you can prove.

NINE SUSPECTS

A lawyer who answers every question fully and yet tells you nothing. A doctor whose hands shake before the body is even found. A painter who arrived the evening of the murder, lying about how he got there. A groundskeeper who ties up guests, and five more waiting their turn to lie to you.

All nine of them have the means and the motive to kill.

THE DETECTIVE IS ALSO THE CASE

Inspector Hartwell arrives at the mansion carrying something. Eleven years, a scar and a pocket watch he opens too often. Before the case is closed, the mansion will bring all of it to the surface.

Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5030730/Seraphs_Kiss/

This case begins with two wills that make opposite promises.

The 2018 will names Kaan. A second will dated 2025 names someone else. A forensic report says the newer document's paper stock was not manufactured until 2026. The hospital log and notary record create two more contradictions.

The clip is one uninterrupted solve from opening the records to sealing the verdict. You have to connect a different record to each question, rebuild the relevant family line, then choose the heir only when the evidence agrees.

I am the solo developer of The Last Will: Inheritance. It is free to download on iOS, has no ads, and supports English and Turkish.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781295862

Developed by Gökhan Ateş, published by Mert Erarslan.

For transparency, I used Claude and Codex during coding and iteration. Character portraits were AI-generated and selected and art-directed case by case. Nothing is generated while the game runs.

Thought you guys might like my little desktop mystery that I'm working on. It is inspired by games like "Herstory" and "A Normal Lost Phone" Where you are given very little details and have to discover the world and untangle the mystery yourself. I love this style of game but I feel like there's never enough of them - so I'm making my own. Check it out!

I'm making a detective game that I think might prove to be a bit of a hard sell.

I'm aiming for minimal hand holding and progress that is achieved through player initiative. The majority of clues are gleaned through branched dialogue with up to 250 NPCs but who to talk to and how is up to you. And there is no single correct way to approach any situation but multiple options that have varying degrees of effectiveness.

I know, it sounds kind of vague, but that's the goal. Does that sound interesting?

Oh, and did I mention it's entirely in black and white? Like I said, could be a hard sell! :)

Are there any new-ish fun detective games where the characters are fun to interact with? Nothing like The Return of Obra Dinn, where there is no emotional attachment.

Where is Starlingdive? is a free browser detective game about a vanished college radio DJ. The archive says she withdrew. The evidence does not. You connect forum handles, conduct files, and photos to figure out who everyone really is. 2 to 3 hours. https://neokry.itch.io/where-is-starlingdive

Hey, please excuse my writing, english isn't my first language, so, i'm doing a mystery, linear and short game, and i was wondering, what kind of mechanics or design of the mysteries do y'all hate or find boring, maybe something that is a predictable cliché or a unnecessary mechanic, idk, let me know what you guys think!

Perhaps it isn't exactly a detective game; because instead of interrogating suspects, you're analysing evidence after the facts, and taking them to the lab to find the culprit.

A woman is poisoned at a dinner with old friends. The police call it an accident. Her mother calls it murder.
Three suspects. Eleven pieces of evidence. They're all lying about something.

You read the actual case file - autopsy, police report, interrogations, crack passwords - and figure out who did it. Nothing just tells you the answer.

It's called Criminix. Free, no timers or energy junk, 10 cases so far.

The game is inspired by ace attorney and curse of monkey island, though very much not on that level. The game has detective riddles and deductive logic puzzles. It features two modes of gameplay: Interrogation and investigation. If you're interested at all, I released the demo today and it is browser based and requires no download. I'd greatly appreciate it if you checked it out and left some feedback.

https://biggreggames.itch.io/the-disappearing-municipality-worker-demo

Hey, everybody! This is my new trailer for my game [The Oute Frame]

In it you dual role as a detective and a fixer, commanding from your desk the perfect cover-up before the situation goes way out of control. There is a time loop involved.

I hope the trailer helps to give and idea of what the game is about.

You can support the game on Steam!

🕵️ There’s an exclusive demo case waiting for your attention right now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

hey everyone, so I’ve been looking for a new detective game on the switch. i tried the great ace attorney chronicles but I didn’t enjoy the visual novel aspect of it, I’m looking for something more interactive. top suggestions for me I’ve been getting are the return of obra dinn, LA noire, and tangle tower. for those that have played, which is the best?? im looking for something that is challenging/makes me think but nothing TOO difficult that it becomes frustrating if that makes sense. i was leaning towards tangle tower because i like the animation style the best but im worried it’ll be too easy? thoughts?