Best Detective Games Under $5
The 25 highest-rated detective games you can get for under $5, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.
- #195% of 9,985 Steam reviews
2022Strange Horticulture
$15.99 -70%$4.67driffle & 26 storesMysteryPuzzleCozySteam95%Achieve18DeckplatinumView All Prices$15.99 -70%$4.67driffle & 26 stores - #298% of 1,123 Steam reviews
2019Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
$4.99 -93%$0.32kinguin & 14 storesComedyCasualShortSteam98%Achieve6DeckplatinumView All Prices$4.99 -93%$0.32kinguin & 14 stores - #397% of 1,045 Steam reviews
2024Murders on the Yangtze River
$14.99 -74%$3.88driffle & 13 storesDetectivePuzzleAdventureSteam97%Achieve47DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -74%$3.88driffle & 13 stores - #492% of 58,010 Steam reviews
2019Disco Elysium
$39.99 -91%Historic Low $3.51driffle & 14 storesRPGStory RichChoices MatterSteam92%Achieve45DeckgoldView All Prices$39.99 -91%Historic Low $3.51driffle & 14 stores - #596% of 1,332 Steam reviews
- #695% of 1,821 Steam reviews
- #795% of 1,356 Steam reviews
2017Subsurface Circular
$5.99 -73%$1.59kinguin & 11 storesVisual NovelInvestigationDetectiveSteam95%Achieve13DeckplatinumView All Prices$5.99 -73%$1.59kinguin & 11 stores - #894% of 2,046 Steam reviews
2017The Darkside Detective
$14.99 -91%$1.21driffle & 19 storesPoint & ClickDetectivePixel GraphicsSteam94%Achieve30DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -91%$1.21driffle & 19 stores - #995% of 903 Steam reviews
2021The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
$14.99 -88%$1.79driffle & 24 storesPoint & ClickPixel GraphicsDetectiveSteam95%Achieve30DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -88%$1.79driffle & 24 stores - #1093% of 2,370 Steam reviews
2017Simulacra
$4.99 -80%$0.96kinguin & 16 storesHorrorDetectivePoint & ClickSteam93%Achieve24DeckplatinumView All Prices$4.99 -80%$0.96kinguin & 16 stores - #1195% of 691 Steam reviews
2020Chicken Police
$19.99 -92%$1.41g2a & 21 storesVisual NovelDetectiveNoirSteam95%Achieve31DeckgoldView All Prices$19.99 -92%$1.41g2a & 21 stores - #1294% of 957 Steam reviews
2015Aviary Attorney
$14.99 -95%$0.68kinguin & 11 storesVisual NovelIndieDetectiveSteam94%DecksilverView All Prices$14.99 -95%$0.68kinguin & 11 stores - #1399% of 144 Steam reviews
2025Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
$19.99 -94%Historic Low $1.04kinguin & 4 storesEmotionalStory RichAdventureSteam99%Achieve10DeckpendingView All Prices$19.99 -94%Historic Low $1.04kinguin & 4 stores - #1494% of 1,025 Steam reviews
- #1593% of 837 Steam reviews
2021Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
$14.99 -87%Historic Low $1.80eneba & 14 storesPoint & ClickDetectiveFemale ProtagonistSteam93%Achieve40DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -87%Historic Low $1.80eneba & 14 stores - #1699% of 121 Steam reviews
- #1791% of 2,824 Steam reviews
2019Unheard
$6.99 -70%$2.09kinguin & 14 storesThrillerDetectiveMysterySteam91%Achieve12DeckplatinumView All Prices$6.99 -70%$2.09kinguin & 14 stores - #1893% of 726 Steam reviews
2021Lacuna
$15.99 -97%$0.41kinguin & 14 storesPixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirSteam93%Achieve25DeckplatinumView All Prices$15.99 -97%$0.41kinguin & 14 stores - #1996% of 179 Steam reviews
2025Mind Diver
$17.99 -96%$0.68kinguin & 4 storesMysteryDetectiveInvestigationSteam96%Achieve10DeckpendingView All Prices$17.99 -96%$0.68kinguin & 4 stores - #20100% of 67 Steam reviews
2020Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
Historic Low $4.99steamAdventurePoint & ClickInvestigationSteam100%Achieve5DeckpendingView All PricesHistoric Low $4.99steam - #2188% of 9,679 Steam reviews
2013Saints Row IV: Commander In Chief Edition
$39.99 -92%$3.05gamivo & 5 storesVisual NovelDetectiveFemale ProtagonistSteam88%Achieve41DeckgoldView All Prices$39.99 -92%$3.05gamivo & 5 stores - #2290% of 2,398 Steam reviews
2014Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
$29.99 -92%$2.14driffle & 12 storesDetectiveAdventureMysterySteam90%Achieve25DeckgoldView All Prices$29.99 -92%$2.14driffle & 12 stores - #2393% of 408 Steam reviews
2024Daemonologie
$2.99 -91%$0.25kinguin & 14 storesHorrorChoices MatterDetectiveSteam93%DeckpendingView All Prices$2.99 -91%$0.25kinguin & 14 stores - #2496% of 149 Steam reviews
- #2592% of 429 Steam reviews
2024Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged
$29.99 -84%$4.66driffle & 18 storesPoint & ClickMysteryDetectiveSteam92%Achieve26DeckplatinumView All Prices$29.99 -84%$4.66driffle & 18 stores
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