Best Investigation Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 2,815 Investigation games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Investigation game rankings were last updated on 3/13/2025.

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1. The Case of the Golden Idol

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

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The Case of the Golden Idol holds the #1 spot for "best Investigation Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,233 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,096 positive reviews and 137 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $10.79 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $10.79
Release Date 10/13/2022
Franchise Playstack
Developer Color Gray Games
Publisher Playstack
Steam App Id 1677770

2. Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

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Phasmophobia has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 758,245 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 726,741 positive reviews and 31,504 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 9/18/2020
Developer Kinetic Games
Publisher Kinetic Games
Steam App Id 739630

3. The Test

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

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The Test has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,799 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,192 positive reviews and 607 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.59 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $1.59
Release Date 2/24/2020
Developer Randumb Studios
Publisher Randumb Studios
Steam App Id 1241510

4. The Test: Final Revelation

The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

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The Test: Final Revelation has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,328 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,220 positive reviews and 108 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.59 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $1.59
Release Date 10/12/2020
Developer Randumb Studios
Publisher Randumb Studios
Steam App Id 1428310

5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

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The Test: Hypothesis Rising has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,847 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,717 positive reviews and 130 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.59 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $1.59
Release Date 4/27/2020
Developer Randumb Studios
Publisher Randumb Studios
Steam App Id 1282200

6. Bugsnax

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

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Bugsnax has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,967 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,782 positive reviews and 185 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 4/28/2022
Developer Young Horses
Publisher Young Horses
Steam App Id 674140

7. Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring

Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?

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Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,309 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,109 positive reviews and 200 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

8. Great God Grove

THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!

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Great God Grove has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,108 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,102 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $15.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $15.99
Release Date 11/15/2024
Franchise Fellow Traveller
Developer LimboLane
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Steam App Id 2840190

9. The Forgotten City

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

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The Forgotten City has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,142 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 10,711 positive reviews and 431 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.24 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.24
Release Date 7/28/2021
Franchise Dear Villagers
Developer Modern Storyteller
Publisher Dear Villagers
Steam App Id 874260

10. Arctic Eggs

Eggs: perfection in two parts. The simple whites. The sublime yolk. Each the lesser without its partner. Chorus and verse. A symphony of flavor. The catchy tune reminding us of warm baths and late-night movies. The elevator music to whatever lies beyond.

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Arctic Eggs has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Investigation Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,309 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,211 positive reviews and 98 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 5/16/2024
Franchise CRITICAL REFLEX
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Steam App Id 2763670

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The Case of the Golden Idol steam charts
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10/13/2022
95
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Phasmophobia steam charts
10,363
9/18/2020
95
$14.99
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The Test steam charts
1
2/24/2020
95
$1.59
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The Test: Final Revelation steam charts
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10/12/2020
94
$1.59
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising steam charts
1
4/27/2020
94
$1.59
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Bugsnax steam charts
79
4/28/2022
94
$24.99
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Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring steam charts
13
10/21/2021
93
$6.99
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Great God Grove steam charts
11
11/15/2024
93
$15.99
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The Forgotten City steam charts
27
7/28/2021
93
$6.24
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Arctic Eggs steam charts
22
5/16/2024
93
$6.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). The Case of the Golden Idol on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Phasmophobia on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). The Test on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 15). The Test: Final Revelation on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). The Test: Hypothesis Rising on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 12). Bugsnax on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). Great God Grove on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 17). The Forgotten City on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). Arctic Eggs on Steam. Steam Store.

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