About
On Steam, 86% of 183 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 64 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 113 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck.
Search for clues in this idle detective RPG that lives quietly in the corner of your screen. Investigate crime scenes, gain clues, upgrade your stats, and grow stronger across ascensions while you go about your day.
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Media
Trailers
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Minimum
OS *
Windows 7
Processor
AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM)
Storage
350 MB available space
Sound Card
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Nov 2, 2026.
Desktop Detective player count
concurrent players on Steam64playing now1h ago
64peak today
11330-day peak
113highest we have seenOct 27, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 14 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Desktop Detective achievements
111 achievements on SteamRarest
Truth Spectacles Obtain the Truth Spectacles tool
0.5%
Loadouts I Have a full gear loadout
0.6%
Loadouts II Have 3 full gear loadouts
0.6%
Suspect Blackmail Obtain the Suspect Blackmail tool
1.3%
Rich V Earn a total of $50Spvg
3.2%
Rebirth IV Rebirth 5 times
3.5%
All 111 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Pocket Watch Obtain the Pocket Watch tool
4%
Rebirth III Rebirth 3 times
4.9%
Tools IX Obtain 10,000 tools
5.1%
Forge IV Craft 10 unique pieces of gear
5.4%
Rebirth II Rebirth 2 times
5.8%
Stats VIII Level up a stat to Lv. 1000
5.9%
Rich IV Earn a total of $1Vg
6%
Forge III Craft 5 unique pieces of gear
6.2%
Daisy Doolittle Unlock Daisy Doolittle
6.3%
Gear VII Discover 150 unique pieces of gear
6.6%
Forge II Craft 3 unique pieces of gear
6.6%
Ethereal Plane Unlock Ethereal Plane
6.7%
Tools VIII Obtain 7500 tools
6.8%
Forge I Craft 1 piece of gear
6.9%
Quentin Quinn Unlock Quentin Quinn
7%
Rebirth I Rebirth once
7.1%
Silas Smith Unlock Silas Smith
7.3%
Cases IX Solve Case 300
7.3%
Delilah Darling Unlock Delilah Darling
7.6%
Detective Hat Obtain the Detective Hat tool
7.7%
Train Station Unlock Train Station
8%
Cases VIII Solve Case 250
8.2%
Big Brained Reach 100,000 Intelligence
8.2%
Levels VIII Reach level 100
8.3%
Barnabas Brink Unlock Barnabas Brink
8.5%
Swole Reach 5,000 HP
8.6%
Truth Compass Obtain the Truth Compass tool
8.7%
Tough Reach 1,000 Defense
8.7%
Hotel Unlock Hotel
9.1%
Levels VII Reach level 75
9.2%
Tabitha Tally Unlock Tabitha Tally
9.4%
Agnes Achilles Unlock Agnes Achilles
9.5%
Critical Hit IV Reach a Critical Hit Chance of 50%
9.5%
Momentum IV Succeed at 100 consecutive inspections
9.5%
Tools VII Obtain 3000 tools
9.6%
Dominic Domino Unlock Dominic Domino
9.6%
Stats VII Level up a stat to Lv. 500
9.8%
Gear VI Discover 100 unique pieces of gear
10%
Cases VII Solve Case 150
10%
Master Key Obtain the Master Key tool
10.1%
Drylands Unlock Drylands
10.1%
Sibyl Sepulcher Unlock Sibyl Sepulcher
10.2%
Levels VI Reach level 50
10.5%
Rich III Earn a total of $1Sp
10.5%
Interrogations Obtain the Interrogations tool
10.6%
Thieves' Den Unlock Thieves' Den
11.1%
Cases VI Solve Case 100
11.2%
Extra Sense Obtain the Extra Sense tool
11.5%
Tools VI Obtain 1000 tools
11.5%
Porter Pullman Unlock Porter Pullman
11.6%
Speedy Reach 10 km/h Walk Speed
11.6%
Momentum III Succeed at 50 consecutive inspections
11.8%
Decent Detective Inspect with a 100% success chance
12.1%
Lily Locusta Unlock Lily Locusta
12.2%
Silver Bullet Obtain the Silver Bullet tool
12.7%
Stats VI Level up a stat to Lv. 250
13.1%
Gear V Discover 75 unique pieces of gear
13.2%
Ascend V Ascend 15 times
13.3%
Cases V Solve Case 75
13.5%
Critical Hit III Reach a Critical Hit Chance of 25%
14%
Isidore Ion Unlock Isidore Ion
14.5%
Levels V Reach level 30
14.6%
Tools V Obtain 500 tools
14.7%
Grungy Graveyard Unlock Grungy Graveyard
15.1%
Telescope Obtain the Telescope tool
16.3%
Levels IV Reach level 25
16.3%
Ascend IV Ascend 10 times
16.5%
Iago Iscariot Unlock Iago Iscariot
16.6%
Cases IV Solve Case 50
17.8%
Amethyst Hollow Unlock Amethyst Hollow
18.8%
Detective Badge Obtain the Detective Badge tool
20.8%
Rich II Earn a total of $1T
21.4%
Tools IV Obtain 250 tools
21.6%
Gear IV Discover 50 unique pieces of gear
21.7%
Ascend III Ascend 5 times
24.8%
Levels III Reach level 15
26.6%
Critical Hit II Reach a Critical Hit Chance of 15%
29.5%
Ascend II Ascend 3 times
35.4%
Flooded Basement Unlock Flooded Basement
37.9%
Disguise Obtain the Disguise tool
39.7%
Tools III Obtain 100 tools
40.6%
Levels II Reach level 10
45.2%
Cases III Solve Case 25
49.2%
Stats V Level up a stat to Lv. 100
50.2%
Gear III Discover 30 unique pieces of gear
50.3%
Tools II Obtain 50 tools
54.1%
Crime Scene Map Obtain the Crime Scene Map tool
54.4%
Ascend I Ascend once
59.7%
Climbing Gear Obtain the Climbing Gear tool
65.4%
Critical Hit I Reach a Critical Hit Chance of 10%
65.8%
Gear II Discover 15 unique pieces of gear
72.8%
Cases II Solve Case 15
72.8%
Tools I Obtain 10 tools
72.8%
Bag of Tricks Obtain the Bag of Tricks tool
73.9%
Magnifying Glass Obtain the Magnifying Glass tool
75.9%
Rich I Earn a total of $1M
78.4%
Stats IV Level up a stat to Lv. 50
82.6%
Momentum II Succeed at 10 consecutive inspections
84.4%
Levels I Reach level 3
86.3%
Gear I Discover 5 unique pieces of gear
87.8%
Stats III Level up a stat to Lv. 25
89.2%
Cases I Solve Case 5
90.3%
Stats II Level up a stat to Lv. 10
91.8%
Stats I Level up a stat to Lv. 5
93.9%
Momentum I Succeed at 3 consecutive inspections
98.7%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.