Scene Investigators

Detective puzzles about examining crime scenes and filling evidence gaps

EQ Studios · Released Oct 24, 2023

Adventure Indie

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 1,036
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 11 in 30 days
Playing now: 6; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Nov 25, 2024

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Scene Investigators?

In this near-future detective puzzle game, you play a trainee trying to qualify as a licensed investigator. You work through reconstructed cases by searching crime scenes, reading documents, taking notes, and answering questions about what happened.

For you if...

+you like studying small details in crime scenes
+you enjoy solving separate mysteries at your own pace
+you want to draw conclusions without built-in hints

Not for you if...

−you want guidance through each investigation
−you dislike reading documents and taking notes
−you expect every answer to follow clearly from evidence

What players say

75% of 1,036 reviews are positive · 72% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed scenes, varied case stories, and freedom to investigate without handholding. The most common complaint is that some answers seem to require guesses that the evidence does not adequately support.

Screenshots and trailer

Scene Investigators system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 64-bit or later
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor ~3.3GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 26 GB available space
Notes: This was the lowest specc machine that we have access to that we could still run the game at a playable framerate. If you would like to submit lower specs for the Minimum requirements feel free to email us with your specs and framerate. *Subject to change after updates

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 5
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Native resolution not supported
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Polish.