Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises
Hidden-object detective adventure about a poisoning and an exploded yacht
Brave Giant LTD · Published by Artifex Mundi · Released Mar 26, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 186
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Apr 8, 2020
What is Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises?
In this single-player, 2D point-and-click adventure, you investigate a murder with your partner Duke in a Miami-inspired city. You search locations for hidden objects and evidence, question witnesses, analyze samples, and solve minigames, with optional paths through the investigation.
For you if...
- +you enjoy hunting for optional collectibles between puzzles
- +you prefer modern crime dramas to fantasy settings
Not for you if...
- −you want consistently difficult puzzles rather than casual challenges
What players say
80% of 186 reviews are positive
Players praise the story and variety of hidden-object scenes. Complaints focus on confusing minigames and frustrating controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB VRAM, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian.
Does Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
