Card Detective

A detective deckbuilder that turns witness interviews into card battles

神探饭店制作组 · Released Dec 14, 2023

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 182
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Dec 28, 2023
Minimum PC: 2400; 2 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Card Detective?

You play newspaper reporter Hazel Gong in a single-player detective card game presented as a comic, investigating a corpse found at an abandoned construction site. You build decks to challenge witnesses' psychological defenses and examine their testimony for lies.

For you if...

+you enjoy switching between deduction and direct card attacks
+you like crime stories told through comic panels

Not for you if...

−you want a mystery without card battles or deckbuilding

What players say

77% of 182 reviews are positive

Players praise the interrogation concept and flexible strategies, while some find the deduction clues and gameplay explanations unclear.

Screenshots and trailer

Card Detective system requirements

Minimum: 2400, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows7 32-bit equivalent or better
Processor: Intel® i3-3220, AMD FX 6300 equivalent or better
Graphics: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 3000
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space

Does Card Detective have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Card Detective run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English.

Does Card Detective 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