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Carmen Sandiego

Globe-trotting detective adventure where a thief hunts VILE operatives

Gameloft · Released Mar 3, 2025

AdventureStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 97
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Sep 16, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 970
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Carmen Sandiego?

You play as Carmen Sandiego in a single-player detective adventure set in cities worldwide, as she temporarily joins forces with ACME to stop VILE's next heist. Across a story campaign and the classic-style ACME Files mode, you interview witnesses, follow clues, solve puzzles, identify suspects, and secure warrants before making arrests.

For you if...

  • +you like piecing together geography clues
  • +you want kid-friendly mysteries with forgiving guidance
  • +you enjoy both story cases and classic-style investigations

Not for you if...

  • −you want difficult puzzles with little guidance
  • −you expect frequent action and a brisk pace

What players say

70% of 97 reviews are positive

Players praise the return to classic-style cases, the puzzles, and the updated visuals. Common complaints are overly simple or repetitive tasks, slow pacing, and a price some consider high for the amount of gameplay.

Screenshots and trailer

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Carmen Sandiego system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Carmen Sandiego have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Carmen Sandiego run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
10
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Carmen Sandiego 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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