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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

A point-and-click murder mystery amid ancient China's court politics

Nupixo Games · Published by Nupixo Games, WhisperGames · Released May 1, 2019

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 1,133
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 29, 2025
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders?

You play Di Renjie, a newly appointed magistrate investigating murders linked to the Imperial Court in ancient China under Empress Wu Zetian. This single-player, 2D adventure has you explore locations, question characters, examine objects, and solve puzzles. You also reenact crime scenes to test your theories.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy pixel art and dialogue-heavy historical stories

Not for you if...

  • −you want demanding detective work rather than inventory puzzles

What players say

88% of 1,133 reviews are positive

Players often praise the story and soundtrack. Complaints focus on puzzles that seem too easy or illogical, and some players want keyboard movement instead of mouse-only navigation.

Screenshots and trailer

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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 or later
Processor
2.0 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space

Does Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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
Achievements
10
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders 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

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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