Top-Rated Free Mystery Games on Steam
133 free Mystery games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.
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SCP – Containment Breach - A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Feb 20, 2026
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It - USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Nov 10, 2025
Days Without Incident - It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Oct 22, 2025
The Children of Clay - The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Mar 7, 2025
Garten of Banban 0 - Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Feb 21, 2025
Project Hailstorm - Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Feb 10, 2025
Nirvana - Wake up and embrace your new powers. In this Bullet Hell Fast-FPS, dare to take on mystical creatures to defeat the God Raj. Nirvana awaits...
Feb 1, 2025
Moral Dilemma: The Interview - A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Jan 31, 2025
Scauage - Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Dec 6, 2024
Nightmare House: The Original Mod - Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.
Nov 14, 2024
Deathless Death - In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Nov 13, 2024
The Happyhills Homicide - Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!
Nov 4, 2024
Tales of Rein Ravine - Tales of Rein Ravine is an indie horse game that aims to challenge its players with unique real-life inspired riding, as well as tell an intriguing equestrian story to a young adult audience.
Oct 11, 2024
Morimens - Morimens is a roguelite card-battler inspired by the Lovecraftian mythos. Bond with a diverse cast of Awakeners, build your perfect deck, and battle through the mists of Kadath—facing wild events and uncovering maddening truths at every turn.
Aug 1, 2024
Krypta FM - Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Jul 19, 2024
Dark Hours: Prologue - Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.
Jul 18, 2024
[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap - Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Jun 3, 2024
Mimic Search - Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
May 2, 2024
Banana - Banana is a clicker Game, in which you click a Banana! In Banana you click the Banana to gain even more Bananas! Every 3 hours, you get dropped a banana. Each banana is also made by the community in discord. Come hang out with us and let's grow into something awesome !
Apr 23, 2024
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 - Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Apr 20, 2024
Bendy: Secrets of the Machine - Some things are better left forgotten.
Apr 14, 2024
Palia - Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Mar 25, 2024
Rental - Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Mar 7, 2024
Rabbit Hole - Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.
Mar 1, 2024
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 - A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Feb 19, 2024
Sheepy: A Short Adventure - A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Feb 6, 2024
Paper Lily - Chapter 1 - Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Jan 26, 2024
TEST TEST TEST - Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Jan 17, 2024
The Backrooms: Unbounded - The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?
Dec 25, 2023
Pinball FX Midnight - Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life.
Nov 30, 2023
BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal - Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Oct 19, 2023
Romance Club - Stories I Play - Immerse yourself in romantic visual stories where you control what happens!
Oct 13, 2023
Wolvesville - Wolvesville is a multiplayer game for up to 16 players. Each game has different teams such as villagers or werewolves all fighting to be the last team standing. Use special abilities to uncover the roles of other players and convince your fellow players to work with you.
Sep 1, 2023
Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories - 'Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories' is a humorous co-operative escape room game where you are a henchman who has to make his way through variety of puzzles to make it to a job interview on time. Can you solve all of the puzzles that stand in the way of your employment?
Aug 7, 2023
Alone in the Dark Prologue - This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
May 25, 2023
Wretched Depths - Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah.
Apr 26, 2023
SCP: Observer - SCP: Observer is a frightening experience in which you'll play the role of a maintenance engineer trapped inside a security room. Survive by managing the emergency power supply, monitoring the facility's camera system for threats and blocking the paths of oncoming horrors.
Apr 25, 2023
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Mar 31, 2023
The Test: Secrets of the Soul - You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Feb 20, 2023
Missing Hiker - Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Feb 14, 2023
United heist - Your crew consists of two elite thieves. A client hires you to steal a mysterious item. One handles intel; the other infiltrates. Choose your roles and master the heist in this asymmetric co-op puzzle game.
Feb 12, 2023
Unsolved Case - A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.
Nov 24, 2022
Trapped with Jester - An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Oct 10, 2022
Bakso Simulator - Create the most successful bakso business in this world!
Oct 8, 2022
Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories - "Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.
Sep 30, 2022
Tvö - Tvö is an online cooperative puzzle game where two players must use their wits and communication skills to find a way into the heart of the labyrinth. This game can be played using our in-game voice chat or a third-party option.
Jul 31, 2022
Fungiman - Just a game about a friendly fungus. There's nothing wrong, is there?
Jun 30, 2022
Magic Rampage - Magic Rampage is a fast-paced action RPG platformer with a massive single-player campaign, deep character customization, and challenging dungeons. Master powerful gear, uncover secrets, and test your skills in competitive and PvP modes.
May 24, 2022
