The Occult Detective (2025)

Developer: Battlecry Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 329 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 11 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, investigative journey where you piece together clues at your own pace, steeped in mystery and subtle tension.

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What players say

Players are split: some praise the worldbuilding and soundtrack, but many say the story stops abruptly after chapter 4 and criticized the early affection system and clunky AI conversation. Several accuse the game of plagiarizing the web novel Lord of Mysteries.

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