Detective Super Star (2023)

Developer: Ourhsow Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 3.2 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 54 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this

How it feels

A deliberate and immersive detective experience focused on clue gathering, suspect interrogation, and solving murder cases through careful observation and puzzle-solving.

investigativepuzzlingatmosphericstory-drivendeliberateimmersivedramatichidden object

What players say

Players see it as a basic detective game that leans heavily on hidden-object searches, with many finding the item-hunting tedious and disconnected from the story. The game has five cases and a low price, but reviews consistently note a lack of polish: translation errors, forced puzzles that cannot be skipped, no save feature, and comparisons to Phoenix Wright that are unfavorable.

Screenshots

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.