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9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

Released Jul 10, 2014 Developer Tap It Games Publisher Artifex Mundi Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Hidden ObjectCasualAdventurePoint & ClickPuzzle
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.1%positive1,480 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game was really good. I realize most BFG/HOPs type games are rinse n repeats, add to that I don't really like too much on the fantasy or supernatural side, but all of that considered this game was great. It wasn't just all puzzles, nor was it endless HOPs (maybe there was a…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“if you buy this game then you know what you are getting and will enjoy it. i enjoyed it BUT the HO scenes are pathetically simple. most items are not hidden.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Solid hidden object game. The story was fun and the general vibe was nice.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
324-hour peak
1,442all-time peak
0 25 50 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 28 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

19achievements
55.5%median completion
11.6%rarest: Achievementologist
62.0% of players 61.2% of players 60.7% of players 59.6% of players 58.5% of players 58.4% of players 57.8% of players 56.7% of players 56.1% of players 55.5% of players 54.6% of players 54.5% of players 54.2% of players 54.1% of players 37.8% of players 23.8% of players 21.1% of players 12.7% of players 11.6% of players 62.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.0%It's Something — Finish your first Hidden-Object Puzzle.
61.2%Puzzle Solver — Solve a Puzzle without using the Skip button.
60.7%Freshman — Complete your first Detective Mode.
Rarest badges of honor
11.6%Achievementologist — Complete all other achievements.
12.7%Clue Collector — Find all nine
21.1%Arsene Lupin — Solve three Lockpick puzzles in less than one minute.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #3

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May 31, 2019
Irony Curtain reviews digest (SPOILER: they're awesome!)

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May 23, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #2

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May 18, 2019
Irony Curtain's Revolutionary Update #1

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May 16, 2019
Irony Curtain Premiere TODAY with 10% OFF!

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual
Player tagsHidden Object · Casual · Adventure · Point & Click · Puzzle · Mystery · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · Horror · Detective · 2D · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements19
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.artifexmundi.com/page/9clues/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space