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Adventure Escape Mysteries

Adventure Escape Mysteries

Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!

Released May 5, 2020 Developer Haiku Games Co Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayEscape RoomPoint & ClickPuzzleAdventure
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

86.5%positive1,170 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“According to steam, I've played this for 19 hours and still haven't solved all of the stories. So this means three things...1. I enjoy it enough to continue playing for 19 hours. 2. It has a lot of content to provide such a long experience (rare for escape room type games,…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“People are saying that you have to pay for hints to receive hints this game which is simply not true. In most scenes, there are small glowing points that if you click, top up your hints without having to pay a penny. You can also earn stars for hints with each chapter you…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“TL;DR: If you enjoy story-driven puzzle games and don’t mind a familiar gameplay loop, this series delivers. I genuinely don’t understand the negative reviews complaining that this game isn’t completely free. The vast majority of the content is free—only a handful of extra…”

— a player, Steam review · 137 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

292all-time peak
0 100 200 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 156 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

81achievements
7.8%median completion
0.1%rarest: Complete Oliver & the Odd Bots
27.0% of players 25.4% of players 23.2% of players 21.5% of players 20.5% of players 20.4% of players 19.8% of players 18.9% of players 18.5% of players 17.2% of players 16.9% of players 16.8% of players 16.0% of players 15.4% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.7% of players 14.5% of players 14.4% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 13.7% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 12.1% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 10.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 27.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
27.0%Complete Trapmaker: Chapter 1 — Complete Trapmaker: Chapter 1
25.4%Complete Pirate's Treasure: Chapter 1 — Complete Pirate's Treasure: Chapter 1
23.2%Complete Trapmaker: Chapter 2 — Complete Trapmaker: Chapter 2
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Complete Oliver & the Odd Bots — Complete Oliver & the Odd Bots
1.3%Collect all stars in The Covenant — Collect all stars in The Covenant
1.5%Collect all stars in Trapmaker 3 — Collect all stars in Trapmaker 3

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

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

Aug 07, 2026
NCIS: Shadow Strike is now free to play!

When a Navy ship explodes in NCIS’s back yard, the team takes charge in NCIS: Shadow Strike . Play your favorite agents: Alden Parker, Tim McGee, Nick Torres, and Jessica Knight as they uncover the tr

Jul 09, 2026
NCIS: Shadow Strike launches on Steam, play 4 weeks early!

An all-new, original NCIS story has launched in Adventure Escape Mysteries! In NCIS: Shadow Strike , you’ll step into the shoes of your favorite special agents: Alden Parker, Nick Torres, Jessica Knig

May 07, 2026
Canine Cases 2 is available now!

In this dangerous new case, a notorious poacher has been capturing animals from the forest park. Alex and Nitro must venture deep into the wild, track the poacher’s movements, and uncover his secrets

Mar 27, 2026
Cult Mystery is now available!

Cult Mystery , a Haiku Classic game, is now available in Adventure Escape Mysteries! Detective Kate gets worried when Melissa disappears. Is Melissa really on an amazing trip with her new boyfriend, o

Dec 18, 2025
Trapmaker Returns is now available!

Trapmaker Returns is now available! Detective Kate races from Paris to Tokyo, torn between love and duty in this globe-hopping, pulse-pounding, international adventure! Purchase the VIP Bundle to cont

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Escape Room · Point & Click · Puzzle · Adventure · Detective · Indie · Mystery · Horror · Investigation · 2D · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese
Achievements79
Official sitehttps://www.haikugames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7,8, 10 or later Processor: 1.8 Ghz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space