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Desktop Detective

Desktop Detective

An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Released Aug 19, 2026 Developer Conradical Games Publisher Playsaurus Platforms Windows · Mac Desktop CompanionIdlerIncrementalDetective2.5D
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

89.1%positive156 reviews
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“The most productive workday of my life finished my quarterly report and cracked 15 supernatural cases”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“A very early review for what I hope to be a smooth ride Coming from having 100% completed the other 2 idlers of the same dev and spent enough time with the demo to instantly unlock 21 achievements upon start, I feel right back at home. You get, like in the other games from this…”

— a player, Steam review · 520 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“It's fun, it's cheap, and it's chill af. Love the aesthetic. Who wouldn't want to solve a couple of cases while doing some work or even playing another game? Peak multitasking 10/10, would investigate instead of being productive again.”

— a player, Steam review · 101 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

111achievements
11.3%median completion
0.4%rarest: Loadouts II
98.7% of players 94.1% of players 92.2% of players 90.8% of players 89.7% of players 88.3% of players 86.8% of players 84.8% of players 83.1% of players 78.9% of players 76.5% of players 74.4% of players 73.5% of players 73.5% of players 73.2% of players 66.4% of players 65.8% of players 60.1% of players 54.9% of players 54.3% of players 50.7% of players 50.3% of players 49.5% of players 45.6% of players 40.7% of players 40.0% of players 37.9% of players 35.4% of players 29.3% of players 26.5% of players 24.5% of players 21.5% of players 21.3% of players 21.3% of players 20.6% of players 18.6% of players 17.6% of players 16.3% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 16.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.5% of players 14.5% of players 14.1% of players 13.7% of players 13.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.7% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 11.2% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.8% of players 98.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.7%Momentum I — Succeed at 3 consecutive inspections
94.1%Stats I — Level up a stat to Lv. 5
92.2%Stats II — Level up a stat to Lv. 10
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Loadouts II — Have 3 full gear loadouts
0.4%Loadouts I — Have a full gear loadout
0.4%Truth Spectacles — Obtain the Truth Spectacles tool

Latest official news

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

Sep 20, 2026
On Desktop Detective's Next Update!

Hi everyone! It's now been a month since Desktop Detective's release, and now we're preparing for the first big update ! I've made a form to help with this, and I would really appreciate it if you cou

Sep 12, 2026
Rebirth Update, OUT NOW!

Hi everyone! It's been about 2 weeks since the last Desktop Detective update, but I'm happy to announce that we just released one right now! It has the following changes: Completely rebalanced the Reb

Aug 26, 2026
So... Week 1 for Desktop Detective was crazy...!

Hi everyone! It's been about a week since release, and I can't thank you all enough for the crazy launch that Desktop Detective has had! We started at about a maximum concurrent player count of 74, bu

Aug 22, 2026
Desktop Detective, Daily Update 3 OUT NOW!

Hi everyone! It's day 3 of daily updates, and we're still going strong! Below are the patch notes: Added a keyboard shortcut with the "M" key that allows you to toggle muting the game easily Fixed a b

Aug 21, 2026
Desktop Detective Daily Update 2, OUT NOW!

Hi everyone! It's day 2 of daily updates, and I've got a few more fixes and QOL changes for you all. It's been so cool to see you all play ( especially in the Discord where people have been sharing bu

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsDesktop Companion · Idler · Incremental · Detective · 2.5D · Stylized · Auto Battler · RPG · Casual · Investigation · Mystery · Indie (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Achievements111
Official sitehttps://www.conradicalgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) Storage: 350 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card