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Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-18.
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— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Quick 100%”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Visual Novel Fest, 10th Anniversary, & Mystery Gamedev
Hello, Detectives! This week, both Detective Butler games are taking part in Steam's Visual Novel Fest! Yes, that's right -- in case you missed our previous announcement, the sequel titled Detective B
Wishlist "Detective Butler and the King of Hearts" on Steam!
Hello, Detectives! At long last, we have a Steam page for the sequel, Detective Butler and the King of Hearts! On the store page, please click the "Add to Wishlist" button to be notified when the game
Mystery Fest 2023 & Sequel Update
Hello, detectives! Mystery Fest 2023 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder is part of the Steam Mystery Fest! As such, we've discounted the DLC to 33% off for the next week, so if you haven't picked
Engine Upgrade, Mac & Linux Releases
Hello, detectives! We have two major announcements today. Mac & Linux Releases At long last, we've released versions for Mac and Linux systems. If you encounter any issues, please let us know. You can
Choices DLC Now Available!
At long last, the Choices DLC is available for purchase! This additional content adds choices and branching paths to the game, which ultimately reveal the answers to several mysteries that the origina
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Mystery · Visual Novel · Detective · Text-Based · 2D · Story Rich · Immersive · Anime · Free to Play · Investigation · Indie · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.goldbargames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP Processor: 400 MHz Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 210 MB available space Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectSound