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Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder

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?

Released May 26, 2017 Developer Goldbar Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux MysteryVisual NovelDetectiveText-Based2D
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.

82.3%positive311 reviews
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— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2020-10 via SteamCharts.

29all-time peak
0 5 10 2018 2019 2020 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 8 avg · Jun 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

14achievements
30.5%median completion
23.1%rarest: Skipper
45.0% of players 36.7% of players 33.4% of players 33.0% of players 32.2% of players 31.3% of players 30.8% of players 30.5% of players 30.3% of players 30.1% of players 29.8% of players 24.5% of players 23.6% of players 23.1% of players 45.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.0%Setting Sail — Complete Chapter 1.
36.7%To The Company — Complete Chapter 2.
33.4%A Good Scoop — Complete Chapter 3.
Rarest badges of honor
23.1%Skipper — Read the game from start to finish in under one hour.
23.6%Curious Mind — View every piece of bonus content.
24.5%Playing Along — View every suspect, map, and clue in the journal.

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 10, 2023
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

Mar 15, 2023
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

Feb 21, 2023
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

Dec 19, 2020
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

Apr 29, 2020
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.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsMystery · Visual Novel · Detective · Text-Based · 2D · Story Rich · Immersive · Anime · Free to Play · Investigation · Indie · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements14
Official sitehttps://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