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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a really cute game. The voice acting was outstanding and the story was silly and entertaining. You walk around talking to people, while looking at clues which gives you keywords to solve the "fill-in-the-blank"…”
“It's a fun game. I like how you collect evidence and have to link it all together. It reminds me of Cluedo or Murdle, where you have to collect three clues. The same principle applies in this game because you have to…”
51 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a really cute game. The voice acting was outstanding and the story was silly and entertaining. You walk around talking to people, while looking at clues which gives you keywords to solve the "fill-in-the-blank"…”
“This was so fun, cute characters and voice acting, cozy vibes. The game is short but it's baked with love. Silly loading screen tips too. 8/10 Excited for the next case!”
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“charm/artstyle is impeccable. i did enjoy the voice acting a lot (but had to turn down the volume whenever the cat spoke lmao). however, honestly, the puzzles are either braindead easy or require some logical leaps.…”
“This is a really cute game. The voice acting was outstanding and the story was silly and entertaining. You walk around talking to people, while looking at clues which gives you keywords to solve the "fill-in-the-blank"…”
“the design of the game is really good, the music gives it a classic detective movie vibe, the voice acting was incredible to say the least. tho it was short it was a great and cozy game thru the end of it”
31 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“charm/artstyle is impeccable. i did enjoy the voice acting a lot (but had to turn down the volume whenever the cat spoke lmao). however, honestly, the puzzles are either braindead easy or require some logical leaps.…”
“This is a really cute game. The voice acting was outstanding and the story was silly and entertaining. You walk around talking to people, while looking at clues which gives you keywords to solve the "fill-in-the-blank"…”
“the design of the game is really good, the music gives it a classic detective movie vibe, the voice acting was incredible to say the least. tho it was short it was a great and cozy game thru the end of it”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Short and sweet. If you know someone who's not a fan of convoluted mystery stories/games, this would be a light entry. I'm not fast at all with click and point adventures. This felt very much so like "baby's first", and…”
“Very short but cute and cozy detective investigation game. Its silly, its hard-boiled, my friend and I had a blast with it, finished it in one evening. The puzzles were very easy, but still it felt satisfying to reach…”
“Quick and fun game. I recommend it for people who likes puzzle and educated guesses”
38 of the 103 reviews raise this · 36 of them still recommend the game.
“charm/artstyle is impeccable. i did enjoy the voice acting a lot (but had to turn down the volume whenever the cat spoke lmao). however, honestly, the puzzles are either braindead easy or require some logical leaps.…”
“This is a really cute game. The voice acting was outstanding and the story was silly and entertaining. You walk around talking to people, while looking at clues which gives you keywords to solve the "fill-in-the-blank"…”
“Cute and decently well made but extremely short and rather easy, feels like I wasted money even getting it on sale. I had left it on pause and went for dinner which took over an hour, meaning my actual play time was…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Cute and decently well made but extremely short and rather easy, feels like I wasted money even getting it on sale. I had left it on pause and went for dinner which took over an hour, meaning my actual play time was…”
“Short, but in that case that would be a quality. It's the promess of a good evening (or two) for a casual player, especialy if you're fond of plays of words. Only one warning : it might look a bit expensive for such a…”
“Game clearly specifically tailored to be JUST SLIGHTLY above 2 hours in length so you can't refund it once you finish it. But honestly? I'm not really complaining. Game is cheap, puzzles are fun and not so obvious,…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“charm/artstyle is impeccable. i did enjoy the voice acting a lot (but had to turn down the volume whenever the cat spoke lmao). however, honestly, the puzzles are either braindead easy or require some logical leaps.…”
“Duck Detective on the case! Really love the art style and writing. The voice acting was also really good. I've never played Case of the Golden Idol or other deduction games, so I found it a bit hard, but I appreciate…”
“Surprisingly sophisticated story! Very well paced, humorous gameplay. Sometimes I got stuck and my best option was guessing, but that was alright, for the most of it. It's a very short but memorable experience, would…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“charm/artstyle is impeccable. i did enjoy the voice acting a lot (but had to turn down the volume whenever the cat spoke lmao). however, honestly, the puzzles are either braindead easy or require some logical leaps.…”
“I thought I'd like Duck Detective more than I actually did. It's not bad by any means. It's just the voice acting wasn't my favourite - a few characters were really grating or had weird intonation. But the game itself…”
“I am sad to report I did not have much fun playing Duck Detective and found it mostly a chore to get through. I recommend Frog Detective and its sequels instead.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I found the gameplay interesting. However, I played through the entire game in about an hour, so it feels expensive for its length.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I love this game. The mystery and the characters are all very compelling. The devs manage to do so much with such a small location. The voice acting is also very fun and you can tell the voice actors were having a blast reading their lines. The mystery unfolds nicely and wraps…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Fun game but I want Rufus and Margaret arrested too. Laura the only real 1”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Happy Birthday, Duck Detective!
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Korean & Simplified Chinese Languages Added!
Hello detectives,We are proud to share that Duck Detective now officially supports Simplified Chinese and Korean!To celebrate, both games are on their biggest discounts to date, so it's better than ev
Mega Duck Merch!
Hello Detectives, With the help of some friends we are bringing the duck to the physical world. Yep, that’s correct - science said it couldn’t be done but we have created genuine duck detective merch:
New Game Out Now + Huge QoL Update
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New Game Releases Tomorrow + Daily Deal!
Hello detectives, Some big news! Only 24 hours to go before a brand new Duck Detective case is available! To celebrate, we are doing the deepest ever discount on The Secret Salami: 30% off! We're also
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Detective · Investigation · Casual · Short · Cute · Adventure · Noir · Mystery · Indie · Singleplayer · Point & Click · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option |
| Languages | English * , German, Korean, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 7 |
| Official site | https://www.happybroccoligames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 and Windows 11 Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable. Storage: 500 MB available space