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Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing

Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing

In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

Released Apr 7, 2025 Developer Active Fungus Studios Platforms Windows · Linux 3DDetectiveMysteryExplorationStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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 2026-09-26.

88.4%positive95 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Before starting the game, I didn't have particularly high expectations. I only wanted to try it for a few minutes. Those few minutes quickly turned into three hours! I really like the setting. The story takes place in northern Germany during the 19th century. The island is…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 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.

49achievements
24.4%median completion
0.8%rarest: Sisters of Mercy
59.2% of players 50.7% of players 49.9% of players 49.2% of players 45.8% of players 45.0% of players 44.5% of players 43.7% of players 41.0% of players 37.7% of players 36.3% of players 34.3% of players 32.6% of players 32.1% of players 31.5% of players 30.4% of players 29.7% of players 29.2% of players 28.9% of players 27.7% of players 26.9% of players 26.8% of players 26.8% of players 25.9% of players 24.4% of players 24.0% of players 23.8% of players 22.3% of players 21.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.8% of players 19.8% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 15.7% of players 14.7% of players 13.5% of players 13.3% of players 10.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 0.8% of players 59.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.2%Well packed — You sucessfully found your suitcase
50.7%Home, Sweet Home — Case Closed: Home, Sweet Home
49.9%Family Affair — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Sisters of Mercy — Hidden achievement
2.8%Interior Decorating — Hidden achievement
3.3%Sunk Cost Fallacy — Hidden achievement

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 12, 2025
Language Update CL#10408

With this update, we’re expanding language support: In addition to German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, the game is now available in Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian

Aug 29, 2025
Small after-release patch

Localization Update

Aug 29, 2025
🎉 Major Update 10338 🎉 – Controller Overhaul & Much More

Dear Community, we want to thank you all for the incredible amount of valuable feedback you’ve shared with us over the past months – and especially for your patience. We know it took us a bit longer t

Jul 24, 2025
Inspector Schmidt investigates at sea – now with 15% off!

Set on the rugged shores of the German North Sea in 1870 , Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing plunges you into a tense investigation full of secrets, suspicion, and the salty sting of the sea air. Will yo

May 27, 2025
An Investigation of Our Own: Your Opinion on Inspector Schmidt

"The Ebbing" is the recently released second installment in the "Inspector Schmidt" series. In this short survey, we’d like to ask you about your experience with one or both of the games ("The Ebbing"

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tags3D · Detective · Mystery · Exploration · Story Rich · Investigation · Choices Matter · Historical · Dark · Dynamic Narration · First-Person · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesGerman * , English * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements49
Official sitehttps://activefungus-studios.de
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD 1600X / Intel i5 3rd Gen Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX 590 / GeForce GTX 1660 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 23 GB available space