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Investigator

Investigator

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Released Jun 1, 2016 Developer AdroVGames Platforms Windows AdventureIndieHorrorAtmosphericSimulation
View on Steam ↗ Free (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 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

69.0%positive1,048 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A good walking sims game to play for the experience. Fun. Might have to "windows tab" out of game.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I would recommend this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2023-02 via SteamCharts.

603all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 32 avg · Dec 2022

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.

52achievements
9.3%median completion
4.3%rarest: BALLS!
42.1% of players 27.4% of players 24.5% of players 21.9% of players 19.8% of players 19.6% of players 18.8% of players 18.0% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 15.8% of players 15.5% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.9% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 10.7% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.2% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 42.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
42.1%Investigator — Play the game
27.4%Arrival — Complete the first level
24.5%Dream — Complete the second level
Rarest badges of honor
4.3%BALLS! — Find five balls in "Survivor Update"
4.3%My size! — Find new shoes "Survivor Update"
4.3%Rich! — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-08-12

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 25, 2026
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I’ve been working on something new for a while, and I can finally share it. My new game, STILLTRACE , is coming to Steam on September 15, 2026 . It’s a project I’ve put a lot of time into, and I’m rea

Jun 17, 2026
Investigator is now permanently free! Happy 10th Anniversary! 🎉

10 Years of Investigator — The Game is Now Free! Hi everyone, Time flies! It feels like just yesterday I was releasing this project, and this month Investigator officially hits its 10th anniversary .

Oct 19, 2025
Void Inside DEMO is available NOW on Steam!

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Jan 07, 2024
New Game Announcement! "Void Inside" page is already available on Steam!

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Oct 07, 2021
New Game Announcement! "Uninvited Guest" page is already available on Steam!

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Horror · Atmospheric · Simulation · Walking Simulator · Post-apocalyptic · Violent · Singleplayer · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements52
Official sitehttps://www.adrovgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit, Windows 8.1 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD FX 4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 460 2 Gb/Radeon 6850 2 Gb DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space