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Jack & Detectives - A Silent Social Detection Game -
Jack the Ripper is hiding among us. Can you find him? This is a turn-based detection game, but with some twists that make it unique. No talking. No player elimination. Ten minutes per game. These rules are simple, but its nuanced mechanics will keep you entertained.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“It's a fun whodunit game. Games typically last about 10 minutes, so you can play many in a sitting. Very easy to learn the game. Not sure if there's a bug, but something is up with the join room part. Not sure if it is one or just people aren't playing that mode yet. It gets…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Great fun and great potential. Rough around the edges but great core gameplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Jack & Detectives by Curiouspark is a ten-minute game that offers a simple approach to the social deduction genre. The core gameplay revolves around players working together to identify the villain, Jack or Jack the Maniac. While the mechanics are easy to grasp, the game's…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
First Expansion "Undercover Expansion" Released!
Jack and Detectives v0.2.1 Update Released! Addition of the First Expansion: "Undercover Expansion" - New roles "Undercover Officer," "Undercover Jack," and "Undercover Jack Maniac" have been added. -
On the anonymization of ranked matches
We will announce the specifications and policies of ranked matches as needed. Please follow the official X account and join Discord. From version 0.1.7, player names will be displayed in ranked matche
Anonymous Features Added!
Three anonymous features have been added. All player names will be displayed as "Anonymous Detective." This can be set in the settings menu. Player names will be displayed anonymously during ranked ma
The history button has been fixed!
Thank you for your patience. We have fixed the issue where the history button could not be pressed. Please check the history of your previous battles!
To those living in China
Thank you very much for playing Jack and Detectives! We've received multiple reviews already, and among them, we've noticed several mentioning issues with starting the game. This game uses Google serv
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | PvP · Co-op · Turn-Based Tactics · Cute · 3D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Character Customization · Tabletop · Strategy · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://boardgamesquare.com/jack-detectives/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2G Hz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 Storage: 600 MB available space