Desktop Detective
Search for clues in this idle detective RPG that lives quietly in the corner of your screen. Investigate crime scenes, gain clues, upgrade your stats, and grow stronger across ascensions while you go about…
Desktop Detective is an indie developed by Conradical Games, released 19 August 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Desktop Detective is
Desktop Detective is an indie game developed by Conradical Games and released in 2026. It was published by Playsaurus. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Search for clues in this idle detective RPG that lives quietly in the corner of your screen. Investigate crime scenes, gain clues, upgrade your stats, and grow stronger across ascensions while you go about your day.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Desktop Detective launched on 19 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II.
Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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