Steam Deck games like Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
Below are 9 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (6 Verified, the rest Playable), ranked by player overlap. Every pick has Valve's compat stamp — Verified means full controller support and default settings just work; Playable means a small first-launch tweak (control remap or text size) gets you there. imho.run pulls compat status straight from Valve's own endpoint, refreshed daily.
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Ranked picks
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
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.
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Dahlia View
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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BROK the InvestiGator
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
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TR-49
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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The Darkest Files
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Deck Verified alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Deck Playable alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Deck Playable alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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L.A. Noire
Deck Playable alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.