Rank 01Why this
Also Crime and Detective, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- $9.09 (Price checked Oct 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
- 23 games
- Updated Jul 13, 2026
Players who liked Forensics: Crime Scene Detective also play
The closest matches to Forensics: Crime Scene Detective: The Operator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Scene Investigators, and Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Crime and Investigation, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Rank 03- $2.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Why this: Shares evidence collection and time pressure with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Why this: Shares evidence collection and mini games with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
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- 2Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Also Crime and Investigation, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 76% of 10,093 reviews
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- 5Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Shares evidence collection and time pressure with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 96% of 1,720 reviews
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- 8Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Shares evidence collection and mini games with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 82% of 148 reviews
- 9The Darkest Files
Shares hidden object search with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 95% of 340 reviews
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- 11The Rise of the Golden Idol
Shares evidence collection and hidden object search with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 95% of 2,412 reviews
- 12Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Shares evidence collection with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 98% of 883 reviews
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- 14The Roottrees are Dead
Also Detective and Investigation, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 97% of 4,456 reviews
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- 18Shift At Midnight
Shares hidden object search and environmental interaction with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 90% of 3,228 reviews
- 19Airport X-Ray Simulator
Shares environmental interaction with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
- 86% of 145 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Binary Impact, Alchemical Works
- Price: $18.74−25%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 60% of 274 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric presentation and immersive crime scenes
- Multiple cases 15 main tutorials with increasing complexity
- Realistic forensic investigation simulation
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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Why this: Shares evidence collection and hidden object search with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
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Why this: Shares evidence collection with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
Shift At Midnight
Why this: Shares hidden object search and environmental interaction with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
Airport X-Ray Simulator
Why this: Shares environmental interaction with Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Operator
Why this: Also Crime and Detective, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Why this: Also Crime and Investigation, like Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
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About Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
The closest matches to Forensics: Crime Scene Detective: The Operator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Scene Investigators, and Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Operator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its environmental interaction and evidence collection. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Forensics: Crime Scene Detective: Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Is Forensics: Crime Scene Detective worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 60% of 274 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 25% off, now $18.74 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric presentation and immersive crime scenes
- Multiple cases 15 main tutorials with increasing complexity
- Realistic forensic investigation simulation
- Satisfying evidence analysis minigames fingerprint matching dna ballistics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I've only played 2 cases excluding the tutorial. I don't know how authentic the forensics work is, but it feels real enough. Maybe it's just my misunderstanding, but you don't actually get to use much critical thinking. You're basically…”
“I would not recommend this game. tutorials are awful. If you are looking for a good crime scene type game. this one is not for you or me. Don't waste your money like i did.”
People who play it also play: The Operator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Frequently asked about Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
Can I run it?
Does Forensics: Crime Scene Detective run on Steam Deck?
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Forensics: Crime Scene Detective cost?
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is listed on Steam at 18.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Forensics: Crime Scene Detective?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forensics: Crime Scene Detective are The Operator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments.
Who developed Forensics: Crime Scene Detective?
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective was developed by Binary Impact, Alchemical Works and published by Aerosoft GmbH.