7 essential games you can get in Steam’s Mystery Fest auction

Steam sales are now so frequent that there are fears they will soon start crashing into each other, causing a sell-out backlog that could clog large sections of the internet. However, among the constant discounts on The Witcher 3 It sounds like something somewhat more interesting: the Mystery Festival. It runs from today until the 27th and we have selected some of the most interesting games for you to enjoy.

The reason I highlight this isn’t because I’m suddenly possessed by the ghostly powers of Kinja Deals, but rather because I love how many great but criminally unacknowledged indie games are here. I’ve gone through and picked some of the real highlights that you can now get at a discount.

And yes, the term “mystery” is certainly woefully ill-defined, somehow including psychological horror, but I’ve tried to stick to what it should be: investigative games.

Frog Detective 3

Grace Bruxner Frog Detective The series is a thing of undiluted joy. All three games are wonderfully silly, wonderfully good about being… Frog Detective, and will have a stupid grin on your face the whole time. The third and final installment (which was released in October of last year) moves things back to a Wild West setting, bringing the trilogy to a close.

Now, you should Grab all three in a packsince it will cost you just over $13 a piece.

the past inside

the rusty lake The games have been one of the most consistently awesome game series over the past eight years, and anything that the developers of this name have come up with deserves your attention. The most recent one is the past inside, a cooperative game that relies on two people playing at the same time (well, two different times) for you to solve its puzzles. It’s now for a third, just four dollars.

Golden idol status

If you like games like Dean’s operayou’re doing a good job of checking the exceptional Golden idol status. It’s a mystery adventure in which you need to piece together the identities and actions of a series of characters in a variety of locations, using context clues and a massive amount of brain power. It’s one of the most overlooked games of 2022, but it’s 20% off this week, making it $15 less.

Norco

of the best games of 2022, Norco He gets a lot of well-deserved recognition when it comes to year-end awards, but he always deserves more attention. Old-school point-and-click adventures can be a hard sell in these modern times, however Norco is a reason to abandon such prejudices. This mystery adventure is a stunning depiction of the swamps of Louisiana, with unusually good writing and art. Also unusual is the discount for this week, Down a whopping 45% to $8.

Silicon dreams

It’s a grossly overlooked and utterly brilliant game, Silicon dreams is an intersection between Blade Runner And Papers, please, a game where you interrogate suspects in order to determine if they are human or fraudulent androids. As a robot, while doing so, you can choose many different moral paths that dramatically change the outcome of the story. While it definitely lacks in presentation, trust me, this game is well worth your time, Now 30% cheaper!.

flower collectors

I have to admit, to my chagrin, that even played flower collectors I was completely ignorant of the upheavals Spain went through in the second half of the 70’s, as it emerged from 40 years of fascist rule. What this mystery adventure depicts to kill extremely good It is the role that artists, poets, and intellectuals played in the transitional period, as they fought the remnants of nationalism.

Also, you play a retired cop who solves a murder from his apartment window. It’s absolutely admirable how it manages to present a murder mystery, while also asking tough questions about the ways in which terrorism can benefit society. You can find out for yourself Half price this week.

Tangled tower

Oh my God I adore Tangled tower. This is one of The best games you’ve never heard of, featuring some of the best and funniest writing you’ll find in gaming. It’s a really intriguing murder mystery, full of twists and turns, and most importantly, excellent puzzles.

I beg you to try this game. There’s so much to it, and every bit of it is amazing, and it breaks my heart that you’ve probably never heard of it, let alone played it. And at Mystery Fest, 75% off at just $5! Just get it!