Provisional Detective

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Provisional Detective

Short description

A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.

Developer
SteefMakesGames
Publisher
SteefMakesGames
Release
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
Price
Free
Reviews
2
Positive
50%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Indie, Free To Play
Features
Partial Controller Support
Tags
Detective Visual Novel Walking Simulator Investigation Exploration 3D First-Person Conversation Multiple Endings Story Rich Indie Free to Play Sci-fi Mystery Adventure Singleplayer

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History

Tracking started Aug 12, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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