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The Posthumous Investigation

Mother Gaia Studio · CriticalLeap · 2026-03-31

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 31, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

95%
positive of 674 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

You've been hired by Bras Cubas, an influential entrepreneur of twentieth century's Rio de Janeiro, to find the culprit behind his own death. Even from beyond, Bras won't let you move on until you solve the case. Meet and interrogate multiple suspects, and uncover their ulterior motives. Delve into this imaginary take on Rio, gather clues, get in trouble, and find testimonies that will help you unravel this mystery.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 74 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–30k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 674 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.93-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.93 at GreenManGaming (2026-05-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 29 of 38 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13013020262026Week of 2026-03-31: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$11.782026-03-312026-08-172026-03-31 — best price $14.242026-04-01 — best price $15.992026-04-02 — best price $19.992026-04-08 — best price $16.882026-04-14 — best price $15.082026-04-15 — best price $17.882026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $15.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $15.992026-05-12 — best price $19.992026-05-31 — best price $11.782026-06-01 — best price $13.992026-06-02 — best price $16.992026-06-14 — best price $19.992026-06-15 — best price $15.082026-06-16 — best price $15.192026-06-17 — best price $15.892026-06-25 — best price $16.992026-07-06 — best price $16.992026-07-08 — best price $15.192026-07-09 — best price $16.992026-07-13 — best price $11.782026-07-14 — best price $14.992026-07-20 — best price $19.992026-07-23 — best price $19.992026-07-27 — best price $15.082026-07-28 — best price $16.042026-07-29 — best price $15.192026-07-31 — best price $11.782026-08-01 — best price $16.042026-08-03 — best price $13.992026-08-05 — best price $16.992026-08-08 — best price $15.532026-08-10 — best price $15.082026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-08-16 — best price $19.992026-08-17 — best price $13.93
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "Black eye"
43.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19430%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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