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Voodoo Detective

Short Sleeve Studio, LLC · 2022-05-24

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 24, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 24, 2022 (Linux), May 24, 2022 (Mac), May 24, 2022 (Android), May 24, 2022 (iOS), Sep 29, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

Voodoo Detective is a $9.99 Adventure game released in 2022, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (96% of 377 reviews).

0
playing now
96%
positive of 377 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

If you’re looking for adventure, you will find it in Voodoo Detective, the point-and-click sensation! New Ginen: a small island town steeped in rich Voodoo culture, overrun by chain stores, infested with privileged tourists. Where local color and colonial corruption clash in a desperate battle for survival. Against this fascinating backdrop we meet a mysterious woman with no past standing at the center of a drama so profound the threads of reality are threatening to unravel! Join Voodoo Detective on his latest case, where danger hides behind every dirty secret and each thrilling moment may (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.5k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 377 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at GOG (2025-06-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 18 of 67 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620222026Week of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
111May 2022Jul 2025May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 26Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jun 2025 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jul 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.492022-05-032026-10-142022-05-03 — best price $14.992022-08-01 — best price $14.992023-02-20 — best price $10.492023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-06-30 — best price $6.742023-08-28 — best price $6.742023-11-21 — best price $3.742023-12-29 — best price $3.742024-02-27 — best price $3.742024-03-28 — best price $14.992024-06-19 — best price $3.742024-08-07 — best price $3.742024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-11-05 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-05 — best price $3.742025-03-15 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $2.492025-10-20 — best price $2.492026-01-11 — best price $9.992026-04-03 — best price $9.992026-06-04 — best price $2.492026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-09-03 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-09-18 — best price $2.492026-09-23 — best price $2.492026-09-28 — best price $9.992026-10-03 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

2D2.5DNoirFunnyComedyPuzzleMysteryDetectiveHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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