9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek
Released Jul 2014
Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.
90% positive · 1,517 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is a hidden-object puzzle-adventure game that released on July 10, 2014. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained mystery story with no mention of downloadable content, expansions, or ongoing updates. There are no DLC listings associated with this title. Notably, all ten of the developer news posts retrieved are entirely about a different game — Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love — and contain no communications whatsoever about 9 Clues. This strongly indicates that no post-launch content updates, patches, or announcements were ever published for this game. It launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained hidden-object adventure with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or planned future content.
All 10 retrieved developer news posts are about an entirely separate game (Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love), with zero posts referencing 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek. No post-launch communications of any kind exist for this title.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Artifex Mundi
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is an original hidden-object puzzle-adventure game, featuring a totally unique Detective Mode. This thrilling mystery merges elements of classical horror and gritty, 50’s-style noir.
A paranormal private investigator is contacted by her friend, famous reporter Helen Hunter, whose voice sounds small and terrified in the voicemail. She is in the coastal town of Serpent Creek, and needs help immediately.
But upon arriving in Serpent Creek, the detective finds no trace of Ms. Hunter.
Weirder still is the fact the town’s streets are crawling with snakes, and the citizens seem to be sleepwalking through life. The ground shakes with violent tremors.
When investigating Serpent Creek, the detective will perform true investigative work: finding clues and combining them to learn the secrets of every crime scene in the all new Detective Mode!
A paranormal private investigator is contacted by her friend, famous reporter Helen Hunter, whose voice sounds small and terrified in the voicemail. She is in the coastal town of Serpent Creek, and needs help immediately.
But upon arriving in Serpent Creek, the detective finds no trace of Ms. Hunter.
Weirder still is the fact the town’s streets are crawling with snakes, and the citizens seem to be sleepwalking through life. The ground shakes with violent tremors.
When investigating Serpent Creek, the detective will perform true investigative work: finding clues and combining them to learn the secrets of every crime scene in the all new Detective Mode!
Features
- Unique Detective Mode gameplay
- Eerie, realistic settings
- Mysterious crime story set in 1950’s America
- Challenging mini-games
- Complex characters with real motivations
- Detective’s Journal that includes current tasks and character index
- Unique locations
- Breathtaking plot full of unexpected twists
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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