Midnight Mysteries 3: Devil on the Mississippi
Released Mar 2012
Down by the deep and muddy Mississippi, something’s not right. A ghostly riverboat brings to light a new conspiracy for players to unravel in this all-new Midnight Mystery. Mark Twain’s ghost has come to you seeking help from an evil that has been stalking him in the afterlife.
75% positive · 128 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Midnight Mysteries 3: Devil on the Mississippi is a casual hidden-object adventure game that released on March 28, 2012. The store description presents a fully self-contained narrative experience with a defined beginning, middle, and end — players unravel a mystery involving Mark Twain and Shakespeare. The listing also describes a Collector's Edition with bonus content (an extra mission, strategy guide, wallpapers, and a bonus game mode), all of which appear to be included at launch as part of that edition rather than as post-launch additions. There is no DLC listed, no developer roadmap, no post-launch news posts, and no indication of any planned future content. This game launched as a complete, finished product in 2012 and has shown no post-launch content activity in the 14 years since release.
Evidence
Store description presents a fully self-contained hidden-object adventure with a complete narrative, including a Collector's Edition with bonus content bundled at launch. No post-launch content is referenced.
Game released March 28, 2012 with no DLC listings, no early access flag, and no developer news posts of any kind — consistent with a game launched as a finished product.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Accelerate Games
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Down by the deep and muddy Mississippi, something’s not right. A ghostly riverboat brings to light a new conspiracy for players to unravel in this all-new Midnight Mystery.
Mark Twain’s ghost has come to you seeking help from an evil that has been stalking him in the afterlife. Trace the steps in Twain’s past that led to a lifetime of anguish. Twain’s passion for literary history reignites a controversial debate about the true identity of Shakespeare; the age-old question resurrects a series of malevolent characters. After waking an unexpected evil, Twain sets about to rid his time of the darkness, but the plot only thickens. With Twain’s help, you have to unravel the connections to try and set history straight while dangerous forces loom.
Who wrote the works of Shakespeare? And just how did Mark Twain get caught up in a strange Elizabethan rivalry all those years later? Find out in this Midnight Mystery!
Mark Twain’s ghost has come to you seeking help from an evil that has been stalking him in the afterlife. Trace the steps in Twain’s past that led to a lifetime of anguish. Twain’s passion for literary history reignites a controversial debate about the true identity of Shakespeare; the age-old question resurrects a series of malevolent characters. After waking an unexpected evil, Twain sets about to rid his time of the darkness, but the plot only thickens. With Twain’s help, you have to unravel the connections to try and set history straight while dangerous forces loom.
Who wrote the works of Shakespeare? And just how did Mark Twain get caught up in a strange Elizabethan rivalry all those years later? Find out in this Midnight Mystery!
Key Features:
- Complete all-new adventure missions by searching through hidden objects for tools, collecting additional tools to solve brain-teasing puzzles and interviewing apparitions from the past
- Figure out the connection between humorist Twain and the Elizabethan Shakespeare
- Detailed hint system to help you at any step along the way
Collector’s Edition Includes:
- Exclusive Bonus Mission! Explore all of Twain’s secrets
- Helpful fully-integrated Strategy Guide
- Peek behind the scenes with a treasure of Concept Art
- 12 Beautifully illustrated Wallpapers
- Bonus “Dem Bones” Game Mode
- Explore the Panic Room to relive all the special effects
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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