Detective Girl of the Steam City

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"Detective Girl of the Steam City" follows Clymenia, a detective with a mysterious past, as she investigates crimes and uncovers secrets in a sprawling steam-powered metropolis. With a variety of cases to solve and eccentric characters to meet, players will need to use their wits and observational skills to bring criminals to justice. Along the way, Clymenia will also confront her own personal demons and uncover the truth about her family's mysterious past.

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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88%

Audience ScoreBased on 418 reviews

story72 positive mentions

grinding10 negative mentions

The game features a charming steampunk aesthetic and a well-designed protagonist, Sophie, who is both cute and smart.
The detective gameplay is engaging, with multiple routes and choices that allow for different outcomes and replayability.
The art and music quality are high, enhancing the overall experience of the game.

The combat system is simplistic and repetitive, lacking depth and variety, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
The game can feel short and lacks substantial detective work, often resorting to fetch quests and scripted events.
Players must download a patch to access adult content, which can be inconvenient and may lead to frustration if the patch doesn't work.

story
224 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
67%
1%
The game's story is a blend of steampunk detective elements and adult themes, featuring a main narrative that is relatively short but offers branching paths based on player choices, such as siding with the police or a gang. While the quests are generally simple and often boil down to fetch tasks, the writing is engaging enough to keep players interested, though some feel the game sacrifices depth for adult content. Overall, the story is seen as entertaining with potential, but it lacks significant progression and depth in detective work.
- “The story is fairly engaging, as are the combat mechanics (if a bit easy).”
- “The game actually manages to capture the feel of a Sherlock Holmes story quite well, albeit in a simplified, cartoony, and sexy way.”
- “The story is so good I never tired of replaying it over and over again.”
- “The gameplay is just you doing quests (or minor tasks) that you need to complete but it doesn't matter since the story is on standstill and the story doesn't develop; it's more like a masturbating tool than anything backed with probably some of the best art I've seen from Clymenia, which has it as a good eye-catcher.”
- “Clymenia games are straightforward and the purpose is for you to go nympho, but what Steam City fails at is the progress in story. In other Clymenia games, you might have tasks but you proceed to another level afterwards and that continues for a full-fledged story. Steam City only has two endings where you work with gangsters and beat all the floors in the slums for the 'gang ending' or you can do the 'police ending', which is the more 'Clymenia-like' route, basically doing the main tasks until you get the ending, but once again, there's no progression.”
- “The 'mysteries' that you solve are all quite short and mostly boil down to simple fetch quests rather than any kind of puzzle solving.”
gameplay
128 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
66%
6%
The gameplay is a mixed bag, featuring basic turn-based combat and simple mechanics that often feel repetitive and shallow. While some players appreciate the detective puzzles and the steampunk aesthetic, many find the RPG elements lacking depth and the overall experience somewhat tedious. The game offers two distinct routes—detective and gangster—though the latter is generally viewed as more engaging, despite both paths suffering from inconsistent mechanics and a lack of narrative development.
- “The atmosphere and the steampunk aesthetic were really nice; all the different cases were really cool, and the gameplay loop was enjoyable too.”
- “There's interesting gameplay aspects that set this aside from various other games of this style: the exploration phase has innovative parts, there's an interesting story, and it is pretty well made.”
- “Clymenia even got really close to – and in some areas succeeded in – turning this into an actual game with entertaining, challenging gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is just you doing quests (or minor tasks) that you need to complete but it doesn't matter since the story is on stand still and the story doesn't develop, it's more like a masturbating tool than anything backed with probably some of the best art I've seen from Clymenia which has it as a good eye-catcher.”
- “Most of the gameplay mechanics can be boiled down to either a.) search the room looking for clues and spam action button on every surface until you find them, b.) follow behind someone who moves slowly and avoid getting too close to them, c.) choose the right dialogue option in a given scenario, or d.) basic RPG Maker combat.”
- “It just falls short from other Clymenia games, and gets rather boring and stale with its gameplay.”
music
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58%
34%
8%
The music in the game has received generally positive feedback, with many players praising the enjoyable and charming soundtracks that effectively complement the steampunk aesthetic. While some users noted that the sound quality could be inconsistent, the overall consensus highlights the music as a standout feature, enhancing the game's atmosphere and enjoyment.
- “A surprisingly intricate RPG Maker game, with a few stellar soundtracks.”
- “Finally, we have a soundtrack that, although it doesn’t have many pieces, it manages to match and convey the steampunk style of the game with each note.”
- “Lovely music.”
- “The only thing I like so far is the art and the music; everything else is super annoying. After reading the other reviews, I guess I need to install a patch to get the experience I wanted. I get why it's such a pain to get the 18 patch, but it's such a pain I might not get it.”
- “The music and art are decent.”
- “Finally, we have a soundtrack that, although it doesn’t have many pieces, manages to match and convey the steampunk style of the game with each note.”
graphics
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
53%
38%
9%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming steampunk aesthetic and consistent art style, contributing to an engaging atmosphere. Players appreciate the well-executed artwork, which enhances both the gameplay and storytelling experience, although some note minor issues with the art style. Overall, the visuals are considered a strong point, complementing the game's solid design and enjoyable soundtrack.
- “The atmosphere and the steampunk aesthetic is really nice, and the gameplay loop is enjoyable too.”
- “I like the steampunk theme, and the developers managed to keep the art style consistent throughout the game.”
- “While the controls inevitably feel familiar to any other RPG Maker game, the visuals, music, and atmosphere are all refreshingly different.”
- “While the controls inevitably feel familiar to any other RPG Maker game, the rest of it – gameplay, visuals, music, atmosphere – is all refreshingly different.”
- “As far as the artwork, it is very well done, for both dialog and h-scenes.”
- “I like the steampunk theme and the makers managed to have the art style consistent throughout the game.”
grinding
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding aspect in the game is noted to be somewhat necessary, particularly at the beginning, but it becomes less burdensome as players acquire gold and skills. While some players found enjoyment in leveling up and resource farming, many criticized the repetitive map, lackluster side-quests, and dull combat, suggesting that the grinding may detract from the overall experience. Overall, the grinding is seen as a mixed bag, offering both a means of progression and a source of frustration.
- “I got more entertainment out of grinding levels and looking for scrap to upgrade my equipment, and in a h-game that's a bad sign.”
- “There are some interesting concepts like the steam meter and effective lack of leveling due to the gear that you upgrade through resource farming, but by and large the map is monotonous, the side-quests are thin, and the combat is boring as hell.”
- “Took around 7 hours in vanilla, seeing both endings (difference in last steps of game) with around 1 hour of farming.”
character development
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
40%
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Character development in the game has received mixed feedback; while the main character, Sophie, is noted for having a more engaging story and design compared to previous titles, some reviewers feel that overall character development is lacking, particularly in animations and battle representations. The art quality is praised, enhancing the experience despite criticisms of dull sex scenes and minimal effort in certain aspects of character portrayal.
- “+ Clymenia has the top art; this game looks good in every possible way, the steam city, the character design, it's all phenomenal.”
- “Love the main character design.”
- “Not to mention the animations and character design seemed to have hardly any effort put into them; we just see in battle mode a blown-up version of the sprite that was on the map.”
- “The story of Sophie is a tad more interesting than some of their characters from previous works, and there seems to be a bit more character development throughout the story.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its captivating steampunk aesthetic, which enhances the overall experience with a rich industrial city feel. Players appreciate the unique visuals, art quality, and immersive music that contribute to a refreshing and engaging gameplay loop, despite familiar RPG Maker controls.
- “The atmosphere and the steampunk aesthetic were really nice; all the different cases were really cool, and the gameplay loop was enjoyable too.”
- “While the controls inevitably feel familiar to any other RPG Maker game, the rest of it – gameplay, visuals, music, atmosphere – is all refreshingly different.”
- “The art the game uses with the RPG Maker engine is seen in several other RPGs, but it features a well-crafted steampunk atmosphere on each map, giving a real and industrial city feeling to every corner and alley.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its humor, featuring numerous hilarious situations and enjoyable side quests that enhance the overall experience. The storyline also contributes to the comedic tone, although some players noted the protagonist's disfigured feet in certain images as a minor drawback.
- “Overall, it's an easy game to enjoy, with quite a few hilarious situations and a lot of interesting scenes to unlock.”
- “The side quests are also very enjoyable with how humorous they can be.”
- “The storyline is quite funny too.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has limited replayability, though players generally enjoyed their experience.
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's optimization is noted to be somewhat underutilized, but players find the detective work engaging and enjoy the skill upgrade system, which enhances both detective and combat performance, despite it being a bit time-consuming.
- “While a little underutilized, the actual detective work portion of the game is pretty fun, and upgrading your skills to improve your performance in both that and combat is satisfying, if somewhat time-consuming.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is criticized for its instability, featuring numerous bugs and issues with dialogue and translations that detract from the overall experience.
- “A buggy game with poor dialogue and choppy translations.”

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