Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine overview

Frogwares | Jan 12, 2022 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC

Casual Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,170
Revenue (VGI)$6,297
Review score64% positive

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,170
Revenue (VGI)$6,297
Review score64% positive
Total reviews36
Release dateJan 12, 2022
DeveloperFrogwares
PublisherFrogwares

Genres: Casual

Company pages: Developer: Frogwares Publisher: Frogwares

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Game overview

Overview

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine comes from Frogwares and is published by Frogwares. It arrived on Steam on Jan 12, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 64% positive across 36 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine is available in 14 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainCzechDanishDutchJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSwedish

5 regional rating boards including pegi, usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	PENTIUM 4 1.5 GHZ/ATHLON XP	512 MB RAM	64 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE	137 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	PENTIUM 4 3.0 GHZ/ATHLON XP	1 GB RAM	256 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE	137 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine has sold up to 1,170 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,297. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine overview details

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Buzz About the Game Save humanity from a nightmarish future in this thrilling Hidden Object adventure! Join the secret Department 42 to track down the cursed and dangerous artifacts that vanished during a mysterious fire at the Grimstone Mansion. As an agent of this department, you will investigate paranormal events and prevent any dangers imminent from the malevolent artifacts. Explore strange locations, solve puzzles, find important clues and confront terrifying situations arising from the black magic power that has been unleashed. - 25 Astonishing locations - 20 Perplexing mini-game puzzles - 9 Fantastic chapters

SteamPulse editorial summary

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 64% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine
Steam App ID	1841040
Type	game
Release date	Jan 12, 2022
Developer	Frogwares
Publisher	Frogwares
Price	$9.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	4
Positive reviews	23
Negative reviews	13
Total reviews	36
Positive percent	64%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 12, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2009. Frogwares Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1841040
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841040/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1841040
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine?

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:12:13 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Philippines (12.5%), Germany (12.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.2%), Germany (9.7%), Australia (8.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43%), Germany (9.6%), United Kingdom (8.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.8%), China (8.8%), Germany (8.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine?

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine currently sits at 64% positive across 36 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 23 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine have?

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine currently has about 119 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine?

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

64% positive, 23 positive, 13 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 12 January 2022

DLC and packages

Department 42: The Mystery of the NineBuy Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine #662386$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: WINDOWS XP SP2/VISTA Processor: PENTIUM 4 1.5 GHZ/ATHLON XP Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 64 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 137 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: WINDOWS XP SP2/VISTA Processor: PENTIUM 4 3.0 GHZ/ATHLON XP Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 137 MB available space

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