Art of Murder - The Secret Files overview

City Interactive S.A. | Feb 27, 2009 | game

Released

1players observed · 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC

Adventure Hidden Object Steam Store

Latest observed players1 · 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)1,980
Revenue (VGI)$6,082
Review score14% positive

Art of Murder - The Secret Files dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players1 · 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)1,980
Revenue (VGI)$6,082
Review score14% positive
Total reviews101
Release dateFeb 27, 2009
DeveloperCity Interactive S.A.
PublisherCity Interactive S.A.

Genres: Adventure

Company pages: Developer: City Interactive S.A.Publisher: City Interactive S.A.

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Game overview

Overview

Art of Murder - The Secret Files comes from City Interactive S.A. and is published by City Interactive S.A.. It arrived on Steam on Feb 27, 2009, 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

Art of Murder - The Secret Files's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 14% positive across 101 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Art of Murder - The Secret Files is available in 4 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanPolish

3 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, and usk

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+	2 GB RAM	GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870)	300 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+	2 GB RAM	GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870)	1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Art of Murder - The Secret Files has sold up to 1,980 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,082. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Art of Murder - The Secret Files overview details

Art of Murder - The Secret Files combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Can you solve the case? Top FBI investigator Nicole Bonnet always get the tough cases! Help her to uncover the clues and solve the case behind a terrible murder and a mysterious kidnapping. While working in Mexico and aiding in the fight against the Mexican drug cartels, DEA Specialist Professor J. Brenner was kidnapped by the cartel after an undercover Special Agent was murdered. On her own in Mexico against the powerful cartel, Nicole must identify the kidnappers and rescue the Professor before it is too late! - The return of FBI Agent Nicole Bonnet in her most challenging mystery yet! - Suspenseful storyline and haunting music create and atmosphere of mystery and intrigue! - Hidden object gameplay puts you hot on the heels of the kidnappers - Use your wits! Seemingly easy riddles can throw you off track!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Art of Murder - The Secret Files is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 14% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Art of Murder - The Secret Files
Steam App ID	836860
Type	game
Release date	Feb 27, 2009
Developer	City Interactive S.A.
Publisher	City Interactive S.A.
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Polish
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	1 · 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	14
Negative reviews	87
Total reviews	101
Positive percent	14%
Review type	Very Negative
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	174 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 27, 2009
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC

Overview tags

Adventure Hidden Object

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2010-2018 CI Games S.A., Published by CI Games S.A. Art of Murder: Secret Files is a trademark of CI Games S.A. (formerly City Interactive S.A.). Uses irrKlang Pro Copyright© 2006-2009 Nikolaus Gebhardt / Ambiera e.U. All Rights Reserved. All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/836860
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/836860/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/836860
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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 Art of Murder - The Secret Files?

Art of Murder - The Secret Files's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:17:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 3 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Art of Murder - The Secret Files 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 Art of Murder - The Secret Files?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40%), Germany (13.3%), Philippines (6.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.4%), Germany (10.8%), China (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.8%), Germany (11.2%), China (5.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.4%), Germany (9.6%), China (7.9%). 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 Art of Murder - The Secret Files?

Art of Murder - The Secret Files currently sits at 14% positive across 101 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 14 positive reviews and 87 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Art of Murder - The Secret Files have?

Art of Murder - The Secret Files currently has about 182 tracked Steam followers as of 21 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 Art of Murder - The Secret Files?

Art of Murder - The Secret Files is currently listed at $4.99 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

Very Negative

14% positive, 14 positive, 87 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 13 July 2018

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Art of Murder FranchiseBundle #7758 - 25% off$2.96

Art of Murder - The Secret FilesBuy Art of Murder - The Secret Files #260915$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/10 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX 9.0c Additional Notes: mouse, keyboard

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/10 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX 9.0c Additional Notes: mouse, keyboard

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