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As a police-database test subject, search records by keyword, connect scattered evidence, and solve linked murder cases.
Released 19 Dec 2022
Search Police Records
Connect Scattered Clues
Rebuild Event Timelines
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
Developed by BlackRobe · Published by BlackRobe
You play as a test subject using a police-integrated database to investigate murder cases. The evidence ranges from receipts and item descriptions to crime-scene records and interrogation transcripts.
Search the database for specific people, places, objects, and events to uncover new leads. Categorize clues and take notes as you connect details, reconstruct events, and submit a case report; hints are available at a cost in Detective Points.
The cases grow more difficult and share connections that can send you back to earlier files to find clues for later investigations. Optional extended mysteries add further puzzles to uncover.
Players who enjoy text-based detective puzzles often praise the active searching and the satisfaction of piecing together evidence, especially when clues link across cases. Some also appreciate the layered story and the challenge of sorting through complex files. Others find the keyword search too exacting, the volume of scattered information difficult to organize, and some clue chains obscure or poorly guided. Opinions on the writing and English localization vary.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 27 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
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