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What Awaits, Aleksey?

A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

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Blacksad: Under the Skin

83% 👍 OF 7.0K
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BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate a Missing Boxer
  • …Use Feline Senses
  • …Piece Together Clues
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Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall

93% 👍 OF 334
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Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …investigate a bride's disappearance during a midnight scavenger hunt at an abandoned family estate.
  • …trigger ghostly hallucinations and sudden scare moments as you move through the house and grounds.
  • …choose dialogue options that change what people will admit, and steer the ending based on what you decide to do.
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A Case of Fraud

98% 👍 OF 401
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A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Rebuild the Company Chart
  • …Match Faces to Names
  • …Identify the Office Pets
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The Roottrees are Dead

96% 👍 OF 10K
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A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …scour a late-1990s internet on dial-up, chasing tiny breadcrumb clues until a single maiden name finally clicks.
  • …reconstruct a huge blank family tree by pinning down each person's name, face, job, spouse, and alternate identities.
  • …finish the main mystery, then unlock a second campaign with a whole new investigation into infidelity, scandal, and possible descendants.
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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

97% 👍 OF 595
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Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Question Four Suspects
  • …Snoop Through Carlisle
  • …Solve Artist-Inspired Puzzles
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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn

93% 👍 OF 391
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A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.