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Hope in the City

17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.

★ LEGION WAS HERE ★ THE ROOTTREES ARE DEAD ★ MIND DIVER ★ OPEN ROADS ★ A CASE OF FRAUD ★ DAHLIA VIEW ★ NANCY DREW®: DANGER BY DESIGN ★ NANCY DREW®: GHOST DOGS OF MOON LAKE ★ NANCY DREW®: MESSAGE IN A HAUNTED MANSION ★ ALEX HILL: WHISPERS AT WHITE OAK INN ★ NANCY DREW®: TREASURE IN THE ROYAL TOWER ★ PENELOPE PENDRICK AND THE ART OF DECEIT ★ WE ♥ IT 
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The Roottrees are Dead

96% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

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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A Case of Fraud

96% 👍 OF 636
About This Game

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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Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

91% 👍 OF 313
About This Game

Hunt for Clues on the Trail of a Pack of Phantom Hounds!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get thrown into a shack and race to escape before it burns you alive.
  • …survive a midnight attack when ghost dogs come 'round and hit the cabin.
  • …fall through a rotten cabin floorboard and die instantly.
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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn

93% 👍 OF 398
About This Game

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.

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Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

97% 👍 OF 630
About This Game

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