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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified53 % positive−90 % ~~19.99 €~~ 1.99 €

A detective game where a procedural crime generator creates fresh crime scenes each time, which you investigate and solve by piecing the clues together.

Puzzles and brain teasers
Dark, serious atmosphere

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Best alternative overall: Unheard 91% match – Puzzles and brain teasers
Newest alternative: The Operator 86% match – released 2024

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Unheard

91 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable95 % positive5.69 €

As a time-traveling detective who can only rely on sound, you eavesdrop on conversations at past crime scenes and piece together the timeline of each case yourself. An unusual, audio-driven mystery with non-linear storytelling.

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