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2022PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive−60 % 10.25 € 4.10 €

An indie detective game where you play a tester in a police talent-selection system, solving cases under the system's rules. The focus is on puzzles and deduction.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for CaseCracker are CaseCracker2, The Operator and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes CaseCracker special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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CaseCracker2

95 %Match

2024PCSteam Deck playable90 % positive−40 % 12.25 € 7.35 €

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

An indie detective game in which you use the CaseCracker system at Chicheng police station to solve cases after a colleague mysteriously vanishes. The focus is on puzzles, investigation and deduction.

The Operator

Linear, curated structure

You play a remote operator at a government agency's computer, solving criminal cases by analyzing evidence inside a simulated desktop interface and drawing deductions. The appeal is in researching, connecting clues, and the plot twists.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Puzzles and brain teasers

A detective adventure based on the TV series where you play a new recruit on the Las Vegas team, combing crime scenes, collecting evidence with authentic tools, and piecing together cases.

The List

Linear, curated structure

You play a special agent digging through a police database to solve the puzzling death of a young man three years after the fact. It relies on research and deduction rather than action.

Alex Hunter: Lord of the Mind

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play private investigator Alex Hunter, searching for a vanished professor in a point-and-click adventure. Puzzles and detective work drive this small indie mystery.

TR-49

Linear, curated structure

A narrative deduction game that blends puzzle solving with the feel of an audio drama. From the makers of Heaven's Vault and Overboard!, it focuses on listening, dialogue and piecing together clues.

A Normal Lost Phone

Puzzles and brain teasers

You find a stranger's smartphone and dig through its messages, apps and photos to uncover their secrets. A short, empathetic narrative that unfolds through small puzzles.

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