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Games like CaseCracker

2022PC, Steam 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

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In short: Games like CaseCracker

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

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2024PC, Steam Deck playable90 % positive−40 % 12.25 € 7.35 €

Brings what grabs you about CaseCracker: puzzles to figure out, a calm pace and a pure single-player experience.

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.

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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.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Pure single-player experience

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 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.

The List

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Sinking Island

Pure single-player experience

A classic point-and-click whodunit in which you play Inspector Jack Norm, questioning suspects, gathering evidence and comparing fingerprints to solve a murder on an island. A real-time mode adds pressure by making the investigation a race against the clock.

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill

Linear, curated structure

You step into the shoes of amateur sleuth Nancy Drew and crack a murder case from a first-person view, questioning suspects, solving puzzles and gathering clues. As the opening entry of a long-running point-and-click series, it leans on atmosphere and deduction.

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