A Case of Distrust (2018)

The Wandering Ben

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS

3.21 from 38 ratings

878 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 653 backlogged · 34 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h · 100% 3h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground speakeasies, smoke-filled billiard halls, classic barber shops, and more. Catch suspects in lies by using evidence, statements, and your wits. Intrinsic challenges face our heroine, as she struggles against a pushback on emancipation, … Read more
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground speakeasies, smoke-filled billiard halls, classic barber shops, and more. Catch suspects in lies by using evidence, statements, and your wits. Intrinsic challenges face our heroine, as she struggles against a pushback on emancipation, leading to many doubts, both internal and external. Uncover the truth in a mystery full of deception! Read less
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Release dates

  • Feb 08, 2018 (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 20, 2018 (North_America) Nintendo Switch
  • Oct 25, 2019 (Worldwide) iOS
  • Oct 29, 2019 (Worldwide) iOS
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Eerp

Review Eerp 4/5 · Apr 10, 2020

Short and Sweet

I really enjoyed the story, the setting, the characterizations, and the fact that you were in and out in 3 hours.

I thought the visuals were striking and took advantage of its tiny team and did the most with its minimalist design.

I will say if you are looking for a GAME game this is not it. It is a …

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I really enjoyed the story, the setting, the characterizations, and the fact that you were in and out in 3 hours.

I thought the visuals were striking and took advantage of its tiny team and did the most with its minimalist design.

I will say if you are looking for a GAME game this is not it. It is a story and you participate in it by selecting bits of text to either catch people in lies or unlock new information to use to catch people in lies.

The writing is researched and interesting and well done but writing is all there is and reading is all there is to do. If you need more from an experience you will not get that here.

My only wish is that they added something to show when you had presented someone with something already so I knew what I had already asked each person and what I had not asked about with each person. I guess that would cut down the difficulty but it would also make it easier to juggle who I said what to.

Also, voice acting would have been nice.

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ATadMad

Review ATadMad 4/5 · May 8, 2018

Surprising

I was pleasantly surprised by this short indie game. The writing is fantastic and I actually didn't expect the ending. The music, the graphics and the clear research that has gone into what it was like living during this time period made it all the more engrossing. Loved the fact that we got to play as a female detective during …

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I was pleasantly surprised by this short indie game. The writing is fantastic and I actually didn't expect the ending. The music, the graphics and the clear research that has gone into what it was like living during this time period made it all the more engrossing. Loved the fact that we got to play as a female detective during a time when women couldn't be anything. Hoping for a sequel.

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