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A Case of Distrust

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First release
Feb 08, 2018
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Drama, Mystery, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch

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!

Also known as ACaseOfDistrustPC.exe

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Storyline
PC Malone takes her freshly rolled cigarette, sticks it in her mouth, and lights it. She exhales blue smoke and, looking through it, spots the stack of papers near her desk — all old cases from the force that she’d quit long ago. She begins to wonder about her future as a private investigator. Whether the modern world will ever give her more than just thankless adultery cases. Emancipation still has a long way to go. More smoke fills her lungs and she sighs another plume. “Is this life worth what I’ve given up?”, she wonders. “Maybe I should help Green…”Read more

PC Malone takes her freshly rolled cigarette, sticks it in her mouth, and lights it. She exhales blue smoke and, looking through it, spots the stack of papers near her desk — all old cases from the force that she’d quit long ago. She begins to wonder about her future as a private investigator. Whether the modern world will ever give her more than just thankless adultery cases. Emancipation still has a long way to go. More smoke fills her lungs and she sighs another plume. “Is this life worth what I’ve given up?”, she wonders. “Maybe I should help Green…”

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 08, 2018
Mac
Feb 08, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Sep 20, 2018
All 5 release dates
iOS
Oct 25, 2019
iOS
Oct 29, 2019
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 12
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
investigation, story driven, 1920s, private detective, digital distribution
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