A Case of Distrust

Details

Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 6/22/2024 16:57:05
Modified 6/22/2024 17:49:36
Completion Status Not Played
Library Steam
Source Steam
Platform PC (Windows)
Release Date 2/8/2018
Community Score 69
Critic Score 79
User Score
Genre Adventure
Indie
Point-and-click
Puzzle
Developer The Wandering Ben
Publisher Serenity Forge
Feature Single Player
Links Steam
Official
Twitter
iPhone
Itch
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Description

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!

Features

  • A hardboiled mystery, working past deceptive characters towards the truth
  • 1924 San Francisco with historically accurate details
  • Saul Bass inspired visuals and scene transitions
  • Finger-snapping music that gives style to the roaring 20s
  • Themes of poverty, racism, and emancipation that tie into contemporary issues