Underplayed Gems

Scene Investigators (2023)

Scene Investigators cover
Developer
EQ Studios
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.8 of 5, 1,016 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You methodically observe every detail in grim reconstructed crime scenes, piecing together subtle clues through quiet deduction without hand-holding.

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What players say

Players praise the early cases for trusting them to think, but opinions split sharply on the final case, which many say forces leaps of logic or brute force instead of deduction. The game demands note-taking and works best played with someone else. A few note the lack of answer explanations after solving.

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