Underplayed Gems

The Blame (2018)

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Developer
Basic Sloth
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 29 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 37 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slow, methodical investigation where you piece together clues, interview witnesses, and deduce the culprit step by step.

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What players say

Players describe a very short detective game with simple puzzle mechanics: you click on clues and fingerprints from a dossier, then pick the culprit from a list. It is Russian-language only, and the entire experience takes about half an hour. The little desk lamp you must toggle at the start of each case is a detail reviewers consistently note.

Screenshots

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