A Case of Fraud (2025)

Developer: Hesperus Games
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 442 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a slow, deliberate detective game where you pore over documents and cross-reference clues in a binder.

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What players say

A short Roottrees-style deduction game that takes a couple of hours to solve. Players enjoy the pet-naming twist and the office gossip, but many find the murder mystery itself underwhelming and the final deductions less satisfying than the initial identification puzzles.

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