Underplayed Gems

Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition (2021)

Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition cover
Developer
DominiGames
Genres
Adventure, Casual
Rating
4.4 of 5, 40 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A methodical hidden-object and puzzle investigation through a dark, noir-tinged crime story with a first-person perspective.

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What players say

Players say this is one of the longer hidden object games and praise the sharp graphics, varied hidden object scenes, and a grounded Victorian-era story. However, many note the lack of Steam achievements, some puzzles are so counter-intuitive they require a skip, and a few report a bug causing crashes or a blank screen on AMD RX6600 cards.

Screenshots

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