A Case of Distrust
An Open Ben · 2018 · Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Detective, Mystery
Compare prices in Official Stores
Compare prices in Keyshops
Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.
Screenshots
About A Case of Distrust
Play as 1920s private investigator Phyllis Malone, interrogating suspects and catching them in lies using evidence and deduction across Prohibition-era San Francisco's speakeasies and back alleys. This gorgeously hand-drawn noir mystery stands out for its sharp writing, historically grounded storytelling that grapples with racism and women's struggles, and Saul Bass-inspired visual style that perfectly captures the era.
Critical Reception
- "Perfect video game noir... 9/10" - Polygon
- "Impressed me with its nuanced, careful construction" - Newsweek
- "Stunning two-dimensional silhouettes" - PC Gamer
- "Beautiful noirish graphics... suspenseful mystery" - Vogue Magazine
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
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game was fine, but pretty boring and very little of the choose your own adventure it is tagged as. $14.99 is way too much. $4.99 would probably be fine, but even then I don't know. I isn't bad, the transitions are cool, but it just didn't feel worth the time or money.1 found this helpful
Quit pretty quickly because it's dialogue driven and the dialogue immediately annoyed me
好玩，总体是顺理成章又吸引人的推理。
A low-pace, ease-you-into-gaming level of simplicity, combines with a unique art style to bring you into the 1920's, to click through a short private investigation. The achievements are a checklist of the game content, and it can be completed in about 2-4 hours. Click everything and use all your clues on everyone to see how they react. Might require a second playthough if you miss some clues early on. Pretty standard completion; 5/7.
A short and stylish detective adventure. This game offers strong dialogue and well-written characters. The artstyle is very uniqe and fitting, but I wish the music was used in a more interesting way. The investigation mechanics are pretty interesting and I wish there were even more ways to use the information you gather. You might be able to finish this game in one sitting, but the experience with stay with you for a long time afterwards. Even though the game is short, there is some optional content, which is as enjoyable as the main story. I would be interested in another story with this protagonist in the future.
Worth it on sale for the music alone, but it is fairly short and not keen on offering much in the way of guidance. Shame it got a small cliffhanger that never went nowhere, as the developer disappeared... Really can't recommend it at full price, for that money I bought The Walking Dead Definitive Edition + Mass Effect Legendary Edition for almost 200 hours of narrative gold.
Community reviews
0 reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.
