Ashes of Holloway Bay
Cold Case Inc · 2026 · Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Crime, Adventure
PC
2 user reviews100% · 2
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About Ashes of Holloway Bay
CASE FILE HB-2023-041
STATUS: ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONOn the night of April 15th, 2023, a deliberate fire tore through 17 Seacliff Road, Holloway Bay. Three lives lost. One survivor was pulled from the flames.You have been granted full access to the Holloway Bay Police Department’s restricted evidence system.Examine police reports, fire department logs, witness interviews, digital messages, post-mortem findings, and a partially recovered hard drive containing archived footage that may rewrite the entire case.Navigate an interactive case file interface: open folders, zoom into photographs, listen to interview recordings, crack password-protected partitions, and cross-reference evidence in the comparison viewer.Every piece of media is real evidence. Every decision builds your theory.At the end, submit your official report naming the individual responsible. One correct conclusion closes the case. The wrong one leaves it open.Ashes of Holloway Bay is a single-player narrative mystery built like a real investigation. No hand-holding. No timers. Just you, the files, and the truth hidden in the details.- Fully interactive evidence system with zoomable images, playable videos, audio transcripts, and a functional password-protected HDD
- Multiple paths through the case, review evidence in any order
- Final report system with official resolution
- Atmospheric dark police UI with authentic case-file presentation
- Rich original writing and real-feeling documentation
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Not my normal go to kind of game, but thoroughly enjoyed this game. Was extremely interesting going through all the evidence and information collated. overall around 90 minutes to crack this one, but the last 20 or so was trying to work out the password needed ;) Overall really gripping, good fun and hope more case files come in time. Would be cool if another case could be developed off the back of this, as it seems to be an area with some very odd characters.3 found this helpful
short game but interesting to go through, especially with the evidence. Took me about half an hour to figure out the password, but I did enjoy doing it.2 found this helpful
Very short, dont pay anything near full price for it! Still interesting, not difficult, but absorbing. It's all reading, very straightforward. I wish there had been an actual investigation data base where you can search for information.
I had a lot of fun going through this! All the evidence and the UI were laid out so nicely, and I loved having the spot for taking notes always on screen for me. The mystery was fun to go through. I'm still not sure if I'm fully satisfied with who the murderer ended up being. [spoiler] I personally thought the land lady was not eliminated as a suspect due to the fire insurance policy she took out on the property. In the policy, it said she would not get the insurance payout from arson, BUT only if it was shown the policy holder, the tenant, or someone the policy holder knew was going to commit the arson had done it. So, if I read things correctly, that means she WOULD get the payout in the case of arson, given it was not proven she had been involved in the crime in some way. Thus, from my perspective she had the biggest motive to start the fire if she thought she could get away with it. She had no logical reason to take out a new insurance policy she could not afford right before planning to sell the property. And, the end game said the only person who didn't know the family had ended up not going away was the culprit. But, unless I missed something, the land lady ALSO did not k…
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