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CaseCracker
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“Very fun and challenging. The feeling you get when you finally solve the case is extremely euphoric. So far, the cases are interesting with a seemingly overarching story-line. (Currently at Case 4) Though I have to say the hint system, seriously sucks. Most of the time it…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Pretty good detective/puzzle game. Gets really tough at times, and I've had to use a few hints here and there. Only real negative so far is that the English translation is a little sloppy at times. A few grammatical mistakes here and there. Not enough to give you headaches…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I'm marking positive because Steam doesn't have a middle-of-the-road option. Most of the game is genuinely good and enjoyable, but the ending is downright absurd and turned this game from a reasonable puzzle game into nonsense dream logic. Expecting people to remember things…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Feature Improvements, Chinese/English Text Optimization, and Bug Fixes
Optimized the excerpt feature to improve the stability and display of excerpted content.Optimized the text selection and copy feature for a smoother selection and copying experience.Added a save backu
Explanation and Apology Regarding the Save Data Bug
Explanation and Apology Regarding the Save Data BugAfter yesterday’s update, some players reported save data issues after restarting the game. These issues may prevent players from entering the game o
Fixed a bug where summary content could not be saved.
Fixed a bug where summary content could not be saved.
CaseCracker 3.0 is out now! Limited-time discounts and bundle deals available!
Since the release of CaseCracker in 2022, we would not have come this far without the support and companionship of every player along the way.To celebrate the launch, CaseCracker 3 is available at a l
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Text-Based · Detective · Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Hacking · RPG · Word Game · 2D · Story Rich · Strategy · Simulation · Typing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English |
| Achievements | 27 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card