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No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have a hard time knowing what to write here. I certainly recommend the game, but it was confusing and admittedly a bit frustrating. However, I am convinced that the confusion was worthwhile. I don't want to say much…”
“So so good! Really innovative detective game, thoroughly enjoyed. Great way to spend an afternoon. Two notes to the developers for future patches: 1) There's a mistranslation in the English version on a dialogue box…”
“Very interesting VN. The gameplay was awesome and unlike anything I have played before! Very well made indie! Look forward to more like this perchance.”
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“"I spent 5 dollars on an indie game and it left me speachless, heartbroken, but so, so so hopeful."”
“No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a pretty interesting indie game, it follows a detective trying to solve their only unsolved case, you play through the game by sifting through dialogue and matching the order and…”
“wow, this game surprised me! short and sweet, it kept my attention the whole time and at the end i teared up a bit. give it a shot!”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It throws a lot of information at you really fast with little explanation on game mechanics. If you're terrible with Korean names and don't have patience for never-ending walls of dialogue text, do not get this game ...…”
“A beautiful and unique game that has you reconstruct a mystery by taking testimony and attaching it to the right speaker and putting it back in order. It's a brief experience, and I recommend you set aside an evening,…”
“a gorgeous and heartwrenching little game! best experienced in one go if possible ui design was amazing , art was amazing, story was amazing!”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A short and sweet puzzle game. I really enjoyed the UI for this one and found that it struck a great balance of hints and letting you solve the mystery on your own. The story was also well balanced for me, not too heavy…”
“What an utterly fantastic little game! The mechanics were, for me, wholly new in any detective game I've ever played. I have subsequently seen the "ordering" of testimony in a few more games but not nearly as well done.…”
“很久没有玩到红了眼眶的游戏了 一玩完就忍不住冲去找对象和他说了一遍故事 游戏制作组是韩国人，我们都一致认为是可以翻拍成韩剧的剧情 就是韩国编剧特擅长的案中案、反转剧，又十分煽情的故事 【无剧透repo】 故事描述一名已经是奶奶年纪的退休警察 在她的职涯中，只发生了一件悬而未决的案件：失踪女孩犀源悬案 在她的眼前，出现了一位像“审判官”的角色，似乎要为了这宗悬案审她的罪，但她已老得记忆混乱…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A short but very beautiful, heartwrenching game.”
“The game was short, but I thought it was very well done. For such a limited scope, the characters seemed fleshed out and I wasn't left with any lingering confusion. Sometimes I think short games/stories can leave more…”
“wonderful game, just long enough in my opinion. better to know nothing when going in, so just buy it :)”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a pretty interesting indie game, it follows a detective trying to solve their only unsolved case, you play through the game by sifting through dialogue and matching the order and…”
“[h1] OVERALL [/h1] No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a very well-written game that highly increases your uneasiness regarding a missing child's case. The game itself revolves around you reading and organizing unsorted…”
“I wish this game is longer. A sweet and touching puzzle game, with refreshingly unique approach to connecting the clues and pieces. The first ending was good enough for me, but the second ending made me gasp. Beautiful…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This was a fascinating short game. The UI is a little clunky and could have used some additional guidance, but the unpeeling of the story layer by later was a riveting experience. The characters are interesting, and the…”
“It throws a lot of information at you really fast with little explanation on game mechanics. If you're terrible with Korean names and don't have patience for never-ending walls of dialogue text, do not get this game ...…”
“A Good Detective Puzzle Game took a while to sort everything and the UI can be a little frustrating but overall a great story.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“So so good! Really innovative detective game, thoroughly enjoyed. Great way to spend an afternoon. Two notes to the developers for future patches: 1) There's a mistranslation in the English version on a dialogue box…”
“It throws a lot of information at you really fast with little explanation on game mechanics. If you're terrible with Korean names and don't have patience for never-ending walls of dialogue text, do not get this game ...…”
“Recommend against for American English speakers. The art style makes it hard to distinguish the characters apart, and the events of the plot could never reasonably occur under our legal system and culture. It is still…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Normally I would publish a review of the game in my native language, but that won’t be the case this time. This single time I want to publish it in English, that is a widely spoken language that basically almost every…”
“I'm still not sure what to think about this game, but purely because of how little time you spend in it for the price you pay, I can't recommend it. The gameplay is... confusing. After a while, when you unlock all the…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm still not sure what to think about this game, but purely because of how little time you spend in it for the price you pay, I can't recommend it. The gameplay is... confusing. After a while, when you unlock all the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A detective reflects on the case of a missing girl, and tries to untangle the memories that have haunted her about this case. I think this game easily falls into the category of "try to not know too much before going in," and I really enjoyed going in blind. I loved the design…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a surreal, intimate and quietly heartbreaking detective story that proves you do not need spectacle to leave a scar. Almost entirely text-based, it transforms investigation into an emotional autopsy that lingers long after the case is closed. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Great game, short but really beautiful. Heavily recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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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.
Original Goods!
The first-ever original merchandise lineup features 3 types for a total of 5 items. We've planned goods that fans will want to collect! T-Shirt (Key Art) - Featuring the striking key art that defines
Additional Language Support (Vietnamese)
Hello, Jellyfish~! finally supports Vietnamese! The Vietnamese translation was done by Nguyễn Minh. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Nguyễn Minh for taking the time and effort just beca
Additional Language Support (Italian)
Hello, everyone! With this update, No Case Should Remain Unsolved finally supports the Italian language. The Italian translation was done by Giorgio Catania, Founder of Excaliber(website). Giorgio und
I've got the Best Game Design Award at Tokyo Game Show 2024!!!
“No Case Should Remain Unsolved” was exhibited at the Tokyo Game Show 2024, held at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo from Sept. 26-30, 2024. The Tokyo Game Show has a section called “Selected Indie 80” to supp
Additional Language Support (Spanish[Spain])
Hi, I'm Somi. As promised, I'm working on making No Case Should Remain Unsolved available in more languages. With this update, you can finally play NCSRU in Spanish (Spain)! A big thank you to Judit J
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Visual Novel · Investigation · Point & Click · Adventure · Story Rich · Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics · Text-Based · Immersive Sim · Multiple Endings (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Indonesian, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Vietnamese |
| Achievements | 9 |
| Official site | https://somigames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Storage: 120 MB available space