Game Details
A Case of Distrust
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Released on: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Developer: The Wandering Ben
Publisher: Serenity Forge
Themes: Historical, Drama, Mystery
Game Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Mac | February 08, 2018 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | February 08, 2018 |
| Nintendo Switch | September 20, 2018 |
| iOS | October 29, 2019 |
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About:
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground speakeasies, smoke-filled billiard halls, classic barber shops, and more. Catch suspects in lies by using evidence, statements, and your wits. Intrinsic challenges face our heroine, as she struggles against a pushback on emancipation, leading to many doubts, both internal and external. Uncover the truth in a mystery full of deception!
Story:
PC Malone takes her freshly rolled cigarette, sticks it in her mouth, and lights it. She exhales blue smoke and, looking through it, spots the stack of papers near her desk — all old cases from the force that she’d quit long ago. She begins to wonder about her future as a private investigator. Whether the modern world will ever give her more than just thankless adultery cases. Emancipation still has a long way to go. More smoke fills her lungs and she sighs another plume. “Is this life worth what I’ve given up?”, she wonders. “Maybe I should help Green…”