Free to playUnsolved Case A One-Hour Case for Two
You and your co-op friends each see half the clues, so you have to talk through codes, riddles and locked boxes to catch the Cryptic Killer. Short, chatty and built for one focused night of solving.
Is Unsolved Case worth it?
Unsolved Case is worth it if…
- you and a friend want co-op games built around talking things through
- you like escape-room puzzles with codes, symbols and locked boxes
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Half the clues each, one case to crack
You play as Ally and Old Dog, split up and looking at different screens. One of you has the symbols, the other has the order they go in. One of you sees the locked box, the other sees how to open it.
That split is the whole game. You point, describe what is in front of you, and piece together codes and riddles left by the Cryptic Killer. A built-in notebook lets you scribble notes right over the scene when numbers and patterns start piling up. Voice chat is essential, and the puzzles land in a fair middle ground: clear enough to keep moving, tricky enough to make you talk.
A noir comic you solve your way through
The case starts with a locked box on the doorstep and a question: was the killer locked up in Anagram Asylum the wrong guy, or is this a copycat? From there you move through hand-drawn locations with a comic-book noir look, colorful rather than grim.
It is a standalone prequel to the Cryptic Killer series, complete in about 30 to 60 minutes. That makes it an easy pick for co-op games night: one sitting, one mystery, and a straight path from clue to clue. Finish it and you will know exactly whether you want the longer games that follow.
Good to know before you team up?
Can you play it solo?
No, not really. It is made for exactly two players, each with half of every puzzle. Without a partner describing their side, the codes and riddles have missing pieces.
How long does it take?
Around 30 to 60 minutes for a focused run. It is a complete little case, sized for a single session rather than several nights.
Do you need to know the other games first?
No. This is a prequel that goes back to where the Cryptic Killer story began, with the locked box, the asylum backstory and the two detectives. It works on its own and sets up the paid series if you want more.
