Free to playGarisani Detective Agency
A two-player deduction game set in 1990s Korea: one of you is a living brother, the other his ghost sister. You take cases from the living and the dead, trade clues across two different views of the world, and pin the truth together on the case board.
Is Garisani Detective Agency worth it?
Garisani Detective Agency is worth it if…
- you want a short co-op mystery to finish with one friend in an evening
- you like comparing notes, where each of you knows something the other does not
- you like 1990s detective stories with pagers, payphones, and ghosts
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A brother, a ghost, and two halves of every clue
One player walks the streets, talks to people, and turns over crime scenes. The other slips through hidden spaces a human cannot reach and answers in whispers instead of words. Neither of you sees the whole case, so the fun is in the retelling: what did you find behind that door, and what did the witness just tell you over the payphone. You drop both halves onto the shared case board until the shape of the truth shows through.
Four cases in an analog Korea
Pagers, payphones, and paper notes set the pace. Four stages wait, each a self-contained case with its own cast and puzzles, and the stories link together toward the reason behind the sister's death. The logic stays gentle rather than punishing, with direct hints when you stall, so a two-to-three-hour evening with a friend carries you from first interview to final answer. Cartoony retro art keeps even the ghost story light on its feet.
Good to know?
How do you actually solve a case together?
You each gather your own evidence, then talk it through and place it on the case board to connect motive, means, and truth. The game has no built-in voice chat, so plan to call your partner or sit side by side with two machines.
Can you play it solo?
It is built as a real-time game for two, with separate human and ghost roles that only work when both sides share what they see. Bring a partner for the full effect.
How long is it, and how hard are the puzzles?
Expect around two to three hours across four cases. The deduction leans approachable, with hints on hand, so you spend more time swapping theories than being stuck.
