I keep having to remind myself that this game isn’t actually using any of my brain power or expertise. Because the thing is, it FEELS like I’m doing something important, even though I’m really just tapping to post prewritten text messages, and occasionally making a choice about what to say. There’s enough different characters and plot bits to keep me interested. My only gripe is the frequent interruptions requiring me to “hack” into some file (ie play a matching game and pass the level) in order to continue the conversation. It was fine early on when passing the levels was easy, but it starts to get hard later, and it’s frustrating that I have to play the game within a game that I’m not interested in over and over and over just to get back to the game I want to play.

I waited a long time to write a review and I usually don’t review games. This game has an amazing concept. Love the story line- I don’t even mind the mini games yet- however they are very hard. I have been stuck on level 23 for a while and still need another star to progress. A few suggestions - have daily deals on coins half off or small packs like unlimited lives for 2 hours plus 50 gold and a few boosts for 5 bucks etc. it would make all the difference. I also obviously haven’t beaten the game yet but i did see from someone else that after you complete this story, there is no more. I am very sad about that. If developers chose to add another story- please restart the levels as they get so hard it would be impossible to continue. I also wouldn’t mind the mini games being a bit more game related. Like maybe connect the colored squares to find clues in a crime scene picture, or just show us a picture and have us solve the crime based off of it etc. I really love the concept of this game but really would like a little more.

When quarantine started I began looking for alternatives to pass the time. I’ve always loved true crime & figured that I’d try out a few of these types of games but this one is about 80% mini games and 20% plot. The minigames increase in difficulty the farther along you are (I’m at level 80) to a point that you’re tempted to spend the money for additional moves or more lives, luckily I’m patient enough to wait it out & eventually end up moving on without any purchases. However, I’m now at the point where I’m about to scrap the game. The plot is no longer compelling and it seems like things are added to just to take up space. You also waste time playing these minigames to be rewarded with a 30 second text exchange that’s not relevant. Also to note is that you’re not actually solving anything, your merely tapping a prewritten response (or choosing between 2) & literally just playing minigames while the story unfolds. I’ve tried out a couple other of these types of games throughout the pandemic & this is by far the least enjoyable for me.

I seriously wanted to love this game, but I just can’t. The story is fun and it seems like it would be great if you could finish it, but it seems improbable without paying for it. The mini-games, which turn out to be the meat of the game, become increasingly difficult and near impossible as you go through the story. You get five lives and you only receive 1 Star for each game. There have been literal days of dying five times and waiting to regenerate health to try again, only to die again all five times. I have been on level 53 for about a week now and unable to beat the level. The game seems to provide all the wrong blocks needed over and over again and I have legitimately lost interest in the game over it. Note to the Devs: I get the idea of increasing difficulty, but the games have to be winnable. If you want to charge for the game, just charge for the game. Don’t make it impossible without micro purchases. It would also be a good idea to provide more stars depending on moves remaining. One per go makes this game take way too long.