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Forensics: Crime Scene Detective

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59%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
59% User Score Based on 144 reviews

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About Forensics: Crime Scene Detective

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is a single player and multiplayer simulation game with mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by Alchemical Works and was released on July 13, 2026. It received neutral reviews from players.

Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.

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59%Audience ScoreBased on 144 reviews
gameplay13 positive mentions
story5 negative mentions
  • The game offers a realistic and authentic forensic investigation experience focusing on evidence collection and analysis rather than detective storytelling, appealing to true crime and forensics enthusiasts.
  • Developers are highly responsive, actively fixing bugs and adding content, showing commitment to improving the game.
  • Gameplay mechanics like fingerprint analysis, digital forensics, ballistics, and evidence documentation provide engaging, methodical challenges that feel immersive and educational.
  • The game suffers from numerous quality-of-life issues such as a cumbersome evidence photography system, inability to carry multiple tools, and excessive back-and-forth running during investigations.
  • Tutorials and UI are often confusing and insufficiently explanatory, making it difficult for players to understand gameplay mechanics and progress requirements without external guides.
  • The current content is limited with repetitive cases, short gameplay, bugs affecting progression, and lack of narrative or varied investigative depth, leading to a feeling of unfinished or early access status.

  • gameplay

    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers an engaging and satisfying core investigation loop with a strong forensic mechanic foundation, making players feel like real crime scene investigators. However, it is often criticized for cumbersome controls, repetitive tasks like frequent backtracking for tools, an unforgiving and unclear photo-taking mechanic, and some awkward UI elements. While the concept is promising and enjoyable, many users hope for improved tutorials, more content, quality-of-life enhancements, and refined mechanics in future updates.

    • “The core gameplay is engaging, satisfying, and genuinely makes you feel like a crime scene investigator.”
    • “The gameplay loop is genuinely enjoyable, and I like the investigative aspect of working through each case.”
    • “Most of these negative reviews don't understand the point of the game and keep pointing at useless issues and bugs which is stupid; the gameplay loop is good and I love the mechanics. My only complaints are that for now taking pictures is a pain, it's too unforgiving and sometimes impossible. For a game that barely launched, I can say it was totally worth my $20.”
    • “A more forgiving detection system, along with a clearer indicator showing when the evidence is properly framed before taking the photo, would make this mechanic much better.”
    • “Overall, the gameplay feels more like mindless repetition than a real investigation.”
    • “The gameplay loop is simple and boring, all you do is collect evidence, test the evidence, and submit your findings, rinse and repeat.”

  • story

    51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    6% positive mentions, 84% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The game's story and case progression receive mixed feedback, with many users finding the narrative lacking depth, cohesion, and variety across missions. While some appreciate the slow-paced, forensic-focused gameplay, the limited number of missions, repetitive tasks, and absence of a compelling overarching story or character development leave many feeling unengaged. Additionally, bugs and mission design issues further detract from the storytelling experience, highlighting a need for more content, polish, and narrative enhancement.

    • “What I like most is that the game doesn't treat you like a detective waiting for the story to hand you the answers.”
    • “Completed the game (4 tutorials and 14 missions) on proton/linux and I had a lot of fun despite some issues and quirks.”
    • “This game's great and slow paced for those just trying to relax yet challenge themselves just enough to feel accomplished after every mission.”
    • “It also feels lacking on the story aspect of each case and pretty repetitive after a few missions.”
    • “There's no story or anything connecting cases, the crime scenes feel like shells of nothingness and completing cases doesn't even feel like you've accomplished anything because again, the analysing is so surface level and most of it is done just waiting for things to decrypt or DNA to run through the sampler.”
    • “What I would recommend to the developers is try to develop a story, add voice lines and cutscenes, add more variation, and liven up the world (it feels way too solitary, add some lab technicians or some police at the crime scene).”

  • grinding

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is generally described as tedious and repetitive, particularly in tasks like fingerprint matching and frequent backtracking for tools. While some appreciate the realistic simulation of slow, careful forensic work, the lack of streamlined tool switching and progression incentives makes the grinding feel monotonous and frustrating.

    • “Sometimes the game is a bit tedious, having to match tons of fingerprints manually and having some of the matches somehow not be correct despite them being exact (which has been worked on, and I'm grateful for that).”
    • “But the game simulated all the tediousness of real life (being slow and careful, and doing the exact same thing over and over) and took out all the fun aspect (deduction).”
    • “The lack of a way to quickly switch between tools like any other game is simply just tedious and annoying.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are generally described as good and visually pleasing, with notable effort evident in the design. However, some users find the graphics decent but not outstanding, and issues like lack of customizable settings and unwanted mouse smoothing can impact the experience. Overall, the visuals are enjoyable but may not fully meet all players' expectations.

    • “The graphics are a treat for the eyes, the sound design is a pleasure to the ears, and searching for evidence is simply enjoyable.”
    • “Visuals are also really good!”
    • “And on top of that, graphically it is also very neat.”
    • “From my experience, I could not find any way to change the graphics settings and on top of that there was obvious mouse smoothing which could not be disabled, making controlling the game a nightmare.”
    • “No realistic graphics in a wannabe realistic simulator.”
    • “The graphics are decent, better than some other job sims, but nothing to write home about.”

  • stability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 83% negative mentions

    The game's stability is mixed, with some users reporting smooth performance and no major bugs, especially on the Steam Deck, while others experience numerous glitches, soft locks, and game-breaking bugs that hinder progress and completion. Tutorials and missions are also criticized for buggy elements and poor design.

    • “Runs great on the Steam Deck as well!”
    • “I found a bunch of annoying and buggy elements in my playthrough.”
    • “Glitches and soft locks require you to repeat things or completely restart and delete the whole save.”
    • “The missions involving fingerprints and their analysis are buggy – even if you do everything perfectly, you won’t be able to complete the map 100 percent.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game offers minimal replayability, with only a few short levels and limited content. While achieving 100% completion requires thorough searching, overall the gameplay experience is brief and provides little incentive for multiple playthroughs.

    • “Getting 100% in each case requires deep searching for evidence, adding significant replay value.”
    • “Little to no replayability.”
    • “Not even an hour of actual gameplay, 4 tutorial levels, only 3 main levels, with zero replayability value.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is well-received for its clever and fresh take on detective-themed role-playing, offering laughs that stand out compared to similar games.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users note that optimization is tied to performance in tutorials and previous cases, and while unlocking new cases can be unclear initially, it is not a major issue once understood.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The atmosphere was widely criticized for feeling empty and lifeless, leaving players disappointed by the lack of immersive or engaging environmental elements.

    • “What disappointed me the most was the empty, lifeless atmosphere.”
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Play Times

3h Median play time
5h Average play time
2-10h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is a simulation game with mystery and thriller themes. Common tags for Forensics: Crime Scene Detective include first-person, psychological, emotional, heist, 3D and others.

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective was released on July 13, 2026.

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective was developed by Alchemical Works.

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Forensics: Crime Scene Detective for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, Scene Investigators, Shadows of Doubt, Autopsy Simulator, Cyber Manhunt and others.