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Homicide Desk

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66%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
66% User Score Based on 53 reviews

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About Homicide Desk

Homicide Desk is a single player casual platformer game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Shu'la Lab LLC and was released on September 1, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In Homicide Desk you work a homicide the way a real detective's desk works: a case file lands, a short list of suspects, and a screen full of tools. No waypoints, no glowing clues, no cutscenes telling you what to think. Read the evidence, run the lab, and question your suspects in your own words — then decide who you're willing to charge. Get it right and the case closes. Get it wrong and Intern…

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Reviews

66%Audience ScoreBased on 53 reviews
atmosphere2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Unique and immersive detective gameplay allowing free-form typed interrogations, which adds realism and freedom in questioning suspects.
  • Engaging investigative mechanics that require players to carefully examine, organize, and connect evidence to build a convincing case.
  • Promising concept with meaningful consequences for decisions, replayability through varied culprit variants, and ongoing developer support with new cases planned.
  • AI-generated suspect responses often contain inconsistencies, irrelevant or repeated answers, and sometimes break immersion, reducing interrogation quality.
  • Gameplay is sometimes hindered by bugs, poor UI elements like finicky evidence boards, tedious timers limiting questioning opportunities, and unintuitive or costly in-game economy systems.
  • Cases currently lack complexity and variety, with predictable motives and culprits making investigations less challenging and sometimes too straightforward.

  • gameplay

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique, engaging mystery and detective mechanics, incorporating diverse case elements like forensics and database use, though some find it less dynamic and sometimes repetitive compared to advertised videos. Criticisms include restrictive question limits requiring microtransactions, a heavy reliance on text input best suited for keyboard controls, and a repetitive narrative pattern in cases. While the core gameplay is smooth and appealing to puzzle fans, some feel it lacks depth and variety, with room for refinement.

    • “This is an incredibly interesting and unique game and I truly love the gameplay.”
    • “As someone who's played a decent amount of mystery/detective games (Ace Attorney, Cyberman Hunt, Orwell) and puzzle games, I actually quite enjoyed myself with this game and its core gameplay mechanics.”
    • “Each case brought in new core gameplay elements, ranging from forensics, accessing databases, using UV lights, etc.”
    • “It has some mechanics that just make the game annoying such as only getting 10 questions before the interview ends, with the two ways to overcome this being paying $10 to halve the wait time (5 mins to 2:30 mins) or paying $150 to get 10 extra questions.”
    • “It doesn't look like the gameplay video that is advertised; it's a bit similar but not as animated and honestly a lot less enjoyable than the video shown. It would be a decent game if some things were tweaked.”
    • “Love the premise of this game and the gameplay mechanics; however, every case so far seems to follow the same motive: 'person A was going to expose person B, so person B killed person A.' I hoped for different perpetrators and motives in later cases, but it remained repetitive.”

  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The story is generally well-crafted and engaging, featuring multiple interactive elements and interesting character-driven narratives. However, some users noted that the storylines tend to be too similar, and the AI occasionally deviates from the intended hand-written storyline, taking unexpected liberties.

    • “Thank you developers for a well crafted storyline and design.”
    • “Lots of things to interact with and engaging story lines.”
    • “One of the characters made up a story about working with someone else at a roofing job in the past, another claimed the victim was a ship hand.”
    • “The creators said that the AI model goes based off a hand-written storyline but appears to be taking more liberties than they intended.”
    • “The other issue I had was that the storylines were too similar.”

  • grinding

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

    Grinding in the game is often seen as tedious and annoying, involving repetitive tasks such as triggering specific dialogue instances in precise ways. While it adds a layer of challenge, it can become confusing and feel like artificial time-gating, leading to frustration and downtime for players.

    • “This can be tedious because even if you solved that part of the puzzle, you'd need to trigger the specific instance to fulfill the requisite for the arrest warrant through a specific way (i.e., asking one person in an interrogation about the evidence even when you discovered it via another person).”
    • “This is just annoying and tedious as I understand that the game wants you to have some pressure and to not just be able to do as you please, but all it means is that when I run out I wait 5 mins on my phone so I can continue asking questions.”
    • “This is fun but kind of confusing and can be tedious.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere is immersive and computer-centric, effectively simulating the experience of working on a real case file through observation, organization, and logical deduction. Additionally, detailed elements like the Ravenport police workstation enhance the overall mood and authenticity.

    • “Its computer-centered presentation gives it the atmosphere of working a real case file, with progress depending primarily on observation, organization, and logical deduction rather than following obvious objective markers.”
    • “The Ravenport police workstation also has plenty of atmospheric touches.”

  • replayability

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

    Replayability is enhanced by varying key elements of the mystery's solution, offering a stronger incentive for repeated play compared to typical detective games, which usually have limited replay value once solved.

    • “Replay value is another promising component.”
    • “Detective games traditionally have limited replayability once their mysteries are solved, so changing important elements of the solution gives this one a stronger reason for repeat investigations.”

  • optimization

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

    The game's optimization is limited, with no official Steam Deck verification, so handheld players should not expect a fully optimized experience.

    • “There is no strong basis to treat the game as officially Steam Deck verified, so prospective handheld players should not assume a completely optimized experience.”

  • stability

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

    The game exhibits notable stability issues, with frequent bugs reported by users that impact the overall experience.

    • “The game is quite buggy and unstable.”
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Play Times

5h Median play time
5h Average play time
4-5h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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Homicide Desk is a casual platformer game with mystery theme. Common tags for Homicide Desk include indie, 2d, immersive sim, detective, immersive and others.

Homicide Desk is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Homicide Desk.

Homicide Desk was released on September 1, 2026.

Homicide Desk was developed by Shu'la Lab LLC.

Homicide Desk has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Homicide Desk for its atmosphere but disliked it for its gameplay.

Homicide Desk is a single player game.

Similar games include Vaudeville, Interrogation: You will be deceived, Lucifer Within Us, Night Call, Shadows of Doubt and others.