I am innocent

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"I Am Innocent" is an adventure game that offers a stellar story and wonderful game mechanics in an interactive detective thriller. While the game boasts great visuals and humor, it is marred by frequent grinding, annoying ads, and numerous bugs. In this text-based murder mystery, players must investigate and solve the case, putting their detective skills to the test.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

76%

Audience ScoreBased on 9,998 reviews

story1.1k positive mentions

monetization134 negative mentions

Interesting plot and engaging storyline that keeps players hooked.
Unique concept of using a messaging interface to unfold the story.
Challenging puzzles that provide a good mental workout.

Excessive reliance on repetitive mini games to progress the story.
Puzzles can be frustratingly difficult, often requiring luck rather than skill.
In-game currency and lives are limited, leading to a pay-to-win experience.

story
2,293 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is generally praised for its intriguing and engaging narrative, with many players appreciating the unique format of storytelling through text messages and calls. However, the frequent interruptions from challenging mini-games, which players must complete to progress, detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration and a sense of disconnection from the plot. While the storyline captivates many, the balance between story and gameplay is often criticized, with players expressing a desire for more narrative content and less reliance on the mini-game mechanics.
- “The story is well written and keeps you wanting to go further.”
- “The story is intriguing, and draws you in quickly.”
- “Great concept, gripping story, definitely worth getting.”
- “The game looks interesting, but the mini-games in-between the main plot designed to make you spend money to go back to the plot are just ruining your experience.”
- “The worst is that you must get 3 stars (beat a level 3 times) before you get more of the story.”
- “The constant spamming of repetitive mini-games really takes away the immersion that the story has to offer, and makes playing the game a chore after a while.”
monetization
205 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization model of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over the reliance on microtransactions to progress, often labeling it a "cash grab." While some appreciate the minimal presence of ads, others feel that the game is designed to push players towards spending real money, making it difficult to enjoy the story without financial investment. Overall, players desire more options for earning in-game currency through ads rather than being forced into purchases.
- “Just made my first in-app purchase for more coins as some of the levels are a little difficult, but the game would be stupid if there was no challenge involved.”
- “I would have no problem paying $5 or $6 if it were a premium game, with no in-app purchases or lives; I could just enjoy the rich story.”
- “No ads so far and entertainment of the highest quality.”
- “This game is good, but the monetization is very pay-to-win. It automatically turned into a cash grab, and I am super disappointed.”
- “Unfortunately, I had the impression that it was engineered to encourage spending real money. If they need money, they should just put in ads.”
- “The puzzles gradually become impossible without making in-app purchases, which makes the game feel like a thinly veiled cash grab.”
gameplay
160 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and overly reliant on simplistic puzzle mechanics that detract from the overall experience. While the story and character interactions are praised for their depth and engagement, the frequent need to complete tedious mini-games to progress has led to frustration and a sense of artificial padding. Overall, the game is seen as having a compelling premise undermined by its gameplay mechanics, which some describe as a cash grab due to the pay-to-win elements and life regeneration system.
- “The gameplay is really cool, love how you get to choose your way of wording, which decides how it'll affect your relationship with a character, and just to choose in general.”
- “I really enjoyed the main gameplay premise and hook of the game - an interactive, murder mystery phone simulator.”
- “Great gameplay and very interesting story.”
- “The puzzles are simplistic and artificially pad the gameplay.”
- “The repetition and difficulty combined with waiting to restore the 5 lives makes the gameplay really jarring.”
- “The hacking needs to be more original and true to actual hacking; the mechanic gets extremely annoying after a while, especially when you don't get hardly any money unless you pay for it.”
grinding
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with players finding the mini-games, particularly the hacking puzzles, to be excessively tedious and repetitive. Many reviews highlight that the requirement to repeatedly complete these puzzles to progress the story detracts from the overall experience, making it feel drawn out and frustrating. While the storyline is often praised, the grinding mechanics are seen as a significant barrier to enjoyment, leading some players to abandon the game altogether.
- “The story starts off interesting but gets ruined by these tedious block puzzles you have to play in order to progress, unless if you have money to burn you could always sink it into this game to avoid them.”
- “The game starts out with an interesting enough concept, but the repetitive puzzle game makes the overall experience tedious, which prevented me from advancing in the story too far.”
- “I like grinding, but this is way too much and takes a lot of time since you only get 1 life every 30 minutes to play the mini game.”
graphics
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising their realism and detail, while others find them simplistic or lacking in color. Several users report glitches and performance issues on certain devices, suggesting that the graphics may not be optimized for all phones. Overall, while many appreciate the aesthetic and immersive qualities, there are calls for improvements and more variety in graphical elements.
- “Great graphics, the pictures of the characters really add to the game.”
- “The graphics are amazing, the phone calls seem so real, and all of it just puts you into this hole and says, 'mystery...' and you can't get out!”
- “Awesome graphics and plenty of fun!”
- “The storyline, graphics, even mini games leave me a little frustrated.”
- “Is baseless, silly, the graphics are nothing to talk about, and the shape puzzles can't compete with other more challenging, visually appealing games.”
- “But the game seems to fall apart in every single way. The graphics are boring; I mean I've seen worse, but it's so bland and lacks color. The only time I see color is in the small pictures and in the mini games.”
stability
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been widely criticized, with numerous users reporting various glitches that affect gameplay, such as freezing, graphical issues, and incorrect responses during conversations. While some players have managed to enjoy the storyline and puzzles despite these bugs, many express frustration over losing progress or lives due to the frequent technical problems. Overall, the game is described as "buggy," with a significant number of players hoping for patches to improve stability.
- “The app itself is also mildly buggy, resulting in a less user-friendly experience.”
- “Fatal error - played this game for a few months now, and then all of a sudden today there is a 'fatal error in action number 1' window with programmer code that freezes my tablet and forces me to restart.”
- “It's a great game but I'm getting a little annoyed with losing lives because the game glitches.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players find it genuinely funny and entertaining, others feel that the gameplay mechanics, such as the mini-games and hacking system, detract from the overall comedic experience. Many appreciate the humor in the storyline and character interactions, but frustrations with gameplay can overshadow the laughs. Overall, the humor is hit-or-miss, with some players loving it and others finding it lacking.
- “And the creators are so funny!”
- “It was so funny it gave me the spools but also made me happy 10/10 would recommend.”
- “Funny and interesting game.”
- “The main storyline is very entertaining, but when you realize you're playing nothing but a block puzzle game, it just isn't funny at all.”
- “The game is fun, but the hacking system to earn stars to complete the story is the worst; it's really unfunny and frustrating.”
- “The first hour of the game is nice, but then it becomes too hard and not funny. Don't download, lol.”
atmosphere
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for being creepy, gripping, and immersive, effectively drawing players into its narrative. However, many reviews note that certain mini-games and puzzles detract from this atmosphere, feeling simplistic and interrupting the overall suspense. Despite these criticisms, the core atmosphere remains a highlight, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
- “It has a creepy and interesting atmosphere.”
- “Very simplistic game to play but incredibly atmospheric, story really draws you in.”
- “The atmosphere and everything that surrounds the game is incredible.”
- “The mini games lose the overall atmosphere, and that's important for these kinds of games.”
- “The cube game that you have to play to unlock pertinent information really takes away from the atmosphere of the core game.”
- “The block mini game really sucks and kind of ruins the game's suspenseful atmosphere.”
emotional
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game receives mixed reviews, with some players feeling deeply invested in the storyline and characters, particularly appreciating the emotional timing and impactful plot twists. However, others criticize the overall narrative as boring and the puzzles as frustrating, which detracts from the emotional engagement. Despite these criticisms, some players find the experience satisfying and thought-provoking, especially regarding themes of mental health and parenting.
- “There's a plot twist towards the end which made me feel kind of sorry for the main character.”
- “I got really emotionally invested in this game and it was quite satisfying when I finally beat it.”
- “Touching story, made me think about how mentally unstable people feel and how detrimental it can be to raise kids in the wrong direction, thinking it's the best for them.”
- “Boring story; the puzzles rely on luck to drop certain shapes, and when they don't show up, you either lose or have to buy your way to a win with coins.”
- “Boring storyline and pay-to-play puzzles.”
- “The story and characters are really boring, which took me out of the experience.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally appreciated for its emotional impact, particularly during key story moments, though some players feel that additional background music would enhance the experience. While the game features music during interactions and at the end of levels, there are mixed feelings about the occasional creepy tones associated with phone calls. Overall, the music contributes to a relaxing atmosphere, making it a pleasant way to unwind.
- “Honestly a good way to relax at the end of the day with a hot cup of tea and a soft musical tone playing.”
- “The music when we talk with Carl about his daughter.”
- “The best detective game ever; you can listen to music if someone calls you.”
- “I like the fake phone design, but some aspects, like the icons looking staged and the music playing at times for emotional effect, kind of break the magic.”
- “The music when we talk with Carl about his daughter feels out of place.”
- “The music is repetitive and doesn't add much to the overall experience.”
character development
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate a mixed response to character development, with some players expressing a desire for deeper exploration and more twists among characters, while others appreciate the existing development and find it satisfactory within the context of the story. Overall, the potential for enhanced character arcs is noted, alongside recognition of strong character design.
- “It has a very interesting plot and great character design.”
- “Good story, with good character development, and a twist!”
- “I wanted more in the story, more character development on all ends, more twists, and rising doubts among more characters.”
- “The story lacks suspense, plot twists, and character development.”
- “I hope there is also more character development.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization for certain smartphones is notably poor, with users reporting issues related to screen performance. However, some players have found the game to run smoothly overall, complemented by an engaging story.
- “It runs smoothly and has a nice story.”
- “Terrible optimization for some smartphones; the screen is not optimized as it should be.”