The Best Detective Game You've Never Played Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass On July 9

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Xbox Game Pass is about to gain one of the best detective games of the last decade so subscribers who enjoy a solid murder mystery should definitely prepare for an exciting addition. One of the joys of Xbox Game Pass is that it so often plays host to small indie games that many may otherwise overlook. Whether it's the kind of game that wouldn't normally crop up in a personal list of recommendations or they couldn't justify spending cash on it, Game Pass makes it easy to access such titles without paying a cent extra.

Per Pure Xbox, Microsoft confirmed that super investigators who haven't had an opportunity to play the excellent will soon be able to do so since the game is coming to Xbox Game Pass on July 9. Developed by Color Gray Games and originally released in 2022, the deduction-based puzzle game has earned all manner of praise from fans and critics for its inventive detective mechanics and presentation. It currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, comprising over 5,000 reviews, on Steam, which is impressive in and of itself.

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It may present itself like a standard point-and-click adventure game but boasts some incredibly inventive mechanics that help set it apart from the crowd. Thanks to a handy word placement system, players are able to observe crime scenes and put forth their own ideas about who could have committed such heinous murders. As a detective, users must piece together whatever evidence they have available to them and make their deductions to solve a case that's evaded authorities for over 50 years.

While the UI can become cluttered with the amount of evidence and options on offer, 's slick writing and excellent pixel art easily make up for that shortcoming. Not only is it satisfying to survey a variety of vastly different crime scenes, but the overall narrative is also deep and captivating, filled