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Curious Cases

First-person escape room puzzles in a missing scientist mystery

OnSkull Games · Released Apr 4, 2019

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 387
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
0
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

What is Curious Cases?

This first-person escape room game has you solve puzzles across three chapters as Detective Thomas Moore investigates a scientist's disappearance from a locked office. You can play alone, work with a cooperative team of up to six, or race other players to solve the mystery in versus mode. It supports desktop and VR play.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy first-person escape rooms built around investigations
  • +you want to solve puzzles with a team
  • +you like racing others to solve a mystery

Not for you if...

  • you want demanding puzzles rather than mostly simple ones
  • you prefer action over investigation and puzzle solving

What players say

70% of 387 reviews are positive

Players praise some of the puzzles but often say the game is too short and the story feels disjointed.

Screenshots and trailer

Curious Cases

Curious Cases system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7+ (64bit)
Processor
Intel i3 / AMD FX series or equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia 760/AMD 280 or equivalent
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
For Non-VR players

Recommended

OS
Windows 7+ (64bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4590 (AMD FX 8350) or better
Graphics
Nvidia 970/AMD 390 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
For VR players

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
7
Steam features
Family Sharing, VR

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

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