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No Case Should Remain Unsolved

Genres: Puzzle, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Adventure

Play modes: singleplayer

Release Date: 17-1-2024

Developer: Somi

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Our verdict

9/10

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Players: 1
  • Playtime: 2–3 h

No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a short text-based detective game from Somi, set in South Korea. A young officer asks retired inspector Jeon Gyeong to revisit the one case she never closed: a little girl, Seowon, who vanished from a playground in 2012. You rebuild the case from scrambled memory fragments, sorting lines of dialogue by speaker and order. It suits solo players who like The Roottrees are Dead or Golden Idol and want an emotional story they can finish in one sitting.

Players rate it Overwhelmingly Positive, with about 98 percent of nearly 1,900 reviews in favour. Reviewers praise the jigsaw-like conversation sorting, keywords that unlock new conversations and passcodes, and twists that keep them guessing until the end. Many say the ending made them cry, and the soundtrack by Seongyi Yi gets frequent mention. A hidden second truth rewards players who keep digging.

The caveats are a confusing start, since the game explains little about its interface, and a short length of two to three hours. A few found sorting fragments fiddly at times. It is a strong pick for story-driven deduction fans; skip it if you dislike heavy reading.

Pros

  • Sort scrambled dialogue by speaker and order to rebuild memories
  • Twist-heavy missing-child story many players found moving
  • Hidden second ending and a soundtrack by Seongyi Yi

Cons

  • Interface is barely explained, so the start is confusing
  • Short at two to three hours
  • Fitting fragments into place can feel fiddly

About

From the Steam store page · View on Steam
"I remember how surprised I was when I first saw this case. Everyone involved was lying, for one reason or another."

#No_Case_Should_Remain_Unsolved is a detective game where players uncover and piece together memory fragments to solve a long-forgotten case. Follow former police detective Jeon Gyeong as she acquires clues and testimony relating to the case of a missing girl.

#No_Case_Should_Remain_Unsolved

February 5, 2012. A little girl named Seowon is reported missing from a playground. Police launch an investigation and question witnesses and suspects, but Seowon's case is never solved.
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case.
But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

Features

  • Experience an imaginative reasoning system where players connect memories like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
  • Uncover passcodes, keys, 54 conversations, and two hidden truths.
  • Over the course of a 2-3 hour playthrough, players will learn why Seowon's disappearance is the only case Jeon Gyeong has left unsolved.
  • Also featuring an original soundtrack by Seongyi Yi, composer of Legal Dungeon and The Wake!
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