
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 1.86/day in the week to Aug 23 → 3.86/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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[h1]Bons mistérios não precisam ser complicados, e [i]Detective Grimoire[/i] é exemplo disso[/h1] Todos sabem que pântanos têm monstros. Até aí, tudo bem. O problema é quando estes seres mitológicos são acusados de assassinato em um destino turístico cujo tema é, justamente, o monstro do pântano. Será que realmente se trata de um caso sobrenatural? E quem diabos tentaria ganhar dinheiro com turismo num lodaçal que fica no meio do nada? São essas questões que permeiam o adorável [i]Detective Grimoire[/i], um jogo curto com boa dublagem, mas disponível apenas em inglês. [h2]Como é a jogabilidade de [i]Detective Grimoire[/i]?[/h2] O jogo se baseia em duas mecânicas principais: conversar com os suspeitos e investigar lugares para encontrar pistas. As personagens são irreverentes, então os diálogos são cheios de vida e bom humor. De um diretor de cinema egomaníaco a uma vendedora de souvenirs que passa o dia no mais completo tédio, você precisará colher depoimentos e explorar a relação entre os diferentes habitantes (e visitantes) de Boggy’s Bog. A dinâmica de entrevistar suspeitos não é puramente passiva: quando pistas e depoimentos mostram contradições, você tem a oportunidade de apontar o que há de errado e desbloquear diálogos especiais, pressionando os interlocutores a revelarem tudo que sabem. Já a investigação segue a dinâmica clássica de point & click: ao ver algo curioso, basta selecionar o ponto de interesse e coletar evidências. Entretanto, algumas delas exigirão que você resolva pequenos puzzles para entender o que houve. Apesar de não trazer grandes novidades para o gênero, [i]Detective Grimoire[/i] tem uma execução sólida das mecânicas, o que faz com que o processo de apuração dos fatos seja intuitivo e conduza habilmente o jogador pelos pontos da narrativa. [h2][i]Detective Grimoire[/i] nos permite desvendar um mistério sólido (e divertido)[/h2] Existe um tipo de telespectador/leitor/jogador que me dá nos nervos: o que quer competir contra o autor da obra. Estas pessoas se divertem ao apontar furos em tramas, revirando os detalhes mais ínfimos, ou desvendando a reviravolta antes que ela seja revelada. “Não gostei de tal filme/livro/jogo porque adivinhei o que ia acontecer”. Isso gerou uma tendência em muitas obras a tentar plot twists complicados a qualquer custo, mesmo que isso comprometa a integridade da narrativa. O primeiro exemplo que me vem à mente é a primeira temporada de [i]Round 6[/i], na qual a revelação de um dos vilões compromete momentos emocionais e até mesmo o tema da história. Não me leve a mal: alguns dos meus jogos favoritos são [i]Danganronpa[/i] e [i]Zero Escape[/i], famosos por seus enredos macarrônicos e repletos de surpresas. Mas eu entendo que nem toda arte precisa tentar surpreender o espectador para proporcionar uma boa experiência. Assim, posso dizer que [i]Detective Grimoire[/i] oferece um enigma bem construído, desvendado gradualmente através de cada pista e diálogo. Ao invés de desdobramentos de tirar o fôlego, temos a oportunidade de juntar as peças gradualmente para compreender a charada do pântano. E muitas vezes, menos é mais. [h2]Pontos a se considerar antes de comprar[/h2] Acredito que dois fatores devem ser levados em consideração pelos gamers mais críticos: o jogo é curto (pode ser finalizado em cerca de 3 horas) e também tem algumas mecânicas defasadas. Sobre duração, sei que [i]Detective Grimoire[/i] costuma ficar em promoção por mais ou menos 5 reais, um preço bem amigável. O preço cheio de 20 e poucos pode ser mais polêmico nesse aspecto, mas ainda entendo ser razoável. Já as mecânicas mostram a idade do título, lançado em 2014 por um estúdio indie pequeno. Um exemplo é a dinâmica de marcar se uma fala de alguém é suspeita, algo que não serve para basicamente nada, mas esconde uma conquista na Steam. Outro caso assim é a funcionalidade de investigar líquidos, que é confusa e exige que você repita uma ação diferente vezes para desbloquear uma dedução. Portanto o design não é 100% eficiente, mas acredito que o impacto disso é pequeno. [h2]Minha conclusão sobre [i]Detective Grimoire[/i][/h2] Sendo 100% sincera, achei o jogo bom, mas não maravilhoso. Não é algo marcante ou que vai encantar muita gente, mas com certeza é uma aventura competente que entretém pela arte, trama e personagens. Recomendo? Sim! [i]Detective Grimoire[/i] cumpre o que se propõe e é satisfatório do início ao fim.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
| $1.39−80% |
| 57ratings |
| 86% |
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Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 261 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Cute and easy little detective game. Play if you just want something relaxing and lighthearted basically
I really liked the voice acting and the personality of each character (especially the sassyness in some) expected completion time: ~4.3 hours (considering you know how to unlock each achievement) Favorite minigame was the one where you match the words for sentences that helps with the analysis of the current situation for the mc, although it was pretty confusing on what word to use at times and funny to write useless sentences for the fun of it :D The 100% achievement seemed pretty bugged at first, until i had to go and check for some dialogues i did not find before, and probably 2 other clues, it was pretty frustrating at first until i found out what i needed to find even if it didn't really cap 100% on every single category because of that Had a fun time making theories and looping back from character to character after finishing everything before deciding on the most suspicious one, i was kinda torn at first until i went back to spot one giveaway Also after finding out who the culprit is, you are expected to report back to your main officer and answer everything from start to finish about the clues you have found + sentences that are presented to you as choices, but only 1 thing is correct for each part, i do not recommend heavy grinding this game with no sleep because once you get to this part you will need a video to process what to say for each part
the (technically) second game in the detective grimoire series, which i was not very familiar with until a few months ago. i don't necessarily recommend this game in the series, but the lore inside it is interesting and gives context for tangle tower (and mermaid mask, a bit), and i also like the cast of characters. despite the recommendation not to play, i wanted to play it myself just for fun ! there's some problems i have with secret of the swamp (that i had first just from seeing gameplay) but i believe it's just things i prefer from the other games; such as being able to get any flavor text for every clue you present to suspect, rather than having to skip through repeated dialogue with a majority of the clues you show to the suspects if it isn't related to them. some things are just really tedious in this installment of the series as well, for example: having to click on every clue with "slime" to test in weybridge's home. i did not like sitting through that, personally. i am glad that the devs had changed things through the series' installments, maybe even seeing criticism that i'm giving in my review here. i don't necessarily hate SOTS, but it just falls flat compared to tangle tower and the mermaid mask. the detective grimoire series is WONDERFUL, and i'd love to see SOTS get some sort of revamp in the future, maybe. 7.5/10 at least, i still love the art and voice acting so much in all of these games (including SOTS despite the outdated style compared to TT or MM), so i don't feel like i could rate the game too low.
This was lovely. Everyone who likes detective silliness or point-and-click games should play this. It's simple but pleasant and satisfying, with a good sense of humour, good voice acting and lovely music.
A decent addition to the later (and better) games in the series, but not worth buying on its own. Very much showing that it came first - pretty rough around the edges. Might be worth getting as part of a bundle. Otherwise, not really.
Fun short puzzle game with focus on dialogue and information. I completed it 100 % within 3 hours :)
Great game! Great art style, full voice-over. There's only a few pixel hunting moments and you don't have to find them all to finish the game. Highly recommended!
[h1]A Charming Mini-Murder Mystery[/h1] Ideal for people who just want a short high-quality experience. Not ideal for those who want a big challenge, as it is very approachable in its difficulty and more for cozy or first time point-and-click adventurers. [h2]Down/negative[/h2] The game is short. Very short, even compared to other entries in the genre as well as its sequels. Repeated dialogue lines if a character does not find an object interesting/they are not part of its puzzle. Leading to weird stuff like a character saying “I do not know what that is” when presented with a rifle. [h2]Up/positives[/h2] Essentially everything else. High quality in characters; style, personality and voice acting. Logical puzzles and no punishments for mistakes. Very easy to track progress for 100% achievement. Overall decent sound and setting. So yeah, definitely an up, just do not expend to spend many hours here.
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