SimulationFit check
Is Forensics: Crime Scene Detective worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want forensic investigations with both fieldwork and laboratory analysis
- Fans of crime cases who prefer evidence-based deduction over direct action
- Simulation players interested in DNA, fingerprint, ballistic, and digital examination
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, character progression, or a fast action-focused pace
- Those who prefer open-ended sandbox play or highly repeatable cases over a fixed set of 16 investigations
- Players looking for a light or comedic crime game rather than sober investigations involving murder, accidents, and staged scenes
Our take on Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
Rather than treating crime as a backdrop for pursuit or combat, the game places forensic examination at the center. Its structure moves from careful scene processing to laboratory interpretation, replacing the usual action-led investigation with evidence selection and scientific analysis.
What is Forensics: Crime Scene Detective?
Investigate apartments, bars, and basements for small traces such as fingerprints, blood spatter, and smartphone messages.
Collect evidence at the scene, then examine it in a forensic laboratory using DNA comparisons, bullet-path reconstruction, digital-device decryption, and other specialist tools. The game presents 16 cases inspired by scenarios associated with experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate. Relevant traces must be selected during investigations, and missed evidence can leave a case unresolved. Findings determine whether suspects are incriminated or exonerated, while cases may involve self-defense, murder, accidents, or staged scenes rather than straightforward killings.
How Forensics: Crime Scene Detective plays
- 01Crime Scene Investigation
- Search indoor locations with tools including DNA swabs, fingerprint powder, and ballistic trajectory rods.
- 02Laboratory Analysis
- Compare DNA profiles, reconstruct bullet paths, and decrypt digital devices after collecting evidence.
- 03Sixteen Cases
- Work through 16 missions based on scenarios and professional experience linked to the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
- 04Case Conclusions
- Assess the evidence to determine whether the incident involved defending oneself, deliberate killing, an unintended event, or fabricated evidence.
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Forensics: Crime Scene Detective: platforms & release
Is Forensics: Crime Scene Detective worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want forensic investigations with both fieldwork and laboratory analysis. Skip it if: players seeking combat, character progression, or a fast action-focused pace.
Where can I download Forensics: Crime Scene Detective?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Forensics: Crime Scene Detective's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Forensics: Crime Scene Detective on?
Windows only.
