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A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

A Case of Fraud is a detective, investigation and mystery game developed and published by Hesperus Games.
Released on November 10th 2025 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 303 reviews of which 298 were positive and 5 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified A Case of Fraud into these genres:

Detective Investigation Mystery Puzzle Point & Click Crime Logic Nonlinear Adventure Indie 2D Singleplayer Story Rich Conspiracy Atmospheric Modern

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics with full OpenGL 3.3 support or Direct3D 11 support
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Mojave
  • Processor: Apple M1 or 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Dec. 2025
This is a great Roottrees are Dead-type deduction game. The goal is to discover the organizational chart of a dead CEO's company (and their pets, which makes a certain level of sense for the story) and then suss out the crime. It's quite a lot more streamlined with less research and fewer fields to fill, and faster as a result. Instead of hunting for evidence it's parceled out to you at milestones, jobs are automatically filled in, family members are not included (excepting the tutorial), and there's only one valid photo for each character for example. With a smaller tree and fewer relationships, it's a lot faster and can be beat in a few hours but it's still very compelling for a Roottrees fan.
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Nov. 2025
A fun little game to play if you completed The Roottrees are Dead and Golden Idol and want more!
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Nov. 2025
A super fun, short puzzle game. I'm biased towards this genre because I worked on The Roottrees are Dead and this game is clearly influenced by it, but it was a great time. It took me about 3 hours to finish it all with no hints, and I found the puzzles very well designed. I recommend it!
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Nov. 2025
a really satisfying game. The game play is very similar to the roottrees are dead so if you've been looking for a game to scratch the itch after completing the roottrees, i highly recommend! I played it in one sitting... it was a little predicable but overall the world building was great and I will more than likely play again in the future when I forget all the solutions :)
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Nov. 2025
We need to come up with good name for this genre. Genealogical games? Label-likes? This one is great though! I would call it short and sweet — it accomplishes everything it sets out to do and does so quite well. It's a bit simpler than Roottrees or Obra Dinn, but it remains just as punchy with plenty of satisfying solves. The story is sprinkled with corporate infighting, extramarital affairs, and of course murder. There's also some whimsy, with lots of animal pictures to sort through and some unique gimmicks, like fake Slack messages to sift through. If I had to criticize, it'd be these things, keeping in mind that this is still definitely a game worth trying: - They should've leaned into the animal theming in the story. It starts with the wacky premise of a corporation trying to make technology that lets you talk to animals, but it doesn't really go anywhere. So you end up with a fun but very grounded story about corporate intrigue, and then sometimes you see a picture of a horse. Given the setup, the story could've felt more special. - There are perhaps too many clues for a few of the solves. There were a few times when I thought I made a really clever inference based on limited info, but then it was confirmed by a redundant clue that made it feel less special. I wanted to feel like I was making a stretch. - The ending is a difficulty spike, which I can respect, but the logic and evidence is very fiddly, which I didn't like.
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Frequently Asked Questions

A Case of Fraud is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam.

A Case of Fraud is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.79€ on Steam.

A Case of Fraud received 298 positive votes out of a total of 303 achieving a rating of 8.97.
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A Case of Fraud was developed and published by Hesperus Games.

A Case of Fraud is playable and fully supported on Windows.

A Case of Fraud is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

A Case of Fraud is not playable on Linux.

A Case of Fraud is a single-player game.

A Case of Fraud does not currently offer any DLC.

A Case of Fraud does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

A Case of Fraud does not support Steam Remote Play.

A Case of Fraud is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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