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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.

Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is a programming, puzzle and indie game developed and published by Thomas Hsu.
Released on July 17th 2026 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 305 reviews of which 299 were positive and 6 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.13€ on Steam with a 15% discount.

The Steam community has classified Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division into these genres:

Programming Puzzle Indie Education Logic Detective Investigation Singleplayer Mystery Cartoon Conspiracy Dystopian Comedy 2D Hand-drawn

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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: Anything from the past 20 years
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Yes
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Big Sur 11
  • Processor: Apple Silicon
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Yes
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04
  • Processor: Whatever you have :)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Yes
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Steam Price & Best Deals

-15% 10.75€ 9.13€ Buy Now

User reviews & Ratings

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7 hours played
July 2026
I've been using SQL for well over 30 years and this is the first game I've seen that makes me want to do more outside of work time. Feels like a slightly dumbed down version of SQL though as I tried to simply rename a column in a table I had saved and got told off, but received an achievement for trying. Excellent manual included so I may have to set my progeny loose on this as they advance their computer studies at school.
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6 hours played
July 2026
Really clever game, I've thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue. Game is melting my brain as a novice SQL-er. If the developer ever decided to expand this concept out to other programming languages they'd have me as a buy day 1.
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14 hours played
July 2026
I’ve been a Data Engineer for 5 years, and this game is wildly unrealistic. The data is clean. It’s available when you need it. The stakeholders know exactly what they want. Completely breaks immersion. Anyway, I’ve had more fun in one hour than in my entire career. 10/10 would quit job
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10 hours played
July 2026
I work as a data engineer and this game is very unrealistic. All the data we receive is too clean. Still give positive review just because...
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2 hours played
July 2026
This game is fire ngl. Wanted to train my sql knowledge and discovered a jewel of a game. You know sql? Go for it! You heard of sql but don't know anything? Go for it! A great manuel is here to help you learn step by step. You don't know why you're here or anything about sql? GO FOR IT! This is the kind of game we need, the humor of the dev and the hand-drawn graphics are really good and I hope this game will get the love it deserves. 10/10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is currently priced at 9.13€ on Steam.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is currently available at a 15% discount. You can purchase it for 9.13€ on Steam.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division received 299 positive votes out of a total of 305 achieving a rating of 8.95.
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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division was developed and published by Thomas Hsu.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is a single-player game.

No, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.

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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
-15% 10.75€ 9.13€ Buy Now
Rating
9.0
299
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Thomas Hsu
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Thomas Hsu
Release 17 Jul 2026
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