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A Case of Distrust cover art

A Case of Distrust

An Open Ben · 2018-02-08

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 29, 2019 (iOS), Feb 08, 2018 (Mac), Sep 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

A Case of Distrust is a 2018 Adventure, Indie game priced at $2.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and Very Positive (82% of 612 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 612 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

A Case of Distrust is a 2018 video game created by independent developer Ben Wander and published by Serenity Forge. Described as a "narrative mystery", the game is a narrative adventure game in which the player solves a mystery in 1924 San Francisco as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone. The game was the first independent work of former Visceral Games developer Ben Wander, who was inspired to create the game based on research into the history of the 1920s and the desire to create a hardboiled mystery narrative. Upon release, A Case of Distrust received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed to the game's narrative, tone and visual presentation, and criticism of its investigation gameplay mechanics and ending.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 29,024 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 612 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.40 at AllYouPlay (2023-07-17) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 14 of 21 observed days · $1.59 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620182026Week of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
200Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2018 — avg 3 · peak 14Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 12Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 20 · peak 117Oct 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2026 — avg 1 · peak 3

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Aug 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.402018-02-082026-10-122018-02-08 — best price $12.752018-11-01 — best price $14.992019-04-08 — best price $14.992020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-08-25 — best price $13.342020-10-29 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-05-02 — best price $4.732021-08-04 — best price $4.192021-09-13 — best price $14.992021-10-16 — best price $11.012021-11-21 — best price $14.992021-12-10 — best price $3.952022-01-17 — best price $4.502022-02-08 — best price $4.502022-03-09 — best price $4.492022-04-25 — best price $13.392022-06-08 — best price $7.492022-07-01 — best price $11.982022-08-01 — best price $14.992022-08-23 — best price $11.012022-09-17 — best price $11.012022-11-02 — best price $11.972022-12-18 — best price $14.992023-01-18 — best price $14.992023-02-22 — best price $2.242023-04-04 — best price $2.242023-06-22 — best price $6.992023-07-24 — best price $6.992023-12-11 — best price $14.992024-02-02 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992025-03-03 — best price $2.992025-07-26 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-08-21 — best price $2.992026-10-12 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1102026-05-30 — 2 pageviews2026-06-03 — 0 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-11 — 0 pageviews2026-06-15 — 0 pageviews2026-06-19 — 7 pageviews2026-06-23 — 5 pageviews2026-06-27 — 5 pageviews2026-07-01 — 2 pageviews2026-07-05 — 2 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-13 — 4 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2 pageviews2026-07-21 — 2 pageviews2026-07-25 — 2 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1 pageviews2026-08-02 — 3 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1 pageviews2026-08-14 — 8 pageviews2026-08-18 — 3 pageviews2026-08-22 — 4 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1 pageviews2026-08-30 — 2 pageviews2026-09-03 — 3 pageviews2026-09-07 — 1 pageviews2026-09-11 — 3 pageviews2026-09-15 — 6 pageviews2026-09-19 — 5 pageviews2026-09-23 — 0 pageviews2026-09-27 — 4 pageviews2026-10-01 — 1 pageviews2026-10-05 — 0 pageviews2026-10-08 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
45.3%
earned "No Food Here"
17.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,81739%10
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

NoirMysteryAbstractDetectiveNarrationHistoricalStory RichVisual NovelInvestigationPoint & Click

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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