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A Case of Distrust

An Open Ben · 2018-02-08

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 609 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 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.

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  • · Top 37% of 11,450 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 609 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-11 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.402018-02-082026-08-252018-02-08 — 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 $2.992026-08-25 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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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