Chinatown Detective Agency

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Summary

Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Manage your detective agency and use real world research to solve cases as you unravel a global conspiracy.

Storyline

Midnight in Singapore. Your contact’s a no show, your client wants answers and your empty bank balance hangs over you like a neon-tinted Sword of Damocles. Welcome to 2032. Welcome to Chinatown Detective Agency.

The world is in a state of flux as the global economy nears the nadir of its decade-long collapse. Singapore stands as a last refuge of order but even here the government struggles on the brink of chaos. Private detectives are now the first call for those citizens able to afford a semblance of justice.

That’s where you come in. You are Amira Darma, once a rising star at INTERPOL, now a freshly minted Private Investigator in the heart of Chinatown, and your first client is about to walk through your door...


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Chinatown Detective Agency Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Awanka [user]
July 17, 2022

Adventure puzzle game similar to those made by Wadjet Eye, but on hardcore mode. I haven't seen puzzles this obtuse and requiring internetAdventure puzzle game similar to those made by Wadjet Eye, but on hardcore mode. I haven't seen puzzles this obtuse and requiring internet sleuthing since "The Secret World." You CAN fail cases, and it's quite easy if you guess incorrectly or run out of time. Early on you can choose between 3 major clients, each with much different storylines and types of cases to solve, so there is a bit of an RPG element to it. Do yourself a favor, and choose to work with "Keeran." You'll get to work with a character named "Laetitia" who is a lot of fun.This game is very buggy, and should still be in alpha. One of the endings is incomplete. If you expand your office to early, you can make the game unplayable. Save system is pretty bad. You can only save between cases, but maybe that's a good things considering how buggy the game is, and how easy it is to fail a case or reach an unstable game state.A bit of an odd duck, but oddly charming.

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Review by CD-Action
May 19, 2022

Chinatown Detective Agency accurately shows that a detective’s work consists mainly of research but the developers forgot that puzzles alone, even fresh and creative, are not enough. The game could use a better designed world and a more interesting story that doesn’t fizzle out after a decent beginning.

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Review by GamesBeat
May 6, 2022

Chinatown Detective Agency is made in the image of classic adventure games and never aspires beyond that. Meeting it on its own terms, it’s an adequate cybernoir mystery with a compelling lead and colorful scenery. If you’re not into that already, this game probably won’t tickle your fancy very much. But if you are, you’ll find this to be a decently written and designed adventure. It’ll take a bit of research on your part, but I have the feeling that a lot of gamers out there will find that as fun as I do. Just know that, even weeks after its release, the game still has some sound problems that might make diminish your enjoyment.

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Review by Video Chums
April 16, 2022

Chinatown Detective Agency could be rewarding for the average pantomath and the story is intriguing stuff but if you don't enjoy doing your own research in order to progress in a video game then you'll likely find it to be more of an annoyance than a fun adventure.

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Review by Gamer.nl
April 15, 2022

Chinatown Detective Agency embraces its tough puzzles and encourages you to figure out the answers yourself through search engines. This is a unique approach that also presents unique problems.

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Game Information
Release Date April 7, 2022
Publisher WhisperGames, General Interactive
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Themes Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch