As you can imagine, a game like The Lone Detective is time-consuming for us, as the creators. On the surface, it may look like a very simple project - post some text on the website, add a contact form and voilà! But the reality is a bit more complicated.
Even a simple case can take about 2–3 weeks to prepare all the materials that are needed for users. And those (at least) 2 weeks are counted from the moment the case is actually complete (meaning all the plots within a case were given a green light). Then there is testing, re-writes (if are needed), graphics, changes to the interface, testing again.
How long does it take to come up with all the plots for a case? It depends. The new case we are working on, the Locked Room Mystery, is more complicated than the previous ones, it takes place in the 19th century, so research had to be done, the idea had to be adjusted to the reality of that period of time, the details had to be reviewed, new features had to be added to the website. How long did it take? Over 4 months. And counting.
That's why we decided to give users the opportunity to donate to The Lone Detective - it would help us cover the costs of working on the game that is available for free to everyone. Also, the server and domain providers were kind enough to double the price of their services since 2020, which was a nice touch.
Your donations can be linked to your in-game account and will provide you with access to premium cases and help from the informant.
Below you will find the list of available unsolved cases - click on the icon to see the details of that particular case.
undeclared country
5798
United States
1557
England
595
Australia
285
Canada
235
India
175
Philippines
123
Sudan
100 %
Montenegro
100 %
Zimbabwe
100 %
Peru
100 %
Guatemala
100 %
Chile
100 %
Ethiopia
86 %