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Well, that was some year

Well, that was some year - online detective unsolved crime game

2023-09-02
August 2022 was not a great moment in the history of The Lone Detective game - we were still working on the game formula, there were 2 cases available and in the whole month only 2 users gave them a try, far less than in previous months. By the way, none of those two in August 2022 actually solved any case.

But for the last 12 months, The Lone Detective made some progress - we worked out the details of the interface, we fixed the data problems, we created the formula for different types of cases, the number of cases has increased to 8, we introduced Frey Account and mobile interface. And also something unbelievable happened - the number of users grew. And grew. And grew. And then grew some more.

And now, August 2023 has ended as the best month in history. Within those 12 months we went from 2 users to over a 1,000 in a single month. What is more, those were users literally from around the world - United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Syria, Greece, Egypt, Algeria, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Israel, Italy, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom. It would be hard to list them all.

That is why we would like to thank all the users who visited our game, who gave the cases a try, those who actually caught those nasty killers and, of course, those who made donations to help us work on the improvements of The Lone Detective. We are currently working on few premium cases that will be available to the donors (they deserve something special), but also on few tricky cases for everyone to enjoy. Thank you all for the unusual last 12 months of constant growth!


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A milestone reached

A milestone reached - online unsolved cold cases game

2026-08-08
We just reached a milestone - The Lone Detective ranking have passed 20,000 users count. This means that since the new system of personal accounts was introduced, over twenty thousand people from around the world have dipped their toes in our cases a...


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Temporary access issues

Temporary access issues - online detective mystery game

2026-07-28
Our hosting provider is currently mitigating a large-scale network DDoS attack, which unfortunately means that access from some countries may be limited or intermittent until full service is restored. The website itself is fully operational — th...


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Notebook quick fix

Notebook quick fix - online unsolved cold cases game

2026-07-07
The in-game notebook had a flaw, which in some circumstances was causing the text to be strapped off the end of the line marks, so organized notes were turning into a long string of text. The notebook was reworked, so the problem would not take pl...


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Reminder regarding use of AI

Reminder regarding use of AI - online free sleuth game

2026-07-06
It is mentioned in several places around the website, but apparently the message still did not get through - it is against the rules to submit AI-generated solutions. The Lone Detective is all about challenging yourself, not testing the AI models ...


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Interface rework - phase one

Interface rework - phase one - online cold case files game

2026-06-07
The first phase of the game interface rework has just come to an end - the main part of the game remains mostly unchanged, but the front page and several parts of the game presentation were improved. One of the most important changes is the new bu...


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Countries list update

Countries list update - detective puzzle game

2026-04-22
The list of countries available in the account settings has been updated to correct an issue where the United Kingdom was represented only by England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. This structure was a legacy feature from the system’s spor...


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