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Chronicles of Crime: Cryptid Cases

Game ID: GID0452781
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
120 min
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Description

Chronicles of Crime: Cryptid Cases is a standalone cooperative app-driven investigation game and the first title in the Beyond Doubt trilogy. Set in 1990s small-town America, players join the FBI's Paranormal Division to investigate cryptid-related mysteries, separating fact from folklore. No base game required.

Description

Chronicles of Crime: Cryptid Cases is a standalone cooperative app-driven investigation game and the first title in the Beyond Doubt trilogy. Set in 1990s small-town America, players join the FBI's Paranormal Division to investigate cryptid-related mysteries, separating fact from folklore. No base game required.

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Video Iup3KS9wU80 Foster the Meeple Review at 0:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Great for solo play
  • Plays well solo
  • Provides an interactive feeling
  • Good for fans of true crime and cryptid stories
  • Good for fans of the supernatural
  • Offers a spooky vibe
Cons
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Thematic elements
  • Supernatural, cryptids
  • Tahoe National Forest in California, Mistywood Motel
Comparison games
  • Chronicles of Crime
  • Eldrich Secrets
  • Courtroom Justice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • app integration — The game requires an app to play, which guides the player through scenarios, clues, and interactions via QR codes.
  • Character Interaction — Players interact with characters by scanning them in the app to ask questions about clues or people.
  • Deduction — The core gameplay involves gathering clues and piecing them together to solve the case.
  • Location Search — Players can search scenes in a virtual reality mode within the app to find clues.
  • QR code scanning — Players scan QR codes on people, places, and items within the app to gather information and advance the investigation.
  • time pressure — The longer it takes to solve a case, the worse the outcome, encouraging efficient detective work.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Now, for anybody that has not heard of Chronicles of Crime before, where have you been?
  • So, Chronicles of Crime is an appbased game where you are, you may have guessed it, solving crime.
  • Not everything you see is going to mean something or be helpful for that particular case.
  • The longer it takes you to solve, the worse it is.
  • If you're looking for one to add to your collection that gives a little bit more of a spooky vibe, which would be excellent for Halloween.
  • This is for fans of deduction.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is a one to four player game
  • designed by David Scizerol.
  • Your goal is to solve the mysterious crime case, defeat the potential crypted responsible for it, and answer the final questions at the end of the scenario
  • To start the game, you'll first launch the Chronicles of Crime app.
  • Time is a critical part of your investigation.
  • Every action you take advances time.
  • And that's Chronicles of Crime Crypted Cases.
  • this game along with two other Chronicles of Crimes games are coming to crowdfunding.
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  • The app drives everything. Scan a location to go there.
  • Time passes, pressure builds, and the rubber chicken never makes the cut at the end.
  • Crypted Cases takes the slick detective system and throws something different, supernaturals, into the mix.
  • In your investigation, expect twists, lies, contradicting clues.
  • Are you going to be the next FBI heroes or Scooby-Doo rejects.
  • The components featured in this video are prototype, so rules and artwork are not final.
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