# A Case of Distrust

Summer DB entity ID: 0b3d4955\-dcd7\-4884\-b09c\-df0aa8f5a803

Steam App ID: 717610

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\. Explore underground speakeasies, smoke\-filled billiard halls, classic barber shops, and more\. Catch suspects in lies by using evidence, statements, and your wits\. Intrinsic challenges face our heroine, as she struggles against a pushback on emancipation, leading to many doubts, both internal and external\. Uncover the truth in a mystery full of deception\!  Critical Reception    "Perfect video game noir\.\.\. 9/10" \- Polygon    "Impressed me with its nuanced, careful construction" \- Newsweek    "Stunning two\-dimensional silhouettes" \- PC Gamer    "Beautiful noirish graphics\.\.\. suspenseful mystery" \- Vogue Magazine              Features    A hardboiled mystery, working past deceptive characters towards the truth    1924 San Francisco with historically accurate details    Saul Bass inspired visuals and scene transitions    Finger\-snapping music that gives style to the roaring 20s    Themes of poverty, racism, and emancipation that tie into contemporary issues

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: An Open Ben

- Publisher: An Open Ben

- Release date: Feb 8, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_fcdb060d759ed7efbff411150748f47aad2e727d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_9c8b18365064899b5071135695d798bffcd3f3d8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_7216d163bf538bde7988f17990d9708030c9762e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_9f33805bae72bc8972f5c60316cbd6fc6eb947f0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_df98902d07422d541f4439913c392cfb76cc0217\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717610/ss\_687d3ccb863744071d73a82e5a8b3cdb1b655ba7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1748877225

- Price: 1499 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 614

- Steam positive reviews: 503

- Steam negative reviews: 111

- Steam positive percentage: 81.92182410423453%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/0b3d4955-dcd7-4884-b09c-df0aa8f5a803/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/0b3d4955-dcd7-4884-b09c-df0aa8f5a803/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:58:28\.413621\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:58:29\.694453\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:58:29\.42985\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717610/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/0b3d4955-dcd7-4884-b09c-df0aa8f5a803)