Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Genres: Puzzle, Mystery, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Adventure
Release Date: 30-4-2023
Developer: Team Tetrapod
Our verdict
8.5/10
- Difficulty: Medium
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 12–18 h
Staffer Case is a Korean detective adventure set in a gothic world where some people have supernatural powers. You gather clues, arrange them into case documents and point out contradictions between them to crack each case. It plays like Ace Attorney with deduction boards and suits solo players who enjoy reading long mysteries and connecting evidence themselves.
Steam reviews are very positive (about 92% of 212). Ace Attorney fans say it scratches the same itch, and players praise complex cases whose twists still make sense, the world building, and a generous price; the first two cases are free to try. One reviewer describes refuting their own theory in-game before reaching the full truth.
The critics found the characters and morals simplistic, with side characters made dim to flatter the lead, and some disliked the puzzle design. Others mention underwhelming music and slow transitions to the document screen. Expect around 14 hours or more. Try the free cases first; if they click, the full game is a bargain for deduction fans.
Pros
- Build case documents and expose contradictions between them
- Supernatural powers add twists that still play fair
- First two cases are free to try
Cons
- Side characters can feel simplistic
- Music is forgettable for long reading sessions
- Repeated fades into the document screen slow the pace
About
Play Cases 1 & 2 for free today!
Streaming allowed for all cases in the main game!
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders.
The game is set in a fictional version of London in the 1960s where 10% of all residents have some sort of supernatural ability. In this city, incidents involving staffers, the people who have these abilities, are constantly occurring.
Players take the role of the Mana Affairs Division's newest detective, Notrick, in order to make sense of these incidents. Since the tricks buried within these staffer cases, at their core, revolve around the supernatural abilities of these criminals, conventional investigative methods won't be enough to solve them. Instead, players will have to rely on the documents that explain what their suspects' abilities entail in order to make sense of everything.
Fortunately, it's not only the criminals who have these supernatural abilities.
All of Notrick's fellow detectives at the Mana Affairs Division are also staffers (Excepting gumshoe Notrick himself, of course!). The senior detectives use their supernatural abilities to investigate the crime scenes and organize their findings into documents.
Testimonies that account for emotional distress, invisible trace that tells when evidence was left, even memories that remain in objects—find contradictions using the various clues at your disposal!
Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!Solve five cases involving supernatural powers!
Play through two substories that delve into the characters' backstories and personalities!
[Case 1 : Backstage]
Notrick, an assistant from a small town detective agency, receives a letter from the Pheno-mana Bureau and heads off to London.
[Case 2 : Pet Shop]
Creechers: the mutated results of Pheno-mana.
An incident occurs at a creecher breeding facility.
[Case 3 : The Wizard's Room]
Staff: tools that exist with mysterious powers.
The body of a famous staff collector was found sliced in half, vertically.
[Case 4 : Mistletoe]
Oppenheimer: the threat level applied to Pheno-mana as dangerous as atomic bombs.
In the basement of the Bureau lies a facility that houses these Oppenheimers.
[Case 5 : ???]
Present events, past events, and the truth that lies beyond...[Game Streaming Guide]
Staffer Case is free to stream, regardless of length of stream, as long as the contents don't include the following:
- Modifying the game code or doctoring of the game contents through reverse engineering, hacking, or other means.
- Plans to undermine the story of the game by distorting the main storyline or using broadcasting centered around gore or adult themes.
- Claiming to be an officially sanctioned stream without prior consultation with the dev team.
The following content is not mandatory to include, but would be greatly appreciated:
- We would be grateful if you could let us know your plans to stream on our official Discord channel.
- If you could introduce the game information or URL in the introduction of your broadcast, that would be of great help to our team.
- Official SNS hashtag is #StafferSeries #StafferCase
