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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2026

Should you play it?

Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.

What works

  • Engaging and effective sql learning tool
  • Humorous and quirky narrative
  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Accessible to beginners with helpful manual and hints
  • Unique blend of detective work and programming

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited replayability and content length
  • User interface and ux could be improved (e.g., window management, browser navigation)
  • Some cases can be confusing or require guesswork
  • Lack of advanced sql features and code editing conveniences
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

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  • Puzzle Chambers

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  • Occlude

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division but with less imaginative fiction

  • The Witness

  • Stephen's Sausage Roll

  • A=B

  • Quell

  • Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum

  • LumineNight

Less thrilling

Games that feels like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division but with less suspense and thrill

  • Feed All Monsters

  • Darkestville Castle

  • Isles of Sea and Sky

  • Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

  • Ittle Dew

  • The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Story, Violence, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 22/08/2026