Every Word Is a Clue in Cold Case - a Text-based Detective Game Announced for Steam
Type the right words. Recover the evidence. Solve the case. From the creators of Seoul 2033 and FAKEBOOK. Coming to Steam in the first half of 2027.
27 OCTOBER 2026, South Korea - Developer BANJIHA GAMES and publisher Sandyfloor have announced Cold Case, a text-based detective game coming to Steam in the first half of 2027.
Using digital forensics, you enter keywords into an in-game computer to recover words and passages that couldn't be scanned from the fire-damaged records found in a police inspector's burned-down home.
Find a match, and another piece of the evidence is revealed!
Restoring the text also reveals new clues in the photographs beside it, giving you fresh leads to investigate and new keywords to try. Every discovery brings you closer to solving the eight unsolved cases, and with that the key(words) to uncover the final mystery.
Cold Case - Official Announcement Trailer:
Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/app/4942330/Cold_Case
βPress Kit: piratepr.notion.site/cold-case
βPress Contact: maestrolee@sandyfloor.com - Interviews welcome!
About the game
Restore 8 cases from the burned house of a police inspector and look for clues.
The crime scene photos and records have become impossible to read, but as a Cold Case investigator, your deduction and digital forensic skills can reveal what really happened.
Search by keywords. Reconstruct the sequence of events. Uncover the truth.
Key Features
- Become a Cold Case investigator and restore cases lost to the flames - investigate case files and documents found in an inspector's fire-damaged home, piecing together clues to uncover the truth.
- Use your digital forensic skills - Search for keywords in the damaged document files to restore text fragments and witness statements containing those words.
- Search the crime scenes for clues - As you uncover more fragments, you also restore photographs and the hidden clues within them.
- Call the Chief - Dig through the uncovered text and reply to key questions to solve the cold cases and untangle the truth behind each case and what role they played in the death of inspector Kimball.
For more updates on Cold Case, Wishlist on Steam or follow the developers on:
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About Banjiha Games
Banjiha Games is a South Korean independent game studio guided by the motto, βBetter to fail with originality than succeed through imitation.β Known for the text-based roguelike adventure Seoul 2033, the studio develops and supports games that explore unconventional genres and formats. Its work combines distinctive worlds, rich storytelling, and experimental game systems with approachable entertainment, building a creative identity uniquely its own.
About Sandyfloor
Founded in 2023, Sandyfloor is an independent game development and publishing studio based in South Korea. Bringing the spirit of classic arcade games to modern gameplay, the studio develops original titles and partners with independent teams to bring distinctive games to players worldwide. Sandyfloor provides publishing, localization, and marketing support, with a portfolio that includes PengPong, Tokatonton: One-Armed Blacksmith, and Cold Case.
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