CaseCracker2
Worth it · Strategy · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $11.99.
- Length
- 3.1h 7.3h to 100%
- Value
- $3.87/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 829 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 10 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GT 610, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 25 discounts in the 2 years tracked, the median cut is 25 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 10 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, CaseCracker ($9.99, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator ($12.99, scores 66).
More about CaseCracker2
Of the 373 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2024 to August 2026.
Finishing takes 3.1 hours; clearing it takes 7, which is 2.4 times the campaign.
The drop-off
87% start to 22% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 11 when we last checked, on Sep 30, 06:53 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
CaseCracker2 is a deliberately cerebral sequel that doubles down on investigative depth, presenting players with a demanding and methodical approach to crime-solving that prioritizes logic, observation, and persistence over spectacle. Developed by BlackRobe and published by NPC Entertainment alongside the developer, the game positions itself firmly within the niche of text-driven mystery titles, appealing to players...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
If you liked the first game, just buy it. Bring a piece of paper for your notes; good luck solving the puzzles without it. There are some funny bits hidden away as well, which I wasn't expecting but greatly enjoyed. Hang in there Bro B!
The game is less good than the first one. For many reasons. Like the first one, you need to find clues outside the case you are invest in. So... it is difficult to find what you are looking for and to know than you need to search outside the box. There is also too many things happening at the same time. It would have been better to just make things more simple. With one thing at a time instead of having the chase...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
CaseCracker2 scores 68/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2294450/casecracker2Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.