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Detective

Detective challenges players to solve a mystery by deducing the correct combination of character, weapon, and motive. Players use logic and deduction to navigate through a grid, placing clues in the correct…

31 December 1983

Detective is a puzzle, released 31 December 1983 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Detective is

Detective was released in 1983. It was published by ASP Software Ltd.. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Detective challenges players to solve a mystery by deducing the correct combination of character, weapon, and motive. Players use logic and deduction to navigate through a grid, placing clues in the correct order. The game requires careful analysis of available information to solve the mystery efficiently.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Detective launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Detective come out?
Detective was released on 31 December 1983 for ZX Spectrum.

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