The Vigil Files: Case 1

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About this game

Use real detective skills to unravel a thrilling mystery in one of the most immersive and original detective games on Android.

Use VigilOS, an advanced operating system used by detectives, investigators, and secret agents all over the world, to investigate suspects, send emails and texts, make phone calls, hack into companies, and crack codes as you work to solve the mystery surrounding a man's disappearance.

But be warned: uncovering the truth won't be easy. This is a lot more challenging than your average murder mystery game. Your new tools won't be enough; you'll have to use your thinking skills to come up with some out of the box solutions. And be careful: this case is more than just a simple crime...there's more at stake than the first glance suggests.

People are counting on you.
Good luck. You'll need it.

Features:
• Examine real websites to find clues and discover key evidence in your investigation.
• Play in real time: characters will respond to you throughout your day.
• Leverage a variety of realistic in-game tools, including email, a messenger app, a forensic database, and terminal
• Learn a thing or two about real-world hacking
• Rich interactive story with several optional secrets to uncover
• Type what you want when responding to characters — no predetermined text choices!

If you're a fan of escape the room games, alternate reality games (ARGs), or hacking simulators, you're going to love this game.

Ratings and reviews

This game is beyond incredible. There is so much detail that I can't imagine how long it must have taken to create it. I'd say that the only thing I'd fix on it would be the hint system...it doesn't seem to actually track your progress, as I only get hints on something I've already completed a while back... It would also be nice to have a support option somewhere. Other than that, it's so unbelievably intricate, I'm in awe. It's worth the price. I'd love to shake the developer's hand!

Mystery games don't often make you do actual detective work. This game has me scowering through chat logs, collecting clues from news stories, digging through pages of websites, hacking into voice mailboxes, and more. At one point I had documents open on both my desktop monitors and my phone all at once. The gameplay is absolutely top notch. And that's not even getting into how immersive the story and world building are! I am obsessed.

Just finished it. phenomenal and a bit obtuse at times. I loved the depth but the big reveal feels very out of place… I think my biggest gripe was some of the images were sort of low quality and it made reading print (especially the maps) a chore. one thing that would be fun to play with is the fact that some of us play these games at very odd times and it makes much more sense staging a break in at 4 am (me) and getting npcs not message us while late at night or something (unless we're in app)

What's new

Update for Android 14+