The city doesn’t sleep. Neither do the cold cases
Minimal Crimes is a lateral thinking detective game for iPhone, wrapped in a cinematic noir aesthetic that feels like stepping into a black-and-white film.
Every case is a puzzle.
Every word is a clue.
Only the sharpest minds will make it to Mastermind.
The Case Files Are Open
Forget button-mashing and reflex games.
Minimal Crimes challenges your mind, not your thumbs.
Each mystery presents a story — a crime scene frozen in time — and it’s up to you to identify the key evidence, interrogate suspects, and deduce the only truth that fits.
The game features three core investigation modes:
- Deduction Board: Read the story, identify the right keywords from the evidence pool, and lock in your theory. One wrong move costs you.
- Interrogation Mode: Face suspects across the table. Choose your questions carefully. The right pressure reveals hidden keywords that crack the case wide open.
- Time Attack: The clock is ticking. Feel the heartbeat haptics pulse as seconds drain away. Only the coolest detectives keep their nerve when time is running out.
Your Identity. Your Agency
Every detective deserves a badge.
In Minimal Crimes, you build yours.
Create your Agent ID Card with a custom detective name and a photo straight from your camera roll.
As you solve cases, your rank evolves — from green Rookie to the legendary Mastermind — and your dossier fills with earned Service Medals: First Blood, Sherlock, Richie Rich, Veteran, and more.
The more you play, the deeper your file goes.
Immersive from the First Frame
Minimal Crimes is built to feel like a noir world, not just look like one.
- Noir ambiance soundtrack plays in the background, dynamically ducking when sound effects hit to keep every moment cinematic.
- Haptic feedback pulses in sync with gameplay events — from the tension of a ticking timer to the satisfaction of cracking a case.
- Daily Streak system rewards detectives who report for duty every day, with increasing coin bonuses and mystery notifications that simulate messages from in-game informants.
- Hint System lets you spend earned coins to decrypt progressive Classified Information when a case has you stumped.
Go Premium. Go Deeper
The first chapter is on us.
When you’re ready to go further, the Premium Detective Pass unlocks the full case archive — Chapter 2 and the Cold Cases — in a single, one-time purchase.
No subscriptions.
No timers.
Just more crime.
Built for Privacy. Locked Like a Vault
Minimal Crimes stores everything on your device.
No accounts. No cloud sync. No data harvested.
Protect your progress with Face ID or Touch ID — a Restricted Area lock screen that keeps your case files secure from prying eyes. Your detective work stays yours.
The Details That Matter
- Platform: iPhone, iOS 18 or later
- Language: English, Italian (more coming)
- Monetisation: Free to play · One-time Premium Detective Pass
- Size: Lightweight — big on atmosphere
- No ads. No trackers. No subscriptions.
“The truth is always hidden in plain sight. You just have to know where to look.” Minimal CrimesAvailable on the App Store.
