Mystery Case Files

Mystery Case Files History

• MCF: Huntsville was released in November 2005 and immediately broke sales records for casual games. The player took the role of a master detective to solve a series of seemingly random crimes in the small town of Huntsville. The game featured a number of locations to explore and introduced the Crime Computer which is still a main part of the series.


• MCF: Prime Suspects was released in April 2006. The player is tasked with investigating the disappearance of the Queen's Hope Diamond in Capital City. MCF: Prime Suspects added items that players had to discover to unlock later levels (such as finding a battery to power a flashlight). Characters also became a more prominent part of the series with the investigation revolving around multiple characters with different personality 'quirks'.


• MCF: Ravenhearst was released in December 2006 and featured an investigation centered on a mysterious manor located in England. Players found objects to unlock diary pieces to follow the life of Emma Ravenhearst. MCF: Ravenhearst also introduced elaborate door puzzles to the series that were similar to a Rube Goldberg type puzzle.


• MCF: Madame Fate was released in November 2007 and is the latest game in the series. The player investigates Madame Fate's Carnival and the carnival workers to see which one of them causes the fortune teller's death at midnight. MCF: Madame Fate introduces more types of puzzles (including word puzzles and multiple crystal ball puzzles) while also changing the way a player can find items. Sometimes the player must combine two items on the screen, other times they must locate hidden areas to progress. The bulk of the game is still finding hidden objects, but there are a lot of other types of puzzles.