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Crime Scene is a 2009 Nintendo DS game from City Interactive that quietly slipped into a library crowded with puzzle adventures and casual titles. It didn't aim for the flash of other releases, instead offering a methodical, almost academic take on police procedure that felt perfectly suited to the DS's dual screens and touch controls.

You play as a rookie detective, moving from one grisly murder scene to the next, scouring locations for evidence by tapping the screen to collect fibers, photograph bodies, and dust for fingerprints. The core loop involves analyzing that evidence in your lab, comparing witness statements for contradictions, and finally confronting a suspect with your compiled proof. The pacing is deliberately slow, demanding careful observation, and missing a single clue can easily lead to a wrongful accusation. It feels less like an action-packed thriller and more like doing actual, painstaking detective work, where a solved case brings a quiet, earned satisfaction.