Case Solved: The London Files

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5.6~~/10~~

Our score

★ 2.7·1K+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

A foggy London street outside a pub with a detective, a clue bubble and the evidence list

The Stage 1 deduction board with suspect portraits and a grid of clues

A theatre stage lit by spotlights with a policeman and the evidence list

Comic-panel interrogations of suspects in a dark alley

A clock tower interior with gears and a suspect in a top hat

The Classified screen with a grid of secret cases and a hidden-code prompt

About Case Solved: The London Files

Case Solved: The London Files is Minimol Games' cozy-noir deduction puzzler — murders in gaslit London solved the way Einstein's Riddle is, by filling a grid from a handful of suspects and contradictory testimonies until logic leaves one answer — on iOS and Android since July 28, 2026, with the first case free and a $9.99 unlock, no ads. Its 13 App Store ratings average 2.7, and nearly every one says the same thing: the game is good, the first case is over in minutes, and $9.99 for three cases is too much.

Game information

DeveloperMinimol Inc.

Version1.1.1

Size250 MB (Android) · 489 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFirst case free · $9.99 unlock

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating13+

Requires (Android)Android 7.1+

Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+

Offline modeYes — single-player after unlock

Interface languagesEN

Store rating2.7 from 13 ratings

Installs1K+

Updated by developer2026-09-14

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Case Solved Review: Einstein's Riddle in a Trench Coat, Three Cases for $9.99

Suspects, Testimonies, a Grid — and Only One Answer That Fits

The puzzle is the classic logic grid dressed as a detective story: each case gives you a crime scene to explore, characters to interrogate and a deduction board where objects, locations and suspects must be matched from clue bubbles — until every contradiction resolves and the culprit is the only possibility left. The listing insists on pure logic, no guesswork, and the reviews agree: an August 19 App Store five-star found it challenging but not too difficult, and even the two-stars call it a very good game, super fun, cute, with a plot better than the game. Cases run five stages each, with Secret Files — classified side puzzles unlocked by codes found in the cases — as the bonus layer. The art is a soft isometric London with comic-panel interrogations.

Eight Minutes Free, Then $9.99 for Three Cases: The Price Is the Review

The App Store's 2.7 is a pricing verdict, not a quality one. An August 19 two-star says the game lets you play only the first case before asking for ten dollars — eight minutes of play, in the reviewer's count; another calls the plot great and the price outrageous; an August 15 two-star finds it super fun and not worth ten dollars. The most considered, an August 22 three-star, has bought it: very good so far, but not worth the money when there are only three cases of at most five stages, so that what you pay for feels like the real demo. The August five-star hit a freeze at the end of the demo when trying to buy, and version 1.1.1 on September 9–14 fixed softlocks, a stuck confirm button, a broken hint button, a Case 2 cutscene crash and a resolution option that froze the game. Four reviews from August 13 to 16 ask, in Chinese, why there is no Chinese version; the game is English only.

First Case Free, $9.99 Once, No Ads, Broad Data on Android

The model is a demo and a purchase: the first case is free, Full Game Unlock is $9.99 on the App Store, and Google Play's range of $0.99 to $23.99 covers regional pricing; there are no ads and no other items. Google's data card lists personal info, financial info and two other types collected, which is a lot for a logic puzzle; Apple lists no tracking. The iOS build is 489 MB on iOS 15 or later, with iPad, Mac and Apple Vision listed; Android needs 7.1; English only; rated 13+ and Everyone 10+ for violent references and tobacco. Two months in it shows 1,000-plus installs on Play with a 3.8 rating and no visible reviews, and 13 App Store ratings at 2.7. Minimol, a Brazilian studio, publishes on Steam too. Prices are regional.

Pros

Genuine logic-grid deduction — no guessing, one answer that fits
A cozy gaslit London with comic-panel interrogations and a soft isometric look
Challenging without being hard, and fun even to the reviewers who would not pay
Secret Files side puzzles unlocked by codes found in the cases
A first case free with no ads, and a September patch for the softlocks

Cons

$9.99 for three cases of five stages — too much, say five of thirteen ratings
The free case is over in about eight minutes
English only, with four reviews asking for Chinese
A purchase-screen freeze at launch and broad data collection on Android

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Verdict

A 5.6: a well-made, good-looking logic-grid mystery that its own players like and will not pay for at $9.99 for three cases. Take it for the free case, and buy it if an evening of deduction in a gaslit London is worth ten dollars to you. Skip it if you expected a case file's worth of mysteries — there are three — or if you need it in a language other than English.

Gameplay7Einstein's Riddle with suspects and alibis — a clean, satisfying deduction loop.

Controls7Tap to interrogate, drag to the board; a hint button that works again since September.

Replay value3Three cases and the Secret Files, then nothing — logic puzzles do not replay.

Graphics & sound7Fog, gaslight, a theatre and a clock tower, drawn softly; a plot reviewers rate above the game.

Monetisation4No ads and one honest unlock, priced at a level its own admirers refuse.

5.6out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Case Solved: The London Files offline?

Yes — it is a single-player puzzle game with no ads and no online features; the 489 MB download holds the cases. Google's card lists personal and financial data collected on Android, which relates to the purchase rather than play. Buy the unlock on a connection, and update to 1.1.1 first — the purchase screen froze for an August 2026 buyer on the launch build.

Is Case Solved: The London Files free?

The first case is; the remaining two are a one-time $9.99 Full Game Unlock on the App Store, priced regionally on Google Play. There are no ads and nothing else to buy. Five of the thirteen App Store ratings object to the price for three cases, and the one buyer among them agrees. Prices vary by region.

What phone do you need for Case Solved: The London Files?

iOS 15 or newer with 489 MB free — iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Vision — or Android 7.1 or newer. It is a light 2D game and no review mentions performance; the September 2026 patch fixed a resolution setting that froze the game and a softlock when switching apps.

Can you play Case Solved: The London Files with friends?

Not through the game — it is single-player with no multiplayer or sharing features on either store. Logic grids do suit two people on one screen, which is the only co-op it offers.

How long is Case Solved: The London Files?

Short: the free first case takes about eight minutes by an August 2026 reviewer's count, and the three cases of up to five stages each run two to three hours with the Secret Files, per the August buyer who calls that demo-sized. Once solved, a deduction puzzle has no replay.