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Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game developed by Big Fish Studios, and distributed by Big Fish Games. It is the sixth installment in the Mystery Case Files series. The…

25 November 2009

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is an adventure developed by Big Fish Studios, released 25 November 2009 on Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is an adventure game developed by Big Fish Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Big Fish Games. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

This story takes place directly after the events in Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst. The player is driving through a decrepit town called Dire Grove, which appears to be deserted. The weather forecast has predicted a heavy snowstorm and the player has no other option but to explore the deserted town for shelter. The player sees an abandoned car and finds a camcorder in it. The footage shows a teenaged girl crying and pleading the player to save them. The player also finds a cryptic note: "She is real. The legend is real.". As the player explores the surrounding, they realize that all the villagers have evacuated due to the snowstorm, so the player has to do everything by themself…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove launched on 25 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.

Official trailer

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When did Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove come out?
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove was released on 25 November 2009 for Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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