Mystery Case Files: Huntsville

Locate enough hidden clues to solve the crimes in the town of Huntsville and become a Master Detective!

70 1 January 2005 ESRB E

Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle Action Mystery

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville is an adventure developed by Big Fish Studios, released 1 January 2005 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6.5 hrs to finish.

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What Mystery Case Files: Huntsville is

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville is an adventure game developed by Big Fish Studios and released in 2005. It was published by Big Fish Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Locate enough hidden clues to solve the crimes and become a Master Detective. Solve a collection of intriguing mysteries and brain-teasers. There are picture puzzles to ponder, strange crime scenes to explore, and much, much, more! With thousands of hidden clues it's a new game each time you play!

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.5 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 600 Mhz or better and 128 MB RAM. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville launched on 1 January 2005, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4 and Cave Story. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4, Cave Story.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville — frequently asked questions

When did Mystery Case Files: Huntsville come out?

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville was released on 1 January 2005 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Mystery Case Files: Huntsville?

At minimum, Mystery Case Files: Huntsville needs 600 Mhz or better, 128 MB RAM, 41 MB of free space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Mystery Case Files: Huntsville?

The main story of Mystery Case Files: Huntsville takes around 6.5 hrs.

How many GB is Mystery Case Files: Huntsville?

The PC version needs about 0 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("41 MB of free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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