Confessd
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Digital forensics

Unlocks a seized phone or laptop and recovers deleted messages.

In the game

Digital forensics in Confessd examines a seized device: a suspect's phone, the victim's laptop, a tablet left behind at the scene. In a real investigation, the examiner makes a copy of the device and looks for what the owner tried to delete. In the game, the card says which device will be examined, and a case can have more than one, each with its own test.

Besides the stamp (match, no match or inconclusive), the report shows the recovered messages as chat bubbles. A deleted conversation can break an alibi or show that two suspects agreed on a story. Whatever turns up becomes a fact in your notebook and unlocks or supports a question, but the test only shortens the road and never hands you the final proof: the confession still comes from the interrogation.

It costs 5 to 50 coins, depending on the case, and the purchase only counts for the game in progress; on a new attempt, after a loss, you pay again. The minigame happens right away; the report arrives after a while, with the option to rush it. Forensics never use up questions.

Digital forensics

How the minigame works

  1. The device appears hooked by a cable to the extractor, with a closed padlock and 4 digit reels spinning on the screen.

    The device appears hooked by a cable to the extractor, with a closed padlock and 4 digit reels spinning on the screen.

  2. The active reel lights up: tap it (or the button) when the green digit on the display passes the middle. Miss the timing and the reel keeps spinning, so you try again. If you take too long, the active reel slows down.

    The active reel lights up: tap it (or the button) when the green digit on the display passes the middle. Miss the timing and the reel keeps spinning, so you try again. If you take too long, the active reel slows down.

  3. Once all 4 reels are locked, the padlock opens, the conversations pop up on the screen and the report opens.

    Once all 4 reels are locked, the padlock opens, the conversations pop up on the screen and the report opens.

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Other forensics

FingerprintsReveals prints on objects and surfaces at the scene.DNA testMatches genetic material from the scene against each suspect.ToxicologyLooks for poisons, medicines and other substances.BallisticsLinks a bullet or a weapon to the shot.Search warrantCombs the scene for whatever was left behind.Security camerasReviews camera footage from the time of the crime.Phone recordsPulls the calls and messages of everyone who was there.Records and platesPulls someone's record or the owner of a license plate.Medical examiner's reportReads the medical examiner's chart for marks the summary left out.Translation or cipherTranslates or decodes a document in another language or in code.Handwriting analysisCompares the writing or signature on a document with a suspect's.Scene photosOpens the folder with the crime scene photos.