Unsolved CaseUnsolved Case

Game Details:  Puzzle, 2022

Links:  Moby Games, Steam, Adventure Gamers

Walkthrough Updated:  6/17/2024

Suggested Listening:  Where There's Smoke (Ash 25)

Unsolved Case is a free cooperative puzzle game for two players, and is the prequel to the large game Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. You must play the game at the same time as someone else, and provide verbal information to each other to solve a series of challenges. There are 9 Steam Achievements, all documented in the walkthrough below.

Level 1

Before even starting the game, click on the walkie talkie on the main menu 10 times Indecisive.

Walkie-Talkies

Have each character pick up the walkie-talkie from their desk. Old Dog should turn the knob on his so the amplitudes of the 2 waves are the same, then Ally should turn the knob on hers so the 2 waves are in sync Over, over!.

Pin-Up Board

Have both players examine part of the pin-up board on the back wall. Ally has a picture of 4 toys with missing body parts, and Old Dog has an anatomical drawing. Old Dog should draw lines from the crosses in the order of missing body parts from Ally's picture:

  1. Left leg
  2. Head
  3. Right arm
  4. Left arm

This will result in drawing the number 4.

Fax Machine

Each player should plug in the power cord on the right, then examine the fax machine on the bench. One player should load their page into the fax machine and press send. After the other player receives their copy, they should send their page back to the first player. Both players should now put their page over the top of their faxed copy from the other player, aligning them perfectly to reveal a series of numbers through the holes.

The numbers can be added up to give a different answer for each player:

  • Old Dog: -1+5+1+3-5-2 = +1
  • Ally: +2-6+5+2+4-5 = +2

Add these results together to get the number 3.

Tape Player

Examine the tape player that is hanging up on the pin-up board. Each player should listen to their available cassette tapes - if a tape malfunctions, eject it and use the pencil to wind the tape back into position so you can listen to it. Pay attention to the numbers of each tape (these are mentioned in the recordings) to notice that Tape 8 is missing:

  • Tape 1: Interview 06/06/1995
  • Tape 2: Identity
  • Tape 3: The Police Report
  • Tape 4: Walkies-Talkies
  • Tape 5: Explosives
  • Tape 6: Cracow
  • Tape 7: Family
  • Tape 9: Doubles
  • Tape 10: The End 09/06/1995

Case

Finally, examine the case you received. Based on the symbols on the left side, enter the code 438 to open each player's case.

Level 2

You will meet up outside an old warehouse, then split up and head inside.

Forklift

Old Dog has a series of blue screens on the wall - rearrange these to show a maze of boxes that all fit together. Ally should get into the forklift. Drag the keys to the ignition. Now Ally must drive around the maze to positions K9, A2 and finally B4, with Old Dog giving her instructions.

  • Start to K9: Right, forward, left, forward twice, left, forward, right, forward, left, forward
  • Turn Around: Right twice
  • K9 to A2: Forward, right, forward, right, forward, left, forward, right, forward, right, forward 3 times, right, forward, left, forward, right, forward, right, forward, left, forward
  • Turn Around: Right twice
  • A2 to B4: Forward, right, forward, left, forward twice, right, forward, right, forward 3 times, right, forward

Ally will get an achievement for completing the maze Forklift Certified. She will have seen 5+2 on the boxes on the forklift, giving the number 7.

Television

Have Old Dog look at the television on the table, and have Ally look at the TV guide. Ally will see the numbers 434 written at the top, so get Old Dog to use the remote control to turn the TV on, then enter this channel. It will show a series of images in this order:

  1. B-Day
  2. News
  3. Cooking
  4. Fireworks
  5. Football
  6. Dog Show

Get Ally to draw crosses on the TV guide over these shows, and they will reveal the number 0. Old Dog should also change the channel to 666 Iron Maiden.

Pipes

Old Dog should look at the set of scales on the right, which has a device with 4 colored buttons. The scales has a series of symbols written across the bottom. Ally should look at the series of pipes on the right - she also has access to a container of small red balls with different symbols. Ally must pick up a red ball of a desired symbol and place it at the top of the tubes. Old Dog then has to press his colored buttons to hide or show blockers to guide the ball down to its matching target - it will then be transferred to Old Dog so he can weigh it. The total weight of the balls will give you the number 8.

Ally should also throw around the balls so 100 of them drop onto the floor Dropped the Ball.

Controller

Examine the controller on the far left for Old Dog and on the large doors for Ally. Have both players enter the code 708. Old Dog should click on the screen at the top left, and Ally should proceed through the doors Trapped.

Level 3

Lasers

Each character should pick up the brick on the floor and smash the window to get some glass shards. Flip the switch on the wall to activate a laser. Use the glass to redirect the laser back to the sensor just below it Wrong aim. Now place one of the glass shards near the middle of the ceiling and direct your laser through the hole in the window. Place your other glass shard near the window, directing your partner's laser up to the ceiling and then down to the sensor.

Climb down through the opened hatches. You will get these achievements depending on your character:

  • Escape the shipping container as Old Dog I need a drink
  • Escape the shipping container as Ally A job well done

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