- Trading Cards and Point Shop Items! - 12 September 2026
New Steam Trading Cards!You can now craft your very own badge on your steam profile for Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division using these new trading cards!I wanted these cards to have a very cohesive design, similar to trading card sets like Exodia the Forbidden One from Yugioh. Personally I feel like there should be more games on Steam embracing cohesive trading card designs! It's a lot of fun!Once you assemble all trading cards you can craft the badges shown below!Some people have also mentioned that finishing this game should give them a certification, so I made that into the special foil badge!Once you craft a badge, you'll get a select background from copOS for your Steam profile as well as one of these emotes shown below!Special thanks to Moonchild Luna for creating the two incredible emotes on the bottom row!New Point Shop Items!The Steam Point Shop also now has new items fr…
- Update 1.14.2 - 28 August 2026
Bug Fixes:Fixed issue where the ending cutscene wasn't loading
- Demo Update 2.01 - 26 August 2026
The demo is now up to date with (most of) the updates from the base game! Also made sure that opening the demo when you have the full game does not delete your entire save file (but it does delete progress in the 4th case since that level shares the level number with the demo credits scene).
- Update 1.14.1 - 25 August 2026
Bug Fixes:Fixed issue where the shift key maps keys to the QWERTY keyboard layout.This was caused by an attempt to fix the shift key not working on the Steam Deck virtual keyboard, so that fix has been undone.
- Update 1.14 - Query Tabs! - 24 August 2026
Now you can tab between queries in the Search Tables window!With this in place, I'm pretty happy with how things are at the moment and will start working on some larger updates. Barring any other bug fixes or issues that might come up, this means there will probably be longer times between updates.As for what's next, I'll be working on making assets for Steam Community Items for Trading Cards and the Points Shop. After that, I'll start looking at how to integrate Workshop Support to this game. As always, let me know if you have any bugs to report or any additional feedback!Update Notes:Gameplay Changes:Add tabs to the Search Tables window.Queries written in the Search Tables window are now saved and persist after the game is closed.Bug Fixes:Fix Shift key not working on the Steam Deck virtual keyboard.This might fix other keyboard issues related to the Shift key.Fix the ability to scrol…
- Update 1.13 - 20 August 2026
Took a short two day break - now I'm back fixing bugs! As always, please let me know if you notice any more issues.Update Notes:Gameplay Changes:Changed hotkey to unindent selected text from Shift+Tab to Tab+Z.Refactored how arrested suspects are tracked.The game should now remember arrested suspects per case.This means you won't be able to arrest the same person twice when you go back to a case.Refactored how valid suspects are tracked.Improved how valid suspects are tracked for each case.This affects the error popup informing you if the suspect is a valid suspect.Bug Fixes:Fixed issue where the custom parser terminated early.This started occurring as of the previous update, which made the custom parser not work for larger queries.Fixed internet history issues when resetting the game.For the 9th case:Fixed issue where bets were rounding to an incorrect number
- Update 1.12 - Additional Taskbar Functionality - 15 August 2026
Now you can right click on the taskbar to close a window or minimize all windows!You'll also be able to indent/unindent selected text in the Search Tables window by pressing Shift/Shift+Tab respectively!Update Notes:Gameplay Changes:Add animation for right click dropdownsAdd ability to right click on the taskbar to close a window or hide all windowsAdd ability to indent and unindent selected text in the Search Tables windowAlt+W now cycles between two most recent windowsBug FixesRight click dropdowns are no longer obscured by the taskbarEnsure traveling through time makes message timeline consistentRemove arrest icon after failing final caseFix issues with assistant dialogue after failing final caseFix typo in calmail tables
- Update 1.11 - Mac Fixes - 10 August 2026
This update addresses the crashes that happen on Mac when loading the final two cases. Apologies this took so long for the Mac users, this was probably the most difficult bug fixes that I had to do! If anyone has more issues with Mac builds, please let me know. Update Notes:Bug FixesFix Mac crashing on the last two casesPrevent time traveling from allowing access to chapters that should be lockedRestoring queries from Query History now brings the Search Tables window to the topGameplay Changes:Parser Improvements:Better, more descriptive warningsBlock queries with non-aggregate columns in the HAVING statementDon't show warning when grouping by column number (GROUP BY 1)
- Update 1.10 - 7 August 2026
Ok I was wrong, it looks like there were more problems! As always, let me know if you're having any unexpected issues and I'll take a look at them.Update Notes:Bug FixesFix cursor misalignment in the Search Tables window after a long line of text is wrapped aroundFix ending cutscene not loadingFix issue where quoted identifiers were not recognized as valid column names by the parser when written like tableName."columnName"Gameplay Changes:Parser Improvements:Add support for LIMITAdd more specific error messages when a keyword appears after a special character (like a comma) in a FROM or JOIN
- Update 1.09 - 5 August 2026
The most important change here is adding back a semi-colon I accidentally removed in the previous update which caused some issues when downloading tables in the final level. Hopefully there should be no more problems! Ever!!!!! But if there are more issues please let me know.Update Notes:Bug FixesFor the final case:Fix bug which prevented tables from being downloadedGameplay Changes:Removed syntax highlighting for "LEFT" and "RIGHT" keywords and instead only highlight "LEFT JOIN" and "RIGHT JOIN".Parser Improvements:Specific error messages when trying to access a column from a table using commas (such as table,column instead of table.column)Remove cross join errors when joining with subqueries
- Update 1.08 - 4 August 2026
Wanted to get this out to fix a rare bug that occurs less than 5% of the time in the 8th case (with LZU) causing there to be two valid suspects. This bug occurs when there are two students sitting next to a single smart student with a test score greater than theirs and the texter combined. Sincerest apologies if this happened to you, and if this is currently what you're stuck on, you can hopefully use this detail to get the right suspect: the true culprit has been to exactly 1/4th of the classes.This isn't knowledge required to solve this case, but it might help if you're one of the victims of this rare bug. You can also reload the current case, but do note that the classes are randomized so that will be regenerated as well.Update Notes:Bug FixesFor the 8th case (LZU level):Ensure there is always only one possible valid suspect to be arrestedFor the 9th case:Loading this case no longer…
- Update 1.07 - 2 August 2026
Wanted to get this out quickly to fix a bug introduced in the previous update for the seventh case (with the wiki) preventing you from downloading payup transactions tied from accounts tied to websites. Luckily, this isn't required to solve the case, but if this happened to you, reloading the case should fix things. Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesIncreased maximum length of table names for table iconsBug FixesFor the 7th case (wiki level):Rename payup account tables tied to websites to make sure they can be downloadedFix hint that references an old table name in the last levelFix icon selection not resizing to fit the name of a table after renamingFix drag box not disappearing after dragging and clicking quickly
- Update 1.06 - Internet History & Bookmarks! - 31 July 2026
You can now view your internet history!You can also bookmark websites which will show up in your internet history.Also, clicking on a website in a table will bring up that website in a web browser automatically. Clickable websites will have underlined blue text when hovered over (like below). Many more updates to come!Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesAdd internet history and ability to bookmark websitesTables containing websites now automatically opens the website when clickedAdd sound effects when restoring or deleting from query historyBug FixesCtrl+Enter now only works when the Search Tables window is focusedHotkeys now relies on key output instead of key locationsThis was an issue with non QWERTY keyboards where keys were bound to QWERTY keyboard locations instead of where actual key characters wereFix issue where loading large tables would cause the game to freezeFor the 6th case (web…
- Update 1.05 - Preserve Tables on Failure - 25 July 2026
Trying again should no longer drop the tables you created or reload the case.This is also true with switching between cases, with one big caveat: this only affects cases that have been loaded after this update. This means that if you played the first case before this update and now are on the second case, your tables for the second case will be preserved but not the tables for the first case if you switch back to it. However, if you played the first case after this update, you should be able to switch to it without losing progress.In other words, your current progress should not be affected but your progress before this update has not been saved. All cases loaded after this update should have their progress preserved.This update is a pretty big change, so please let me know if there are any issues.Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesRetrying cases no longer erases created tablesNOTE: This only…
- Update 1.04.1 - Remove Dev Window - 24 July 2026
Whoops, did not mean to do that!Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesDisable Dev Window
- Update 1.04 - 24 July 2026
More bug fixes! Notably fixed the bug where Linux builds of the game were missing SQLite functions.Next update will focus on quality of life improvements such as preserving progress if you get a case wrong.Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesReduce assistant's thinking time before and between hintsBring up Steam Deck virtual keyboard when an input field is clickedImprove how default table names are generatedBug FixesFix missing SQLite functions on LinuxHuge thank you to neattaken for helping out with this!Fix unsaved tables not having syntax highlightingFix Webtrotter achievement not unlockingFor the 8th case (LZU):Fix attendance dates not matching with class schedulesFor the 10th case:Fix inconsistency with naming of production materialsFor the 7th case (wiki level):Remove non-bard from Bards Only guildUse player's payup name instead of player name for transactions
- Update 1.03 - 22 July 2026
Thanks everyone for submitting your issues through the feedback form! Many more fixes to come!Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesAdd a few additional, more direct hints from your assistantBug FixesFix Ctrl + Enter not saving new tablesAdd UNION as a keyword for syntax highlightingFix multiple Web Browser taskbar buttons having the same numberFix volume slider in settings not affecting the Startup screenIncrease character limit when searching for traders on broker.comMinor Clarity ChangesFor the 7th case (wiki level):Fix damage stat for the Electric modifier in the wiki combat pageChanged wording in the forum post regarding the rarity of a certain weaponFor the credit sequence:Make dates consistent
- Update 1.02 - Adding Time Travel - 19 July 2026
Casually adding time travel in the game: now you can go back to cases you've already unlocked at any time!Update Notes:Gameplay ChangesAdded new option in the assistant dialogue to travel through time, allowing you to switch between cases.Also, your assistant should stop bothering you if you tell them you don't want to retry a case.Bug FixesFix floating point formatting causing occasional crashes during the 9th case.Minor Clarity ChangesFor the 7th case (wiki level):Modified description of Skeletal Warriors to make it clear they have the same base stats as a warrior
- Update 1.01 - 18 July 2026
Wanted to get this out quickly to fix reports of crashing on Linux during syntax highlighting.Update Notes:Bug FixesOptimize syntax highlighting for column names to prevent crashes on LinuxMinor Clarity ChangesFor the 7th case (wiki level):Changed wording for what qualifies as a premium memberEnsure rent payments are consistent across players
- Demo Update 2.00 - 17 July 2026
Bringing the demo up to date with the full release!There are a lot of changes and bug fixes introduced in this version, so this isn't a comprehensive list of what's been added, but should include some notable differences.Update Notes:Some Notable ChangesAdded login screenAdded custom parser support for CONCAT and IN Improve Undo/Redo hotkey functionalityAnd many more!
