Home Detective – Immersive Edition: Home Detective – Walkthrough + 100% Achievement Guide

Warning: This guide is full of spoilers! it is recommended to play through the game once and to at least try solve all the cases yourself as this is a fun game. No achievements are missable.

Almost all clues will trigger some dialog, most can be skipped by moving onto the next clue but sometimes you will have to wait for dialog to end before progressing. Especially in Case #3 + #6

Be Right Back
Complete a Case in 5 minutes or less.

This achievement is very easy and obtainable in any case. it will probably come naturally.

All of these will come naturally.

I Can Handle the Truth
Pick up a Clue.

The Heat is On
Use the Residual Heat Scanner to find a Clue.

Done and Dusted
Find a Fingerprint using the dusting tool.

Elementary, Dear Data
Find and decrypt a latent data Clue.

Essential Clues: 4
Optional Clues: 2
Questions: 5

• Look closer at the missing diamond
• Grab the Residual Heat Scanner and walk over to the Crowbar
• Dust the Crowbar with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the data cloud.
• Dust the box that held the missing diamond with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Grab the Residual Heat Scanner and inspect the boot prints below the smashed case.
• Open the cabinet below the smashed case and grab small piece of fabric stuck to the door.

Question: Where did the perpetrator enter the scene?
Answer: Door to the right of your tools

Question: What did they use to smash the display case?
Answer: Crowbar

Question: What did they steal?
Answer: Select the missing diamond

Question: How did they exit the scene?
Answer: Door behind the crowbar

Question: Who do you think stole the diamond?
Answer: Jennifer Hansen

Case #1: A
Get an A or better rating in Case #1.

Case #1: S
Get an S rating in Case #1.

True Detective
Find every single clue in a Case.

Court Short
During crime scene reconstruction, get every question right.

Essential Clues: 5
Optional Clues: 6
Questions: 6

• Walk over to the victim
• Look at the wine glasses on the dinner table.
• Head to the kitchen counter and open the cabinet below the knifes.
• Pick up the bloody knife out of the trash
• Dust the bloody knife with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Dust both wine glasses on the dinner table with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Pick up the mobile phone on the dinner table.
• Get a closer look at the calendar on the wall where the kitchen counter is.
• Grab open the jacket of the victim.
• Grab and Inspect the right hand of the victim.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the data cloud.

Question: Where did the perpetrator enter the scene?
Answer: The door on the right, next to your tools

Question: What was the cause of death?
Answer: Stab wound

Question: What was the murder weapon?
Answer: Knife in the trash can

Question: What was the motive?
Answer: Crime of Passion

Question: How did they exit the scene?
Answer: The door on the right, next to your tools

Question: Who was the murderer?
Answer: Mark Hobbs

Case #2: A
Get an A or better rating in Case #2.

Case #2: S
Get an S rating in Case #2.

Essential Clues: 3
Optional Clues: 6
Questions: 6

Note: There’s lots of dialog in this case, always wait until dialog ends before continuing.

• Look up at the camera to the left of your tools.
• Look at the lever next to the vault door.
• Dust the lever with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Look under the lever and move the tiles on the floor to find a hole.
• Open both safety deposit boxes sticking out at the back of the room.
• Dust the lid on top safety deposit box with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the first data cloud.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the second data cloud.

Question: Where was the entry point?
Answer: Hole in the floor

Question: Where was the exit point?
Answer: Bank vault door

Question: How many perpetrators were involved?
Answer: One

Question: What was their objective to steal?
Answer: Pick the safety deposit box on top of the table to the left of your tools

Question: What was the ultimate motive?
Answer: Blackmail

Question: Who was the leader of this break-in?
Answer: Esme Matthews

Case #3: A
Get an A or better rating in Case #3.

Case #3: S
Get an S rating in Case #3.

Essential Clues: 7
Optional Clues: 10
Questions: 6

• Look at Anya Miller.
• Grab and Inspect the right hand of Anya Miller.
• Open the mouth of Anya Miller.
• Look at George Desantos.
• Open the mouth of George Desantos.
• Dust Anya Millers wine glass with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Dust George Desantos wine glass with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Grab the piece of paper from the Printer/Fax Machine.
• Open the top drawer on Anya Millers desk and grab the knife.
• Dust the knife with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Open the cabinet door on Anya Millers desk.
• Grab the brown bottle with an R.P. label on it.
• Dust the brown R.P. bottle with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Open the top drawer on George Desantos desk and grab the piece of paper.
• Dust the piece of paper with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Use the Latent Data Detector to decrypt the first data cloud next to Anya Miller.
• Use the Latent Data Detector to decrypt the second data cloud next to George Desantos.

Question: What kind of case is this?
Answer: Suspicious Death

Question: What was the cause of death?
Answer: Asphyxiation

Question: Which weapon or substance was used?
Answer: Brown R.P. bottle in Anya Millers desk

Question: What approximate time did they die?
Answer: 7pm – 8pm

Question: What was the motive?
Answer: Accident

Question: Who’s responsible for this mess?
Answer: Brandon Hopkins

Case #4: A
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Case #4: S
Get an S rating in Case #4.

Essential Clues: 4
Optional Clues: 8
Questions: 6

• Crouch down and view the burnt rubble.
• Pick up the white bag.
• Grab the Residual Heat Scanner and scan the floor around the rubble.
• Pick up the power extension.
• Pick up the BO Begone bottle out of the crate next to the power extension.
• Dust the power extension with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Dust the small gas canister with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Move over to the window and look at the broken glass.
• Grab the match box out of the trash can
• Dust the match box with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the first data cloud.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the second data cloud.

Question: What kind of case is this?
Answer: Fraud

Question: Where did the perpetrator enter the scene?
Answer: Broken Window

Question: How did the fire start?
Answer: Matchbox in Trash Can

Question: What was completely destroyed by the fire?
Answer: Unsellable Stock

Question: How did the exit the scene?
Answer: Door

Question: Who did it?
Answer: Ash Gordon

Case #5: A
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Case #5: S
Get an S rating in Case #5.

Essential Clues: 3
Optional Clues: 7
Questions: 6

Note: There’s lots of dialog in this case, always wait until dialog ends before continuing.

• Pick up the piece of paper from the table to the left of your tools
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the data cloud to the right of the bomb.
• Walk up to the bomb. Wait a few seconds after the dialog ends here as some more will play.
• Grab the Residual Heat Scanner and scan the floor to the right of your tools.
• Pick up the sheet of paper lying in the armchair
• Pick up the note to the left of the bomb
• Pick up the note under the book to the right of the bomb
• Dust the note under the book with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Dust the handle of the bomb with the Fingerprint Tool.
• Use the Latent Data Detector and decrypt the data cloud to the left of the bomb.

Question: What kind of case is this?
Answer: Terrorism

Question: Where did the perpetrator enter the scene?
Answer: The door to the right of the bomb

Question: What time was the bomb set?
Answer: 1pm – 2pm

Question: What type of bomb is it?
Answer: Plastic Explosive

Question: How did they exit the scene?
Answer: The door to the left of the bomb

Question: Who set up the bomb?
Answer: Charles Underwood

Case #6: A
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Case #6: S
Get an S rating in Case #6.

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