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Hero Game Co LLC · Published by Hero Game Co LLC · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 93% positive (74 reviews) · 13 achievements
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
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Indie, Casual · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Delve into "The Case of the Worst Day Ever," where you revisit a family’s unfortunate moments and piece together clues to solve their silly yet challenging puzzle.
About this game
A family is gathered for a cozy celebration, but everyone looks miserable! What happened here? Who are these people (and pets)?! And why are they so unhappy?!?
From the family dog to the grumpy grandma, peek inside their unfortunate lives and investigate the events leading up to the party.
Scour each hand-drawn scene for clues that point to identities, motives, and misadventures. Don't let the cuteness fool you! You'll need to read carefully, snoop thoroughly, and get ready to put your deduction skills to the test!
Form your own conclusions across 10 challenging cases full of mishaps, betrayal, and mayhem! Do you have what it takes to solve the Case of the Worst Day Ever?
KEY FEATURES:
Increasing Difficulty - from easy-peasy to truly brain-teasing, get ready to hone your detective skills
Hint System - feeling stuck? use the in-game hint system to get back on track
Fill-in-the-Blank Conclusions - use the words collected throughout each case to form your own conclusions
In-Game Notepad - keep track of important clues with the in-game notepad
Lighthearted Cases - enjoy humorous, slice-of-life mysteries without dark themes
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 32bit
- Processor: Intel Celeron
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Cozy Mystery Bundle with Spring Tales!
We're so happy to announce that The Case of the Worst Day Ever is now available a bundle with Spring Tales, a cozy mystery adventure full of relaxing puzzles and a charming story set in a small town called Blossomdale.Read full article on Community Announcements (pupperoni)Patch NotesOfficial
Tiny patch for Level 10
This patch temporarily removes the ability to reorder the portrait tiles in the portrait bank in Level 10. It will also correct corrupted save data caused by a rare bug which would create duplicate/missing portrait tiles. We are also still working on the following: onscreen keyboard not working on Steam Deck failure to launch on Mac OS older than 15 improvements to drag & drop Thank you for your feedback and patience as we work towards making this game better and better!Read full article on Community Announcements (pupperoni)Patch NotesOfficial
Feature Update + Fixes
Hello! This patch contains the following: New Features Word/portrait bank is now sortable while viewing a scene Order of word/portrait bank is saved Fixes All April 31 references have been changed to April 30 Level 8: prevents two hotspots from clearing too soon Level 9: a few typos, changes font on one gift tag, tweaks a name Tutorial: tweaks to wording Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback or left a review! We read and appreciate everything!Read full article on Community Announcements (pupperoni)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch v.1.0.4
This patch has been rolled back! Sorry for anyone who experienced a crash due to it!Read full article on Community Announcements (pupperoni)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch v.1.0.3
Hello! Thanks to everyone who provided feedback thus far! A couple of small fixes are in this patch Level 4: fixes a typo, removes a word from the conclusion panel Level 6: renames a location Potential fix for crash related to corrupted hotspot data Please let us know if you run into any issues or have feedback! If you're enjoying the game, please leave a review as well! :)Read full article on Community Announcements (pupperoni)
