Criminal Case: Pacific Bay

by Pretty Simple
3.7 out of 5 stars2,713 customer ratings
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Price: App Free to Download
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Offers: in-app purchases
Languages Supported: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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What's new in version 2.36
  • We're working on the app to improve the overall experience. You're catching the killers. What a team!

Product Details

Release Date: 2017
Date first listed on Amazon: January 30, 2017
Developed By: Pretty Simple
ASIN: B01NCU7QOP
Customer reviews:
3.7 out of 5 stars2,713 customer ratings

Product features

  • Investigate crime scenes and discover the dark side of paradise
  • Examine clues and analyze samples to look for evidence
  • Interrogate witnesses and suspects
  • Bring the killer to justice

Product description

Join the Police of Pacific Bay to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game. Investigate crime scenes for clues, bring the suspects in for questioning and analyze evidence to catch the killers. Are you ready to prove your detective skills?

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Technical details

Size: 64.6MB
Version: 2.36
Developed By: Pretty Simple ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
  • Open network sockets
  • Read from external storage
  • Read the low-level system log files
  • Read only access to device state
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.1
Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

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Customers find the mobile application engaging and fun to play. They enjoy solving the crimes and collecting clues. The storylines are intriguing and suspenseful, with a good balance of difficulty and ease of follow-up. Many find it mentally active and appreciate the graphics quality. However, opinions differ on the speed.

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346 customers mention "Fun to play"319 positive27 negative

Customers enjoy the game. They find it engaging and say learning about crime is fun. The forensic mini-games add variety to the experience, and they appreciate the opportunities to earn coins and special items during gameplay. However, some feel there could be more hidden object games.

"...is some of the best in the free-to-play market; forensic mini-games add variety to the experience..." Read more

"Yeah, this and the original Criminal Case are fun games, but don't ask them any questions. I wanted to know how to rename my avatar...." Read more

"...An amazing app overall and super fun." Read more

"...And this Is the game for me! This game really is cool and DOWNLOAD IT NOW!!!!! :)..." Read more

47 customers mention "Interest"47 positive0 negative

Customers find the game interesting and addictive. They say it has good content and mature themes.

"Fun game, I enjoy finding the items on the lists and earning the stars...." Read more

"Looks like a very good app however it did not work on my Amazon Fire Tablet...." Read more

"The Daily Bonus was fine the way it was why did you guys have to change it. Now I can't play it long before I run out of Energy...." Read more

"...Good graphics and characters, interesting chapters. Highly recommended." Read more

41 customers mention "Storyline"37 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the engaging storyline and suspenseful crimes in the mobile application. They appreciate the great graphics and the game's explanation. The basic scenes are better than others, and they love all the criminal cases. Some find the reading too much.

"...order to how the post-arrest chapters play out, which tightens up the narrative while expanding on it at the same time...." Read more

"...This game really attracted me into a world where I was a cop solving murder mysteries. Kind of like Hidden Artifacts, but with cops...." Read more

"...The first case is very interesting, with multiple chapters and lots of plot twists (Like the victim cheating on his wife, perhaps.)..." Read more

"Enjoy most of it. I like the basic scenes that are search better than the bonus ones. I do not care for some of the language used in the scenarios...." Read more

40 customers mention "Crime solving"36 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the crime solving game. They find the cases interesting to solve, with multiple chapters and plot twists. The hidden objects and puzzles are enjoyable for them.

"...A can't-miss mix of hidden objects and detective fiction; if you're a fan of either genre and you somehow haven't discovered this series, welcome..." Read more

"...You mainly interact with a girl named Amy. The first case is very interesting, with multiple chapters and lots of plot twists..." Read more

"Great hidden object. My one complaint would be losing any energy I have when levelling up I wish they would just add to your current total...." Read more

"This is the best app in the history of apps to me, I love how you can solve cases, examine crime scenes, and interrogate suspects, it feels like I..." Read more

33 customers mention "Difficulty level"28 positive5 negative

Customers find the mobile application easy to follow and fun for kids. However, some find the clues challenging and find it easy to get lost in the game.

"I enjoy Pacific Bay Criminal Case over the other because it's easier to use and there isn't as much repition...." Read more

"I really enjoy the new clues. It's not too hard or too easy. A overall great way to help unwind from a busy day." Read more

"...It's not hard to figure out how to play!" Read more

"Fun, easy and entertaining! I like this game." Read more

26 customers mention "Mind activity"26 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the mind activity of the mobile application. They find it helps keep their minds sharp, challenges their memory, and keeps them focused. The game keeps them on their toes and looking for clues to solve.

"...It also helps with memory on where the items are. I would recommend this to any one in their late teens to someone in their fifthies and older." Read more

"I like the fact that you can store so many games." Read more

"I love this game! It helps keep my mind sharp. The characters are interesting, and the clues are not too easy." Read more

"Great memory game." Read more

23 customers mention "Graphics quality"20 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the graphics quality of the mobile application. They say the graphics are great with good color, and objects are easier to see.

"...THE GOOD: Gorgeous graphics and very good sound; writing is some of the best in the free-to-play market; forensic mini-games add variety to the..." Read more

"...The graphics have improved but you can't buy 5 hints , or any of the items that helped you in the first game...." Read more

"...The graphics are great and have good color. Try it you' all love it. You even get to choose your own police dog - just don't forget to feed it. Enjoy" Read more

"...Added other three to this one. Love the games, the graphics, all of it. Only downside for me is how energy gets refilled...." Read more

31 customers mention "Speed"15 positive16 negative

Customers have different views on the speed of the mobile application. Some find it enjoyable and fast-paced, saying it's a great time killer that moves along quickly. Others feel it has too slow a pace, with long wait times like an autopsy and analyzing the phone.

"...It takes a few months to make it thru if you spend no money to speed things up; that may frustrate some people, but I don't mind...." Read more

"...More time is available to work the case. It's fun and there are a lot of characters and story lines to keep me interested...." Read more

"Like the game but the long time for the results from clues is frustrating." Read more

"...There are optional purchases to speed things up or buy power-ups, but if you're patient, you don't have to spend anything...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Curmudgeon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Changes For the Better
    Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    This is Season 2 of Criminal Case, and several changes have been made after Season 1 in Grimsborough.

    The tutorial is now a lot shorter; rather than giving you a mini-case a la "The Death of Rosa Wolf," you get a VERY short case that shows the fundamentals, and then it's on to your first full case. It does make sense, as design: the story assumes you've made it through Season 1, but the designers know that splitting the app means new players may start in later seasons; this splits the difference, and it looks like it's going to be SOP for all subsequent seasons.

    The cases themselves have a different flow to them, and some of the lab sequences can get crazy in the Elite and Collection modes. Having to wait 3 days to access your next case is a lot easier when your coroner takes 36 hours to finish an autopsy. Also, some scenes require you to complete all tasks before they unlock. You won't be able to cherry-pick evidence, run all the forensic clues, and wrap with interrogations. Some scenes require you to have all evidence analyzed, and all interviews complete, before you can access the scenes and their evidence. Stock up on stars: you'll need them in bunches more often than not.

    Another change is in the "Chapter 4" sections. In Season 1, the usual flow was: these three suspects from the case need our help; the order you take them is up to you. Here in Season 2, that's not how it's done. There is a definite order to how the post-arrest chapters play out, which tightens up the narrative while expanding on it at the same time. It's a major change, but it is effective.

    Also, the districts are a lot smaller. While Grimsborough had you needing to finish ten episodes for most districts, starting in Season 2, the districts get smaller, so you'll be unlocking new map areas more frequently.

    Now for the less structural stuff. Visually and aurally, Pacific Bay feels a bit like a latter-day homage to the original "Miami Vice" in some of the early chapters. The principal cast in the Pacific Bay PD is a quirky bunch, to say the least. No spoilers, but be prepared to say, "Oookayy..." more than once.

    Fans of the series will want to snap this up right away. New players might do well to start with Season 1 in Grimsborough, or at least play Season 1 in parallel with Pacific Bay. There's a lot to enjoy here, and the changes that have been made are mostly for the better. A can't-miss mix of hidden objects and detective fiction; if you're a fan of either genre and you somehow haven't discovered this series, welcome to your new obsession.

    THE GOOD: Gorgeous graphics and very good sound; writing is some of the best in the free-to-play market; forensic mini-games add variety to the experience
    THE BAD: Some of the initial crime scenes aren't for the squeamish. This is compounded slightly by a coroner who can describe the sometimes gruesome deaths with disquieting aplomb.
    THE UGLY: Some of the forensic clues can take over 24 hours to finish.

    OVERALL: If you have the patience for it, you'll love it. If you're impatient and on a budget, know what you're getting into before you get too far along.
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  • CAB
    1.0 out of 5 stars Boycott this game.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Yeah, this and the original Criminal Case are fun games, but don't ask them any questions. I wanted to know how to rename my avatar. I looked in FAQs, but didn't find what I was looking for. I sent them my question, and they responded with a very curt email telling me to look in FAQs, and that I would get no further response regarding my inquiry. Screw them. If they can't be bothered to give me a decent response to my question, I can't be bothered playing their game. I don't like being dismissed. They need to go back to school and learn something about customer relations. They lost me as a customer.
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  • Rashell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood restored
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024
    Verified Purchase
    I remember I played the first Criminal Case (Grimsbourgh) when I was younger, I loved it then and now. I'm so glad I was able to stumble across these new Criminal Case games. An amazing app overall and super fun.
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  • Susan M Duca
    4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Hidden Artifacts rip-off :3
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    I am 10 years old and I love games that have mythical, match 3, and Hidden Artifacts themes. And this Is the game for me! This game really is cool and DOWNLOAD IT NOW!!!!! :) This game really attracted me into a world where I was a cop solving murder mysteries. Kind of like Hidden Artifacts, but with cops. The only complaint is I wish that I didn't have to pay for every and speeding up autopsies.
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  • Billy Holiday
    5.0 out of 5 stars So So game.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    Fun game, I enjoy finding the items on the lists and earning the stars. My only complaint is there is no opportunity to earn free energy even if you watch ads because they want you to pay real cash money for all the privileges of moving forward more quickly. And you cant even go to the next level for 24 hrs unless you pay to go sooner. So that is 24 hrs you are stuck and unable to play.
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  • RestlessBoomer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you're into wasting time
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    These Criminal Case games can be fun and you can actually play without spending any real money. I personally could do without the profanity--blatant and inferred, thus the four star rating.

    Revised December 2017 -- obviously these apps generated from outside the U.S. where English is not the primary language as evidenced by the wording of some of the "conversations" and the names of objects. Also, the political opinions could be dropped. I don't need lessons in Liberalism 101 while I'm playing a game so I'm now skipping all areas of dialog (most of which is stupid and pointless anyway.) Still mildly entertaining but I'm losing interest fast.
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  • Vickey
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Your under arrest!" A Game Review
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Holy cheese, this game is good! It's a search and find game with minigames like fixing things or finding samples of stuff. You make an avatar and interact with multiple different characters. You mainly interact with a girl named Amy. The first case is very interesting, with multiple chapters and lots of plot twists (Like the victim cheating on his wife, perhaps.) I would recommend this to anyone who likes puzzles and mysteries. Id I'd recommend this to ages 9+. 🚔
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  • K.L. CocKayne
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Of My Favorite Facebook Games.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
    Verified Purchase
    I downloaded this for my fire 10, but it wouldn't support it. I have it on 3 other devices, but was disappointed I couldn't play it on my Fire 10. Maybe I downloaded wrong, but I wish I had it on all my devices.
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  • GARBALENA Marcela
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super !
    Reviewed in France on February 13, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    J'adore cette application , il y a des choses surprenante qu'il n'y a pas dans les autres criminal case.
    Je donne 5 etoiles
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  • vanillakiss13
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pacific Bay game👍
    Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Pretty awesome game
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  • Satureja Antares
    5.0 out of 5 stars Empfehlenswert
    Reviewed in Germany on May 26, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Die Criminal Case Spiele sind meine Favoriten unter den Wimmelbildspielen. Absolut fair, kein Pay to win, wunderschön gestaltet, tolle, spannende Fälle, liebenswerte, skurile Charaktere, der Humor kommt auch nicht zu kurz und die Mini Spiele sind auch hervorragend. Besser geht's nicht :-)
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  • Dambar65
    5.0 out of 5 stars Criminal Case continua ... per la gioia degli aspiranti detective
    Reviewed in Italy on April 7, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Chi conosce e ha giocato a Criminal Case non può non scaricare e giocare con Pacific Bay.

    il genere e l'impronta sono ovviamente gli stessi e l'obiettivo è sempre quello di individuare un colpevole.
    Cambiano le scene di ambientazione mentre la grafica tutto sommato è abbastanza simile, quindi molto bella e con ottima giocabilità.

    Ci giochiamo sul Tablet Fire HD di Amazon dove gira in maniera egregia e si vede perfettamente, in ogni dettaglio.

    Download gratuito su Amazon

    Sperando di esservi stato utile auguro a tutti buon divertimento.
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  • Kindle Crystal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Like no other crimminal game!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    This is actually a very addictive and honest to god brillinant game. It ain't like a standered boring problem solving criminal game that u get boared after 5 mins of playing! This story has characters that you grow to love, funny dialouge , its smooth sailing and has a story line that matches the game you are playing and gets u interested. Obviously u have to pay small amounts for the next level but it is a small sacrifice to play until the end!
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