Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie

Re:Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you questio... by fancyfredbot on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:24AM (#50364089)

The game is not bad. I tried it out and solved the Parts Paris case. I don't think I had to actually use the LLM chat at all though? It felt like suggested questions were all that was required.

There's an element of "just go everywhere and click on everything" too. For example having to return to a previous location to find someone now has a vital clue for you on how to solve a new puzzle. I'm not sure how you are supposed to know you should to back there. That kind of gameplay isn't that much fun.

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Re:Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you questio... by passkey1510 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @07:38AM (#50364741)

Thank you for playing it through. The Paris case is the first of a five-level training pack, it's meant to guide new players with a tutorial. The free questions really matter in the real cases after that, where the suggestions don't cover what you'll need. And very good point about going back to a location, will definitely fix it in the next version.

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