MicroMacro: Downtown Detective

MicroMacro: Downtown Detective impresses with its innovative game design, optimised for mobile devices, which doesn’t simply adapt the award-winning board game but perfectly enhances it for the new medium – both in terms of gameplay and presentation.

Players solve criminal cases in a vast hidden-object city by tracking suspects in a large-format image that displays multiple time periods simultaneously. This allows players to retrace the suspects’ paths to and from crime scenes and make connections that can help solve the cases.

The gameplay is extremely accessible: MicroMacro captures the charm of classic hidden-object books and combines it with surprisingly mature themes and emotional depth. Many lovingly crafted little details bring the game world to life even outside the main storyline, fostering emergent storytelling.

This combination ensures varied gameplay where there is always something new to discover. Players are supported by a thematically appropriate markup system that integrates organically into the game and ensures the detailed game world always remains in the foreground.

The simple, clear and detailed presentation, together with the appropriate UI and background audio, creates a coherent audiovisual package: the result is a game that is set to be a hit internationally with a broad audience across all age groups.

The DCP Jury, March 2026