Detective Protocol vs Asterlock Archives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Detective Protocol
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THEY CAN LIE TO YOU. CAN YOU CATCH THE CRIMINAL? Interrogate unscripted AI suspects that react to every question, hide details, and crack under pressure. Solve procedurally generated murder, theft, and arson cases using clues, alibis, and contradictions. No dialogue trees. No scripted conversations. Just your deduction skills, the evidence, and a suspect who wants to walk free. INTERROGATE THE SUSPECT Skip the multiple-choice buttons. Type your own questions and chat naturally with AI suspects. They have secrets to protect, and they may lie, deflect, or turn hostile under pressure. ENDLESS CASE FILES Every investigation is generated to feel fresh, with new suspects, motives, and contradictions in every session. CHOOSE YOUR SETTING Take on high-stakes cases across distinctive worlds, from gritty noir investigations to futuristic crime scenes and classic deduction mysteries. PRIVATE, IMMERSIVE GAMEPLAY Experience dynamic on-device case generation and interrogation designed to keep every investigation tense, replayable, and personal. Think you can catch the guilty suspect? Open your first case file and start the interrogation.
Asterlock Archives
Engage in a compact terminal investigation, searching archived files and decoding encrypted evidence to solve cases. The game offers a tutorial and a mystery inspired by classic detective fiction, with optional purchases for additional content. No account or online profile is needed to play.
- Terminal-based investigation
- Archived file searching
- Keyword collection
- Evidence decoding
- Case solving
- Tutorial and mystery cases
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Asterlock Archives turns detective work into a compact terminal investigation. Search archived files, collect keywords, decode encrypted evidence, and close each case using only the clues you can prove. The starter archive includes a tutorial case and a larger mystery inspired by early public-domain detective fiction. Optional purchases add more archive cases and cosmetic extras. No account is required. No online profile. Just the files, the facts, and your own brain. Use the terminal directly or tap the active dossier to inspect evidence, open locks, and track your next lead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Detective Protocol at 2 against Asterlock Archives's —. Asterlock Archives's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Detective Protocol sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Asterlock Archives sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Detective Protocol | Asterlock Archives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Miguel Vieira | Jeffrey Munson |
In-app purchases
Detective Protocol
- Global Jurisdiction$2.99
- Elite Training Module$2.99
- Visual-Freq Upgrade$2.99
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- Restricted Case Files$2.99
- Director's Clearance$9.99
Asterlock Archives
- Operator Skin Pack$0.99
- Founder Supporter File$1.99
- Archive Pack Vol. 1$2.99
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