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Game description
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Basic info
| Developer | VTAC Games |
|---|---|
| Publisher | holo Indie |
| Platforms | Windows · macOS |
| Steam Deck | Playable! |
| Release date | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Price |
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Minimum specs
| OS | WIndows® 7 (SP1+) (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i3-4160 (or similar with SSE2 support) |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 (VRAM 1GB or better) |
| Storage | 2 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 240 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)
A free detective visual novel starring HoloEN characters, HoloTrials: Case Covered scores 93.3, top 5% of the games we analyzed.
👍 Strengths
86 reviews praise the visuals, with the most upvoted calling the character artwork incredibly charming and expressive, and Visuals & Sound ranks 17th of 1249. 59 enjoy the story and writing, and some describe a well paced mystery with witty dialogue, so Story & World ranks 33rd of 1096. 52 simply find it fun, and some say it feels wrong to get something made with this much love for free. Pricing & Fairness ranks 3rd of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 166th of 1396.
👎 Where it falls short
19 reviews wish there were more content because the game is short, and some point out there is only one trial despite the plural title. Content Volume ranks 901st of 1351. 4 find parts confusing, and a few say evidence prompts feel vague and puzzles rely on trial and error. 4 report bugs, such as a language bug at the start, auto skip issues and a softlock on day one. Tech & Support ranks 345th of 1399.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“character artwork is incredibly charming and expressive” · 86 reviews
“story is amazing and embodies character perfectly” · 59 reviews
“feels wrong to be able to play this for free, so much love put into it” · 52 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 240 reviews from the past 1 year
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By period
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Since launch 240 reviews
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Steam review activity
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Across 4 languages, players disagree most about Story & World.
English
Review Analysis Score
Based on 214 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
Review Analysis Score
Based on 17 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
Review Analysis Score
Based on 4 reviews from the past 1 year
Portuguese
Review Analysis Score
Based on 3 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 276 review reasons · 4 languages · data as of Oct 10, 2026
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Basic info
| HoloTrials: Case Covered | Road to Empress Ⅱ | |
|---|---|---|
| Players now | Fewer than 10 | 248 |
| Genre | Adventure · Indie · Free To Play | Adventure · Casual · Indie · RPG · Simulation |
| Developer | VTAC Games | New One Studio |
| Platforms | Windows · macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Playable! | Playable! |
| Price | Free · Steam store ↗ | $18.00 · Steam store ↗ |
| Release date | Sep 9, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Tags | 3 in common | |
| Only this game | Only this game | |
Review scores
| HoloTrials: Case Covered |  Road to Empress Ⅱ | |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | +2.26 | -0.39 |
| Story & World | +4.11 | +1.37 |
| Content Volume | -0.39 | +0.21 |
| Visuals & Sound | +4.45 | +2.10 |
| Multiplayer | +5.00 | -0.70 |
| Pricing & Fairness | +1.42 | -0.10 |
| Tech & Support | +0.06 | -0.33 |
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