LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM review

Layton Brothers Mystery Room is the most deduction-heavy game here. You play alongside Inspector Alfendi Layton and Detective Constable Lucy Baker in a Scotland Yard unit for unusual cases. Level-5's listing describes three steps: zoom in on a crime scene to collect evidence, find contradictions between the case files and the evidence while questioning witnesses, then break down the culprit's arguments in a final showdown. There is no hidden object searching and no energy system. The prologue and Case Files 001 and 002 are free; files 3 to 6 cost $2.99 and files 7 to 9 cost $1.99, so the full game is $4.98. The listing shows an App Store Editors' Choice award. It is English only and not listed for Mac. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not solve every file.

Who it is for

logic fans who want pure deduction rather than object searching

Price

Prologue and first two cases free; the case packs cost $2.99 and $1.99 on the US App Store.

FileNo.007 - 009 Pack $1.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Prologue plus Case Files 001 and 002 free
• Zoom in on crime scenes to collect evidence
• Match evidence against testimony to expose contradictions
• Final showdown with each culprit
• Nine case files in total

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No energy timers or random packs; you buy cases outright
• Strength: All nine files cost $4.98 in two packs
• Strength: Editors' Choice award shown on the listing
• Weakness: Only the prologue and two cases are free
• Weakness: English only
• Weakness: Not listed for Mac

Key facts

• Free content: Prologue, Case Files 001 and 002
• Age rating: 13+
• Languages: English
• Requires: iOS 14.0 or later

Where it ranks

LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM is No. 5 in our Best Free Mystery Games verdict.