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Ghost In The SQL Data Brings Real SQL Queries To A Steam Mystery
Developer Isaac MENARD released Ghost in the SQL Data on PC via Steam, a deduction adventure where the player solves cases by writing SQL queries that actually run.
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Why it matters
A mystery game whose only deduction tool is a query language puts the learning in the puzzle rather than a tutorial, and its 1,350 yen Steam pricing with a 10 percent discount through November 13 sets a modest bar for the format.
Key Facts
- Developer Isaac MENARD released Ghost in the SQL Data on PC via Steam.
- The game is a mystery adventure where the player solves cases by writing SQL queries that actually run.
- The first case involves a fire reported 14 minutes before the fire occurred.
- The tutorial teaches SELECT, FROM and WHERE syntax by pulling one day's data from 2,400 reports.
- Ghost in the SQL Data costs 1,350 yen, with a 10 percent discount to 1,215 yen through November 13.
The first case opens with a record of a fire reported 14 minutes before the fire occurred, and the player proves the contradiction through database queries rather than dialogue choices or lock-picking. The game supports Japanese and teaches syntax such as SELECT, FROM and WHERE.
The game has no dialogue choices and no lock-picking. Questioning the evidence means writing a query, and the answers come back from a database that actually runs. A tutorial example pulls one specific day out of 2,400 reports using SELECT, FROM and WHERE, and later puzzles require extracting data that contradicts a suspect's testimony.
The first case begins with a report of a fire filed 14 minutes before the fire happened, and the contradiction is proven in SQL. Ghost in the SQL Data supports Japanese and sells for 1,350 yen, with a 10 percent discount to 1,215 yen through November 13.
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