Developer blog
browser games indie developer
Frey United Software Games
Since 2002 we focus mainly on sport management games, but as you can see on the list below we also ventured into other genre of browser games.
A milestone reached
2026-08-08
We just reached a milestone - The Lone Detective ranking have passed 20,000 users count. This means that since the new system of personal accounts was introduced, over twenty thousand people from around the world have dipped their toes in our cases a
Temporary access issues
2026-07-28
Our hosting provider is currently mitigating a large-scale network DDoS attack, which unfortunately means that access from some countries may be limited or intermittent until full service is restored. The website itself is fully operational — th
Notebook quick fix
2026-07-07
The in-game notebook had a flaw, which in some circumstances was causing the text to be strapped off the end of the line marks, so organized notes were turning into a long string of text. The notebook was reworked, so the problem would not take pl
Reminder regarding use of AI
2026-07-06
It is mentioned in several places around the website, but apparently the message still did not get through - it is against the rules to submit AI-generated solutions. The Lone Detective is all about challenging yourself, not testing the AI models
Interface rework - phase one
2026-06-07
The first phase of the game interface rework has just come to an end - the main part of the game remains mostly unchanged, but the front page and several parts of the game presentation were improved. One of the most important changes is the new bu
Countries list update
2026-04-22
The list of countries available in the account settings has been updated to correct an issue where the United Kingdom was represented only by England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. This structure was a legacy feature from the system’s spor
Small interface improvement
2026-03-23
On the front page and at the "hall of fame" page you will find at the bottom the summary of recent games: the best results reached by the players recently, the worst results and the statistical summary of what ended their reign.
Notifications problems
2026-02-24
In past few hours we have experienced some problems with the notifications and access code e-mails not being delivered. The reason behind it was fixed, but unfortunately the new accounts that were not activated during that period were automatically r
Temporary access problems
2026-02-16
During the night, there were temporary access problems caused by the tests of new features. The problems were solved now, if you spot any further access problem, please let us know. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you for amazing year!
2026-01-01
With the new year celebrations, we want to thank all the users that took part in The Lone Detective game in 2025. The number of users that put their brains to the test have jumped (compared to 2024) by 246%, which is amazing! Together, we put to jail
Account page and nationality
2025-12-10
The account page was reworked to make the details clearer: - sign out button was moved up - player rank is now displayed in more visible way - Premium Token icon was added to make it clearer where the information about the amount of tokens availab
Casefile rating update
2025-12-09
We made some small changes to the casefile rating system - apart from choosing the rating between 1 and 5 (1 being the lowest and 5 the highest rating) now you might be asked to also provide us with some text feedback. While we appreciate the high