Database Detective: 100% Achievement Guide

Database Detective

Unlock all 34 achievements in Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division, including the secret ones.

Database Detective: 100% Achievement Guide

The game has 34 achievements, and none of them are missable. You can replay any earlier case: click the Moleman Detective on your desktop and choose Time travel.


SQL Expert

SQL Expert achievement icon

Create your first table.

You can’t miss this one. It unlocks naturally as you play.


Keeping the City Clean

Keeping the City Clean achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the first level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 1.


Environmental Terrorism

Environmental Terrorism achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the second level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 2.


Sandwich Theft

Sandwich Theft achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the third level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 3.


Help a Landlord

Help a Landlord achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the fourth level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 4.


Stop a War Criminal

Stop a War Criminal achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the fifth level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 5.


Creator of Tables

Creator of Tables achievement icon

Create 50 tables.

This also unlocks naturally as you play.


That Was a Positive Review, Right?

That Was a Positive Review, Right? achievement icon
Review submitted at the bottom of rateyourdictator.gov

Write a review for your great leader.

In Case 6, go to rateyourdictator.gov, scroll to the bottom, and leave a “positive” review. Any text works.


First to Leave, Last to Arrive

First to Leave, Last to Arrive achievement icon
Supervisor's message after trying to leave early

Try to leave early.

During Case 1, click the exit icon on the desktop within the first 5 minutes. Your supervisor sends a playful message about leaving early. After that, you can keep playing or quit.


Defamation Detective

Defamation Detective achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the sixth level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 6.


Frog Fan

Frog Fan achievement icon
Membership application submitted on frogblog.net

Apply to be a member of frogblog.net

In Case 6, apply for membership at frogblog.net/membership. Any text works.


Destroyer of Tables

Desktop after deleting several tables
Destroyer of Tables achievement icon

Delete multiple tables at once.

Select two or more tables with your mouse, right-click, and choose Delete.


Legend of New Hampshire

Legend of New Hampshire achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the seventh level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 7.


Future Valedictorian

Future Valedictorian achievement icon
Application submitted on lzu.edu/apply

Apply to LZU.

In Case 8, open the About Us page on lzu.edu and click the apply button (it leads to lzu.edu/apply). Any text works.


On Vacation

On Vacation achievement icon
Supervisor's transcript about the temporary leave

Get put on temporary leave.

Arrest the wrong suspect in any 2 cases. The cases don’t need to be back to back, and arrests made for other achievements don’t seem to count.

You’ll get a 30-second timeout before you can try again. Each wrong arrest after that puts you on leave again.


LMAO PLZ

LMAO PLZ achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the eighth level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 8.


Donation Addict

Donation Addict achievement icon
Donation form error on goallin.com/donate

Try to donate to goallin.com

In Case 9, open the donate tab on goallin.com (goallin.com/donate) and try to donate. Any text works.


Peeper

Peeper achievement icon
Moleman wallpaper applied from the settings

Let the moleman on the tree watch you for a bit.

Open settings and apply the fourth wallpaper, a close-up of a moleman. Keep playing with it on for about 5 minutes until the achievement pops.


STOP

STOP achievement icon

Try to commit a major crime.

Type a forbidden command into the search app, such as UPDATE or SELECT * FROM sqlite_master. It seems to be an inside joke for SQL programmers.

Supervisor's warning after a forbidden UPDATE query
Illegal word error for sqlite_master in the search app

The Most Minor of Crimes

The Most Minor of Crimes achievement icon

Arrest the true culprit in the ninth level.

Arrest the correct suspect in Case 9.


Minor Crimes

Minor Crimes achievement icon
Suspect with the occupation Child in Case 1

Arrest a child.

In Case 1, one suspect’s occupation is “Child.” Arrest that person.


Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker achievement icon
Two people featured on selectyourstar.com

Arrest someone featured on selectyourstar.com

In Case 6, selectyourstar.com features two people. Arrest either one.


Thanks for Playing!!!

Thanks for Playing!!! achievement icon

Finish the game.

Complete all the cases.


The Truth Revealed

The Truth Revealed achievement icon
Thank-you message after publishing the truth

Publish the truth.

In Case 10, publish the correct truth. This is the good ending.


Very Funny

Very Funny achievement icon
Supervisor's message after trying to arrest Zoran

Try to arrest your great leader.

Try to arrest Zoran. You learn the leader’s name in Case 6, but you can do this at any time, even in Case 1.

The case doesn’t end. Your supervisor just calls you about the prank.


Pink Slip

Pink Slip achievement icon
Supervisor's transcript about being laid off

Get laid off.

In Case 9, arrest someone who took part in the scam, but not the mastermind.

The case doesn’t end. Your supervisor calls to lay you off, and the level resets so you can try again.


Honk

Honk achievement icon
Steering wheel on the pac.com homepage

honk da horn

In Case 10, the pac.com homepage shows a steering wheel with a button in the middle. Press it to honk the horn.


Webtrotter

Webtrotter achievement icon

Visit every website.

There are 42 websites. Here they are by case:

  • Case 5: pizzaslices.net
  • Case 6: errandboy.com, frogblog.net, helpmet.net, jimsbirthday.net, legendsofnewhampshire.com, mmdb.com, molemanfans.net, moonhoax.net, parking.gov, placeholder.com, potatoman.com, rateyourdictator.gov, selectyourstar.com, smoothieworld.net
  • Case 7: clowncar.com, guildsofnewhampshire.net, lsat.net, newhampshire.wiki, payup.com, rent4ever.com, savelives.gov
  • Case 8: lzu.edu, teach3rzOn1y.com, trainsarebad.com, youthtranslator.com
  • Case 9: bigball.com, bigleeks.net, broker.com, calmail.com, goalin.com, lzairlines.com, lzppp.com, ponziscam.com, realnimby.com, skyforetold.com, sti.com
  • Case 10: lztimes.gov, pac.com, petpalsclinic.com, sss.gov, visityargoslavia.gov

Busted

Busted achievement icon
Supervisor's message after the wrong story is published

Get your supervisor arrested.

In Case 10, publish the wrong truth by naming the wrong animal in the article. This is the bad ending.


You’re Too Kind!

You're Too Kind! achievement icon

Compliment the developer.

After the credits, open the Arrest app one last time. You can arrest the developer for making either a good or a bad game. Choose good.

Arrest warrant for the developer with the good or bad game option
Developer's reply after choosing good

Status Quo Enjoyer

Status Quo Enjoyer achievement icon
Editor's note on the lztimes.gov publish page

Follow the editor’s notes.

In Case 10, the publish page shows a sticky note from the editor in the corner. It asks you to use the word “kindness” or “empathy.” Use either one and publish.

The case doesn’t end. Your supervisor calls you about publishing the truth.


Pictures of You(r Arrest)

Pictures of You(r Arrest) achievement icon
Robert Smith's PayUp profile

Arrest a certain someone in level 7.

In Case 7, one player_name is “bobert.” His player profile shows his real name is Robert Smith. Arrest him.

The name points to Robert Smith, the frontman of The Cure. “Pictures of You” is their 1989 song from the album Disintegration.


Sorry…

Sorry... achievement icon

Tell the developer his game is bad.

After the credits, open the Arrest app one last time and choose bad when you arrest the developer.

Arrest warrant for the developer with the good or bad game option
Developer's reply after choosing bad

Frog Man

Frog Man achievement icon
Supervisor's message after arresting Frog Man

In Case 6, arrest “Frog Man.” He appears in one of the screenshots on the game’s Steam store page.

Credit: @MyAltAleks