PRESS PASS No. 295

FILMING
ALLOWED

Creators

Stream it, record it, monetize it, and laugh at the intern as much as you like. You don't need to ask first. Everything you need is on this page.

Want a key? Send your channel, where you post and the language you create in to: lazarov@vasil4n.com
Email for a key
The game's icon: two wooden hands hold a magnifying glass over a face that is half detective, half intern, above the brass Barely a Detective nameplate.

House Rules

You can

  • Stream, record and upload the game
  • Monetize your videos and streams
  • Use the logo, covers and screenshots below in thumbnails and promotion
  • Make reviews, guides, walkthroughs and shorts
  • Say exactly what you think
The game has no licensed music. Only rain, thunder, brass and the narrator.

Please

  • Name the game and Vasil4N, and link to this site or the store page
  • Keep the ending out of titles and thumbnails
  • Warn viewers before you show a puzzle solution
  • Keep your content suitable for the game's audience
"Rule two: see rule one."

Try This on Camera

The office notices what you do. None of these spoil a puzzle.

Do thisThe narrator says
Ring the service bell. Keep ringing. It answers at 1, 5, 10, 20 and 40 rings."This is a detective agency, not a hotel."
Type 007 on the keypad"Wrong kind of agency. We don't have gadgets. We have a stamp."
Type 911, 112 or 999"This is a detective agency. For emergencies, try a phone."
Type 404"Case 404: not found. Very funny."
Type 295 long before you should"Grave 295? Where did you hear that number?"
Keep pressing the hint button"It's a hint station, not a slot machine."
Get arrested five times in Thief & Constable"At this rate the constable gets your promotion."
Send the archaeologist into the same trap again"He's starting to take it personally."
Take the headset off and put it back on"Welcome back. Nobody touched anything. Probably."

Three video ideas

  • Chat plays Tomb Run: let chat vote on the 12 moves, then press RUN
  • The no-hints run, with a counter on screen
  • How fast can you get to 40 rings on the bell?

Tag us

Use #BarelyADetective. We're @vasil4n_games on Instagram and TikTok, and @vasil4n on YouTube, X and Facebook. The Discord is at vasil4n.com/d.

We watch them all. Yes, even the ones where you get arrested.

Fact Sheet

Title
Barely a Detective
Developer
Vasil4N, Sofia, Bulgaria
Genre
VR puzzle game with a story
Play style
Single player, seated, played with bare hands. Controllers also work.
Platform
Meta Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro
Languages
Spoken in English, written in English, German, Spanish, French, Bulgarian, Polish and Japanese
Release
Early Access on the Meta Horizon Store, planned for December 2026
Store page
Barely a Detective on Meta Quest
Website
vasil4n.com/barelyadetective

Copy and Paste

One line

A seated, hands-only VR puzzle game. You're the intern nobody trusts: crack the puzzle boxes on your desk until you earn the right to hold real history.

Short description

Congratulations, you're hired. Sort of. In Barely a Detective you sit at a desk with your bare hands and a very opinionated narrator. Call cases down a conveyor belt, order keys through brass pipes, beat three games nobody could solve, and put real history from Bulgaria back together, from a 10th-century icon to the oldest worked gold ever found. Solve them all and you might get promoted. Barely.

Press Kit

Full-size PNG files. Free to use in videos, thumbnails and articles about the game.

The landscape cover of Barely a Detective.

Brand assets

The logo with a transparent background, all five covers and the icon at 512 and 1440 pixels.

Download ZIP, 18.8 MB
A screenshot of two wooden hands at the desk, in front of the projector board.

Screenshots

Eight in-game screenshots at 2560×1440, numbered in story order.

Download ZIP, 28 MB