GAME · ANDROID
The Collector: Real or Fake
Antique shop detective game
Your grandfather's old antique shop is yours now. In a drawer lies a leather-bound notebook, and on its first page is his unfinished dream: to gather one genuine work by eighteen great masters in a single showcase. But the market is full of fakes.
- Android
- Free
- Plays offline
- 9 languages
In closed testing
Screenshots
How to play
Inspect
Customers bring pocket watches, coins and paintings. Turn each item over: check the dial, the case back, the movement. Slide the loupe with your finger.
Check the catalogue
Which maker worked in which years? Which hallmark did they use? Which pigment didn't exist yet? Read the catalogue and you'll catch the forger.
Haggle
Greedy, desperate, or clueless sellers… Make the right offer and snap up a real treasure for pennies.
Sell or keep
Sell genuine pieces at auction or keep them in your showcase, where they earn visitor income every day.
Highlights
1 / 2Really inspect
Tiny details like serial numbers, hallmarks and dates give the truth away.
The catalogue is your rulebook
Every fake breaks a rule in the catalogue. Finding which one is up to you.
Build your toolkit
Scale, caliper, touchstone, UV lamp and pigment test. Each tool exposes a new kind of forgery.
The clock is ticking
Every tool costs shop time. At 6 pm the shutters come down.
A showcase of eighteen
Gather all eighteen works and fulfil your grandfather's dream.
Always something to chase
Five ranks from Apprentice to Legendary Appraiser, with new makers at every rank. Fresh daily tasks and 20+ achievements.
Your eye, not luck
Every item is generated from rules, and every fake can be caught with the tools you have.
Short sessions
A shop day takes 8–10 minutes. Calm music, a warm atmosphere and new customers every day.
At a glance
- Genre
- Puzzle · antique and pawn shop game
- Platform
- Android (Google Play)
- Price
- Free. Optional ad-free pack and key packs.
- Ads
- Only rewarded ads you choose to watch for an extra shop key. No interstitials, no banners.
- Internet
- Not required
- Account
- Not required. Your progress stays on your phone.
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Through Google Play Games
- Languages
- English, Turkish, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese
Questions and answers
Is The Collector free?
Yes, it's free to download and play. There are optional purchases: a permanent ad-free pack and single-use key packs.
Are there ads?
Only rewarded ads that you choose to watch for an extra shop key. There are no interstitials and no banners. With the ad-free pack you get the key without watching an ad.
Does it work offline?
Yes, the game itself plays offline.
Is spotting a fake down to luck?
No. Every item is generated from rules, and every fake can be caught with the tools you have.
Is there an iOS version?
Not for now. The game is available on Android only, through Google Play.
Join the closed test
Three steps and you're a tester. Just stay signed in with the Google account you use on the Play Store.
- 01Join the tester group
On the Google Group page that opens, tap "Join group".
Open the group - 02Become a tester
On the Play page that opens, tap "Become a tester". If you've only just joined the group, the page may need a few minutes.
Become a tester - 03Download from Google Play
The app is now visible to you on the Play Store. Install it and give it a try.
Open in Play
Before an app can go public, testers need to keep it installed for at least 14 days. If you keep it that long, you help us a lot.
