Best Served Cold: All Clues Collection Guide

Clues in Best Served Cold can be obtained from customers or from your own deductions at the Clue Board at the end of the day. From customers, sometimes you will receive clues automatically, usually at the beginning of the case. More often, you will receive clues either by interrogating customers or by presenting certain clues to them. You can also obtain clues from your Clue Board– connect certain related clues to unlock new ones.

If you’re stuck finding the right clues in Best Served Cold, the best solution is to just keep going through, thoroughly interrogating customers and connecting clues on the board. In my opinion, clue collection came naturally through talking to customers, but if you find yourself stuck this guide can help.

Each section is divided into two tables: one for clues you obtain by talking to customers, and one for clues you obtain by connecting other clues in the Clue Board. (Parentheses) indicate regular dialogue options and “Quotes” indicate clues presented with the magnifying glass.

Sometimes, you must get customers in a certain state to get them to speak to you. These states are Mood, Intoxication, and Affection, as indicated by the sliders on the bottom left of the screen while speaking to a customer.

Mood
Customers will either be in a good mood or a bad mood. Generally good mood is the default, but sometimes someone will walk in in a bad mood. Switching moods is fairly simple:

• Good mood: serve the customer one of their favorite drinks (marked with a star)
• Bad mood: purposely mess up the drink-serving minigame (sometimes asking certain questions or presenting certain evidence will also spoil the customer’s mood)

Intoxication
A customer’s intoxication ranges sober, tipsy, drunk, inebriated. Each character’s alcohol tolerance varies slightly and is indicated by a chart at the bottom of the serving menu. The alcohol content of each drink is indicated by the blue %. Sometimes customers will need to be drunk (or occasionally tipsy) to give you certain clues. If a customer becomes inebriated they will go home immediately.

Affection
Gain affection with customers by serving them their favorite drinks as often as possible and by answering dialogue options that appeal to them. Maxing out affection shouldn’t be too much of a problem– figure out each character’s favorite drink as soon as possible and make sure to serve it to them every day they’re there, even if you don’t have any questions for them. Note that in cases 1-4, nearly every character will return at some point and their affection level will carry over. (Although I have not yet tested completely, I believe that you need to be at 100 affection to start romances in case 4)

Clues from Customers

Clues from Clue Board

Clues from Customers

Clues from Clue Board

Clues from Customers

Clues from Clue Board

Clues from Customers

Clues from Clue Board

Note: Only a couple clues will come from your clue board, so make sure to take advantage of a character visiting the bar for the day and interrogate them thoroughly!

Clues from Customers

Clues from Clue Board

And that’s about it! I really enjoyed Best Served Cold and hope you did too!

The final case has a couple alternate endings, as well as the option to pursue romance with a couple characters. If anyone is interested in a guide for these please let me know!