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I was going to play on a more difficult level but when I started up the game it wanted to continue from where I was so I decided to find out where that took me. This is the result.
Had fun checking this out. I ran through the tutorial and then did this video. I'll try it again on a more difficult level after getting a feel for the game mechanics.
I really enjoyed this. I had no idea what I was doing and was pretty lost the entire time, but it was still really fun. I like the basic concept of it. It's very original, which is something we see very little of these days. Excellent job.
Gameplay - https://youtu.be/nqp8D2ZWpZE
A small update for the "tutorial"...
Last version limits the player's investigation to telephone calls and forensic evidence. The reporters do everything else: investigate places and suspects, gather evidence and samples, but only Sam and Emily can follow people. So it's important to send those two after your main suspects. Reporters' traits are also important - right click on their press cards to reveal them.
That's all for now, be back soon!
Game Soundtrack
Sunset (by Marko Petrušič)
- 1.Sunset (by Marko Petrušič)
- 2.Neon Street (by Marko Petrušič)
- 3.Midnight Romance (by Marko Petrušič)
- 4.Creeping Things and Tentacles (by Marko Petrušič)
- 5.Liquid Courage (by Marko Petrušič)
- 6.Lucidity Dreamity (by Marko Petrušič)
- 7.Turning In (by Marko Petrušič)
- 8.Early Edition (by Marko Petrušič)
- 9.Sunrise (by Marko Petrušič)
Supporters
Editor's Edition on Steam Early Access
Reviews
"It’s splendid."
"...and whadda ya mean you're not downloading this already?"
"...a wonderfully original take on the mythos "
"It seems as if the town itself sucks color from anything that is not sanguinary or putrid."
Game Info
This game lets you try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity. It was inspired heavily by the works of H.P.Lovecraft and it builds on the atmosphere of uncertainty and noir of the 1940s.
Send your sextet of weathered journalists, detectives and occult specialists to investigate murder, affair, and horror in the Town.
Each time, the story will be different. Sometimes, a werewolf is shredding innocent (and less innocent) victims to pieces and it is your task to unmask the creature. Other times, it will be a body stealing alien from outer space, a mummy that some misfortunate archeologist has excavated and is now haunting them. Perhaps it will be Jack the Ripper, still mysteriously alive and lurking in the streets at night.
Or maybe there is a really bad big tentacled monster hidden in the cellar of the University?
It is for you to find out and entertain your readers while bravely standing up against ancient evil.
External links
If you love this game, and would like to see it furtherly improved (or even better, made into a 'real' game, eventually), here are some available options to help out:
Or, if you're even more daring:
And for the exceptionally, not to say chthonically brave!
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