Old Hound of Baker Street

> Play as a retired Sherlock Holmes in this text-based murder mystery, where your only eyes on the scene are those of the same person threatening to kill you.

When Sherlock thought his detective life was long over, he finds himself in a new case: solve the murder of the great philanthropist, Mr. Banks, from his office in Baker Street, or die trying.

Be an armchair detective and navigate through dialogue options in order to find the truth. But be careful about how much you press your client and how you word your accusations, or you might not see the next day.

When the client is nervous, your hound instincts will kick in. Will you press forward and try to get the truth, or will you direct the conversation in more subtle ways? Discover who, how, and why, and give the right answers when the time comes.

 

> CONTROLS

• Space bar or click next: Advance the text
  
• You can skip the text animation by pressing space bar or clicking anywhere on the screen.
• Click on options and push.
  
• Be aware of your interlocutor's heart rate:  When they get nervous, it may be a good time to push them for more answers!
• Pay attention to the text: You can click on the highlighted words to ask for more information about that topic.
  
• M (decrease) and N (increase) the sound
• Esc: Exit the game

 

> FEATURES

• Whodunnit of 20K words
• Roughly 30 minutes of play
• Non-linear mistery solving
• 6 different endings

 

> CREDITS

Created by Penguin Dreams (@PenguinDreamsSt):

• Lluís Bello (@BelloPxl) - Art director and pixel artist
• Pablo G.A. (@TTGLPabloGA) - Game concept, director, writing, game design and lead programmer
• Marcos J. García - Director, writing, game design and programmer
• Fernando Nuñez - Lead programmer
• Adrián Tormos (@adtormos) - OST Composer, SFX design and programmer
  

Font used was ChiKareGo, by Giles Booth.

Created with Godot 3.4.2.

Created for Café Dot Game Jam.