Mainlining – Switch | Review
I’m always on the hunt for good games for my Switch, and on the face of it, Mainlining comes across as the perfect game for me. Point and click, detective, hacking, retro styled, all sounds tip top to me. I…
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Tag Archive: Detective
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle (Episode 1) – Mini Review!
What is it? The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is an episodic point and click adventure game where you play as private investigator and Sherlock Holmes wannabe, Bertram Fiddle, and his bulky Peruvian aide, on the hunt for a devious serial…
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The Darkside Detective
I was browsing through my Humble library of unredeemed keys the other day, and stumbled upon The Darkside Detective. A retro-styled, point and click adventure set with supernatural themes? Sounds perfect, how had this game gone under my radar for…
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The Darkside Detective – Mini Review!
What is it? The Darkside Detective is a paranormal detective game that sees you play as Detective McQueen, a detective who is tasked with keeping the supernatural off the streets, in a number of different cases. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons…
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Rainswept – Mini Review!
What is it? Rainswept is a point and click, detective story type indie game, which sees you play as a detective from the big city go to a small town to examine the scene of a murder-suicide. Platform(s) PC Pros…
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Beat Cop | 1000 Games in 1000 Minutes
Aviary Attorney | 1000 Games in 1000 Minutes
My favourite game of 2016, or at least one of them, gets the quick minute treatment.
GAMESCOM – Tales of the Neon Sea
While at Gamescom this year, I managed to secure an interview with a publisher called Zodiac Interactive. They provide a gateway to the Western market for indie developers from China, who want to release their games to a larger audience….
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Another Case Solved – Mini Review!
What is it? Another Case Solved is a puzzle-detective game, which sees you match up footprints, magnifying glasses or question marks, as well as other objects, to gather clues about a case. Platform(s) Android & iOS Pros Cons Fantastic art…
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Sandiego Inc – Mini Review!
What is it? Sandiego Inc. is a mobile game that sees you play as a detective, going around the world to try to locate criminals, based on oddly precise clues that are given to you by random members of the…
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Backbone | An Interview With EggNut
I was browsing the IndieGaming section of reddit the other day when a GIF of a noire-looking game, with a gorgeous pixel-perfect aesthetic to go with it. Seeing as both of those things really appeal to me, I couldn’t not…
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LA Noire Remaster – Mini Review!
What is it? LA Noire is a detective game set in the late 1940s, that sees you play as Detective Cole Phelps. Cole is a decorated ex-marine who now serves as a police constable on the LAPD, rising up to…
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Psych
Television shows that have tie in video games have always been popular. I can never figure out why, because for the most part, they’re dreadful. Psych is one series that, while I thoroughly enjoyed, I never anticipated there would be…
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The Sexy Brutale – Mini Review!
What is it? The Sexy Brutale is a supernatural type game that sees you play as a man trapped in a time loop, who also happens to be the only man that can save a number of people from their…
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The Sexy Brutale
Groundhog Day was a movie that had an interesting concept. A man, stuck in a time loop, trying to sort out his life. The Sexy Brutale has taken inspiration from this idea, and puts you in a similar position. You’re…
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