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Sleuth

by Scott Greig

(based on 3 ratings)
Estimated play time: 28 minutes (based on 1 vote)
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Awards

4th Place - Spring Thing 2012

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Average Rating: based on 3 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great concept that was never fully finished, November 23, 2024
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This was a Spring Thing 2012 game written in Quest.

The idea is that you have a spacious mansion with guests placed randomly in it at random locations, together with random items scattered around.

Your goal is to find the magnifying glass, then look at each item till you find the murder weapon. You also ASK people ABOUT their alibis until you know who killed someone and where. You then GATHER the suspects and ACCUSE the killer.

The game is, alas, largely unfinished, with the author describing several possible future improvements. There are lots of bugs that crash the game, such as when I accused the murderer.

People don't have descriptions and are often referred to as the incorrect gender; while you are meant to ASK them ABOUT ALIBI, clicking on them only gives the TALK TO option, which none of them respond to.

Overall, if the author ever came back to this and fleshed it out, I think it would be a fun game, and I would give it a much higher star rating. But for now, it's undercooked, although ambitious.

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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: April 7, 2012
Current Version: 1
License: Freeware
Development System: Quest
IFID: Unknown
TUID: 9shdt5dkn677zu2a

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