The Big Hollow: 1982 puts your crime-solving skills to the test. It is built for players who love things like true crime and psychological mysteries. It is set in the early days of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), and players must interpret evidence, analyze criminal behaviour, and uncover the psychology behind a series of murders. The concentrated detective thriller…
Modernized 2D point-and-click adventure game The Big Hollow: 1982 follows a single, tightly focused FBI case over three hours. Developed by Krams Design and published by DANGEN Entertainment, the game focuses on psychological profiling, grounded crime scene analysis, and cinematic storytelling. The distraction-free experience emphasizes deduction and behavioural interpretation over…
I always find myself drowning in e-mails about demos when Steam Next…
D’Avekki Studios has announced that it will release a demo for FMV…
Last week, Nintendo released a bizarre teaser trailer titled Emio. (It has since been edited to include the entire title.) It is grainy. It is creepy. I don’t think anyone could make sense of the 15-second trailer consisting mostly of a person wearing a beige trench coat and a paper…
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Described as a mottled burlesque fantasy, One Night: Burlesque is a detective/crime story in a unique noir setting. The visual novel has players delving into the heart of a tarry noir tale, where the fluff of peacock features and sequins darken under the influence of crime lurking in the shadows.…
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I’ve had one eye on Killer Frequency since the Future Games Show from June 2022 when it was briefly mentioned in a grouping of Team17 games. Now, a year later, the game is getting set to launch for PC, consoles, and VR on the same day in early June. The…
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Every now and then, a game pops up that I practically salivate over the mere idea of. That was Murderous Muses to me. Ever since its announcement, I’ve been hooked on the idea of an art gallery plus murder mystery plus FMV goodness. That’s a lot for a game to…
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In September, NIS America’s showcase featured games coming to the west in early 2023. Among them was Process of Elimination, a murder mystery game reminding me very much of the Danganronpa series (and that’s not a bad thing). The murder mystery game launched in Japan in May of this year,…
Read MoreSquare Enix is one of those companies that I tend to trust (at least, until the company starts doing NFTs) so I was beyond excited to learn it was publishing an FMV whodunnit, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. It combines FMV with a puzzle-like scenario required to solve every…
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Everybody’s family has their own black sheep – at least one person that just doesn’t fit in with the others. I’ve always felt like the black sheep of my own family, though sometimes I think it’s all in my head (I’m the shy, awkward, weird one). Regardless, playing Who Pressed…
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