ABOUT THIS GAME
New Haven, 1994. Seventeen years after the Continental War, rain still found the old city beneath the new one. Private investigator Henry Woodrow returned to his office and found the door unlocked. Nothing was missing. Something had been added. A black envelope waited beside Judge Alistair Crane's photograph: CRANE — JUDGMENT — ACCOUNT SETTLED. WOODROW, HENRY — WITNESS — ACCOUNT OUTSTANDING. Then Evelyn Crane telephoned. Her father, a municipal judge who helped build New Haven over the ruins of Haven, had been murdered. The killer, called The Auditor, appears to be collecting debts that the new city buried with the old one.
KEY FEATURES
First-Person Detective Adventure
Explore hand-authored first-person scenes with a compact set of classic adventure verbs: LOOK, OPEN, TAKE, USE, TALK, and MOVE. Read rooms carefully and notice meaningful inconsistencies.
Explore hand-authored first-person scenes with a compact set of classic adventure verbs: LOOK, OPEN, TAKE, USE, TALK, and MOVE. Read rooms carefully and notice meaningful inconsistencies.
Observation Before Collection
Most clues begin as observations rather than inventory objects. A warped floorboard, an incorrect date, or a clean patch in a dusty room can matter without becoming something Henry carries.
Most clues begin as observations rather than inventory objects. A warped floorboard, an incorrect date, or a clean patch in a dusty room can matter without becoming something Henry carries.
Deduction System
Combine clues in the casebook to form hypotheses. Valid deductions unlock interview topics, search permissions, destinations, and alternate puzzle solutions. Near-miss combinations produce useful observations without revealing the answer.
Combine clues in the casebook to form hypotheses. Valid deductions unlock interview topics, search permissions, destinations, and alternate puzzle solutions. Near-miss combinations produce useful observations without revealing the answer.
Casebook and Evidence Integrity
Record confirmed facts, claims, inferences, and contradictions. Confirmed facts never silently change. Evidence integrity — documented, unofficial, contaminated, or corroborated — affects endings and institutional actions.
Record confirmed facts, claims, inferences, and contradictions. Confirmed facts never silently change. Evidence integrity — documented, unofficial, contaminated, or corroborated — affects endings and institutional actions.
Interview and Trust System
Question witnesses using evidence-derived topics. Witness reactions depend on the order topics are raised, whether Henry presents fact or accusation, existing trust, and previous promises. No single conversational style satisfies everyone.
Question witnesses using evidence-derived topics. Witness reactions depend on the order topics are raised, whether Henry presents fact or accusation, existing trust, and previous promises. No single conversational style satisfies everyone.
Time Creates Consequences
Travel, lengthy searches, and failed deductions advance the day. Delay changes witness availability, police presence, and later crime scenes — but core evidence never becomes permanently unobtainable.
Travel, lengthy searches, and failed deductions advance the day. Delay changes witness availability, police presence, and later crime scenes — but core evidence never becomes permanently unobtainable.
Twelve Compact Locations
From Woodrow Investigations to the Flood-Control Tunnels, each location is a dense, atmospheric space with its own puzzles and revelations. The city is a vertical mystery that descends as the investigation deepens.
From Woodrow Investigations to the Flood-Control Tunnels, each location is a dense, atmospheric space with its own puzzles and revelations. The city is a vertical mystery that descends as the investigation deepens.
Multiple Endings
Truth and justice are not identical. The strongest evidence may be inadmissible. A legal conviction may protect powerful conspirators. Saving a life may cost the case. Four ending families reflect what Henry proves, what he exposes, and whom he trusts.
Truth and justice are not identical. The strongest evidence may be inadmissible. A legal conviction may protect powerful conspirators. Saving a life may cost the case. Four ending families reflect what Henry proves, what he exposes, and whom he trusts.
Procedural Noir Presentation
Rain-smeared windows, sodium streetlight, dirty concrete, and wet reflections. Old Haven uses rust, mineral green, black water, and faded civil-defense paint. Custom Pixel Noir typefaces and a ruled dossier interface.
Rain-smeared windows, sodium streetlight, dirty concrete, and wet reflections. Old Haven uses rust, mineral green, black water, and faded civil-defense paint. Custom Pixel Noir typefaces and a ruled dossier interface.
Save and Resume
Autosave on travel and chapter transitions, plus three manual case slots. Resume your investigation at any time.
Autosave on travel and chapter transitions, plus three manual case slots. Resume your investigation at any time.
GAMEPLAY
Perspective
First-Person Detective Adventure
Focus
Observation, deduction, and investigation
Players
1
Native Resolution
384x216 logical, 2x-3x responsive backing store
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