9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is an adventure developed by Tap It Games, released 18 July 2013 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is an adventure game developed by Tap It Games and released in 2013. It was published by Artifex Mundi. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone. It runs on Spark Casual Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This thrilling mystery merges elements of classical horror and gritty, 50’s-style noir. A paranormal private investigator is contacted by her friend, famous reporter Helen Hunter, whose voice sounds small and terrified in the voicemail. She is in the coastal town of Serpent Creek, and needs help immediately. But upon arriving in Serpent Creek, the detective finds no trace of Ms. Hunter. Weirder still is the fact the town’s streets are crawling with snakes, and the citizens seem to be sleepwalking through life. The ground shakes with violent tremors. When investigating Serpent Creek, the detective will perform true investigative work: finding clues and combining them to learn the secrets of…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are kids, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs.
What it launched against
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek launched on 18 July 2013, within three weeks of Dota 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please and Rogue Legacy. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Dota 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rogue Legacy.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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