A Detective's Novel
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
A Detective's Novel is an adventure developed by Amaterasu Software, released 28 July 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What A Detective's Novel is
A Detective's Novel is an adventure game developed by Amaterasu Software and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Ren'Py.
The premise, in the publisher's words
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished. Surrounded only by his family and closest friends, a controversial yet immensely successful businessman William Goldberg passed away under mysterious circumstances. Being an upstanding member of society and the owner of Goldberg Industries, a multi-million dollar arms company responsible for providing the military during the World War 2, news of his death caused an uproar at the local police department. It seemed the case was tailor-made for the legendary detective Knox, a prodigy who successfully solved over hundred cases. Accompanied by an aspiring young detective Clark assigned…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
A Detective's Novel launched on 28 July 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, Abzu, Overcooked! and Starbound.
Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, Abzu, Overcooked!, Starbound.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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