Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
A beautifully pixelated point-and-click thriller set in ancient China where you play as the legendary detective Di Renjie.
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is an adventure developed by Nupixo Games, released 2 May 2019 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.52 at Steam.
What Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is an adventure game developed by Nupixo Games and released in 2019. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Amid lingering political turmoil, the first and only female empress of China, Wu Zetian rises to power. Within months of her ascension to the throne, murmurs of discontentment and revolution swell as detractors and enemies begin plotting against her. It is against this backdrop that our protagonist, newly appointed investigating magistrate Di Renjie, must solve a gruesome series of murders--which will lead him on a collision course with the Imperial court and the empress herself. Will our young detective overcome his own inner demons and his allegiance to the previous emperor? What is the connection between the murdered courtesans and the capital's many political secrets? YOU must uncover…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are educational, historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.52 at Steam, 77% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders launched on 2 May 2019, within three weeks of Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Anno 1800 and Katana Zero. It arrived 6 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Anno 1800, Katana Zero.
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