The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business (2014) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business

There's murder afoot in Old London town in this Victorian-styled cartoony 2D point and click adventure, inspired by Victorian novels, Hammer Horror and the Cartoon Network. The only people who can solve this…

11 December 2014

What The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business is

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business is an adventure game developed by Rumpus and released in 2014. It was published by Chorus Worldwide. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

There's murder afoot in Old London town in this Victorian-styled cartoony 2D point and click adventure, inspired by Victorian novels, Hammer Horror and the Cartoon Network. The only people who can solve this case are Bertram Fiddle and his manservant Gavin, who must explore the mysterious streets and murky alleyways and be on the lookout for elusive serial killer Geoff the Murderer in this award winning and gruesome tale.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business launched on 11 December 2014, within three weeks of Tales from the Borderlands, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, The Talos Principle and Resident Evil. It arrived 1 year into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Tales from the Borderlands, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, The Talos Principle, Resident Evil.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business — frequently asked questions

When did The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business come out?

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business was released on 11 December 2014 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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