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Thank you so much! It really makes my day hearing that someone liked my game! :D

No, it’s definitely easy to miss. I should’ve highlighted it more!

Thank you so much for taking the time to give such detailed feedback! Super appreciate this! :D

It really helps to know exactly where and why players are getting stuck or not enjoying themselves. I’ll think about how I can address some of these issues. Thanks again!

Ṯhanks so much for playing and the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Was it just the board game or did you find other parts frustrating too? Is there anything that could’ve made it less frustrating for you?

Did you turn the page around? There are more puzzles on the other side.

Hi, thank you so much for playing! By part 3, do you mean the last puzzle that you see when you flip the page or part 3 of the first puzzle? In both cases you should see a check mark appear if you’ve entered everything correctly. Or is there an issue with inputting the letter? On clicking a box, you should be able to enter a letter from the list that appears. Is that not happening?

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a detective game called The Detective’s Apprentice for the past year and I’ve just released a demo. Play it here: https://darqwerful.itch.io/the-detectives-apprentice-demo

You play as Clementine “Cleo” Ace, an eager to learn apprentice to the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch, who also just happens to be your favorite aunt. Together you two solve “howdunnit” style cases from impossible heists to baffling murders.

In the demo, solve Cleo’s first three cases and discover her beginnings. To solve each case, you must search for clues, observe carefully, make deductions, figure out who did it and how.

Cool, thanks! :)

Oh no, that shouldn’t be happening. Thanks for letting me know! Was the hammocks section visible immediately after you restarted or did you do anything else?

Hey, I’ve given some hints in the comments below that you might find helpful. :)

If I remember correctly, you won’t need to add it to yourself, it should trigger the next scene once you have the correct items.

Thank you so much for the kind words! Really means a lot! :)

You have to give it to him from your inventory. Right click on the candy in the inventory and then left click Tiny to give it.

Hi, you can open your inventory by pressing space. That should work on mac too.

Hi, you can give someone an item from your inventory by right clicking on it in the inventory and then left clicking on the person. For the screwdriver, make sure it’s the right kind.

Loved everything - the art, story and puzzles are very nice. Took me a bit to spot that plug but other than that I didn’t get stuck anywhere. Very funny, especially the butter puzzle and that ending! Great game! :D

Haha, totally fair!

Excellent! Really enjoyed the story, I love how fleshed out it is. Puzzles were fun and logical. I appreciated the task list, I missed part of a conversation at one point and that came in handy. Also really liked the sounds effects. Nice work!

Great game, as always! A bit on the easier side (compared to your other games, I felt), but very fun and engaging. I wasn’t prepared with a certain person’s name when I entered a location and died immediately, haha! But other than that, it went smoothly. Ending was perfect, loved it! :D

Hey, thanks for pointing it out! I’ve uploaded a downloadable version. :)

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Excellent, that’s correct! :D

Exciting! Looking forward to it. :)

I just saw your edited comment. Thank you so much for the kind words! :)

Oh awesome, I’m so glad it’s working now! :)

That’s really strange! There should be a hammocks section in the diary after you fill the witness statements and view the cream. Is that not showing up?

It should look like this:

Thank you so much, you’ve made my day! :D

The initial plan for the game was to release a new chapter for each new Adventure Jam but there hasn’t been another one since 2023 and I also haven’t had the time to make it. Right now I’m working on my first full-length commercial game and all my time and energy are going towards that I’m afraid.

I do have the whole story written down and would love to work on it once I have the chance.

Thanks again for the kind words!

Aw thank you for the kind words! Really means a lot! :)

Hey! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been busy working on a demo and getting a Steam page up! I’d say the demo is a bit more than halfway done. I’ll keep you posted!

Thanks so much for asking, it makes my day knowing someone cares about the game! :D

Thank you so much! :D

Thanks so much! I’m working on the demo right now and I’m hoping to finish it by next month. After that I’ll be playtesting it and making sure it’s polished so that might take some time. Thank you for asking! :)

Thank you so much, this really means a lot! :)

Hi, thanks so much for playing, I’m really glad you like it! :)

For the hammocks, if you examine them you can view their occupant’s belongings. Here are some hints for those belongings:

And then you can get the last one by elimination. If you need more help, there’s a walkthrough in the downloads which gives the answers. :)

Hi, thanks for playing! :)

The part where you need to enter something else comes later. After entering the witness statements, the next puzzle is figuring out which hammock belongs to whom. To view the hammocks deduction section in the diary, you have to first view the items in the hammock containing the cream and robe (without this, you would have no reason to make deductions about the hammocks).

Oh that’s awesome! Excited to play it whenever it’s ready! :)

I haven’t but I’d love to! Where can I check it out?

Oh you totally should! Maybe Magenta could do a space heist! :)

Thanks! Really happy you liked it! :)

Thank you so much! :D

Hey! It’s going well! I’ve been busy working on a case for the game. Just posted another devlog on how I wrote a heist case. Thanks for asking! :)