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Thank you so much for the recommendations! When I saw your comment I was actually already close to finishing Kinophobia haha. I also recommended your two games on a gaming app and the post got several thousand likes and saves. Unfortunately many players there find it difficult to play because there’s no Chinese version yet. If you ever need help with a Chinese localization, I’d be happy to help.

Complete walkthrough: character timeline and location breakdown.

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Looking for recommendations

Out of all the detective / mystery games I’ve played, my favorite type is armchair detective games, especially ones with the three-factor verification structure (when time + location + character are correct, the event locks in).

If anyone knows more games like this, I would love recommendations.

I suspect the developer and I probably enjoy the same kinds of games, because I loved both of your projects.

Here are some of my thoughts on other games I’ve played:

My absolute favorites:

• CaseCracker (1 & 2)

• Type Help

• The Red Pearls of Borneo

• What Happened to the Crew

• The Roottrees Are Dead

Also liked (but slightly less):

• The Case of the Golden Idol series
  (ranked a bit lower only because I personally prefer mostly text-based games)

• DAEMON MASQUERADE
  (very interesting concept, but the game felt a bit too short)

Games that didn’t work well for me personally:

• What Remains of Edith Finch – many people recommend it, but it felt more like an interactive movie than a deduction game. Also surprisingly it made me a bit motion-sick in 3D.

• Unheard and Her Story – they’re highly praised, but because I have ADHD, I struggle with audio/video investigation games. I tend to lose focus and have to constantly rewind or replay sections, which makes the experience pretty frustrating.

• Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You – interesting concept, but it didn’t really feel like a deduction game to me.

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – these games feel closer to visual novels than investigation games for my taste.

No spoilers.

Finished the game (REPO) – also looking for recommendations for similar games

About REPO

I came to this game right after finishing The Red Pearls of Borneo. When I saw the developer had another game, I immediately came to try it out.

In hindsight, I think I probably should have played this one first, because Red Pearls feels almost like a “plus version” of this game.

Aside from getting stuck in a few places, the experience was fantastic. The amount of text is huge, but it never feels boring — it’s actually very engaging to piece everything together. In many ways it feels like a Type Help–style game, and honestly it doesn’t feel inferior at all.I’ve been completely absorbed in it for the past few days.

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V'ir ernqurq gur "GEHR-RAQVAT" naq nsgre gung gurer'f whfg n yvar — qbrf gung zrna gur tnzr vf pbzcyrgrq?

Nyfb, vf gurer nal zber nsgre gur yvar: "V'yy or jnvgvat sbe lbh ng Avsyurvz. Wbva zr, Fhzzbare"?

Be vf gung gur svany raq?

If there’s still any risk of spoilers even like this, please let me know and I’ll delete it!

Oh my god, this game is insanely fun. I stopped sleeping and eating and just opened Excel to plan routes like a maniac. It’s honestly as addictive as Type Help!

It’s really, really, really fun. I finally found a substitute game—I'm actually emotional about it.

I’ve attached a partial screenshot of my Excel sheet. To avoid spoilers, I hid the names and times, but if you haven’t played yet, you might still want to open it carefully!! 😭

你有这么好玩的游戏进入itch