Robots and Murder (Demo)
Game Overview
A point-and-click visual novel demo, created in Ren'Py in just over one month for Mystery Game Jam 2024.
Story
Human "Reese Urchin" wakes up in an unknown room, unable to contact his partner.
How did Reese get there?
What happened to his robot partner, iBeaux?
And will he seek a way out...?
Credits
Writing — Ghost Clown, CyberSe7en, ZetaKen
Narrative Design — Ghost Clown
Point n' Click 3D Backgrounds — Nayru
Character Concept Art — Nils
GUI — Kick14, Renpy Sci-fi Gui Asset #2
GUI Programming — CyberSe7en
Puzzle Design — Ghost Clown, CyberSe7en
Puzzle Programming — CyberSe7en
Point n' Click Implementation — CyberSe7en
Itch Page Design, Banner & Cover Images — CyberSe7en
CRT Monitor Shader Plugin — Devil Spiδεr
Additional Credits
Music from Pixabay — tobylane, tomhUK, FreeGroove
Sound Effects from Pixabay — Pixabay, UNIVERSFIELD, Dunimaci, Muzaproduction, LiteSaturation, moodmode
Brain CG, Cursor Icons from Pixabay — Placidplace, SuperMerrily, raphaelsilva
Title Screen BG & Itch Cover BG from Pixabay — Placidplace
Itch Banner BG from Pixabay — TheDigitalArtist
Google Fonts — Oxanium, Archivo
3D Models and Textures
From Unreal Engine Marketplace:
- "Apartment Tech Props" by Dekogon Studios
- "Industry Props Pack 6" by SilverTm
- "Modular SciFi Season 1 Starter Bundle" by Jonathon Frederick
From SketchFab:
- "[Stylized] Vending machine" by metrosp is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
- "Dirty Toilet" by Shedmon is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
- "Old Sink" by Shedmon is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
- "Square Rat Cage - Steampunk" by Alf Does Stuff is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
- "Granny: Horror Game - Rat" by EWTube0 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | CyberSe7en |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Mystery, Point & Click, Ren'Py, Sci-fi |
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Development log
- Web build releasedMay 05, 2024
- Update v1.00May 04, 2024
Comments
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The demo was really fun! I liked the switching perspectives, and I enjoyed the dialogue a lot. If you continue the game, I'd definitely love to check out the rest!
I appreciate the additional dialogues if you interact with items using your partner's vision, that's a nice touch.
Good work on the demo! The 3D environment renders look really good.
Sadly it's hard to say anything about the story, as it seems it has not really begun yet in the scope of this demo.
Would like to learn more about the story soon, love the [REDACTED] Escape vibes!
Thanks! As you can tell, we're big Zilch Escape fans. ;)
Yeah, re: the story, we really over-scoped during the jam, so we didn't have time to develop the plot to the degree that we wanted to.
Hopefully we'll get a chance to revisit the game and flesh that out in the future. 🙏
The names… I’m going to hit whoever came up with them with a (very soft and bendy) baseball bat😂
Anyway, great work on finishing the demo! I didn’t notice any bugs during my playthrough, so nice job on a smooth experience! (or maybe I’m just unobservant lol)
also… first :P
LOL, I'll pass that along to the main writer. 😂
Thanks for playing!
That would be me. I deserve (but do not regret) it.