Murder Most Foul

On a dark night, in a lonely old mansion, there has been a murder!

You play the part of the tenacious detective who will scour the mansion for clues and bring the murderer to justice.  The game procedurally generates a murder mystery for each game, so each case is different.

Wander around the mansion using the arrow keys.  Bump into things to investigate them or to interrogate witnesses.  If you need help, press "I" to use your intuition and highlight areas that might need more inspection.

Press "Tab" to switch between the map view, your notebook, and your "mind castle".  Your notebook lists all the clues you have found, and your mind castle is a grid of suspects, weapons, motives, and murder locations which you can use to keep track of your deductions.

When you think you have a clear picture of what happened that night, go see the inspector and make your accusation!  Will you identify the killer, or will they escape justice?  It's all up to you.

This game was submitted as an entry to the 2023 Seven-Day-Roguelike game jam.  It was created in seven days.