"The Investigator is an Alligator who Investigates crime, alongside various faithful sidekicks. With Bobbycat, they investigate various gruesome murders, interrogate suspects, and collect clues, until the time comes to accuse the murderer. The games are basically a very long excuse for me to come up with a bunch of rhyming animal names as well as the most heartfelt groan-inducing puns I can think of.
"In Investigator and the Unconventional Weapon, Investigator and the Vanilla Chinchilla look into the murder of McGuffin the Puffin, found floating face down in the bathtub with a bloodied toilet tank lid on the floor.
"The Investigator Cases are an ongoing series of point-and-click who-dunnits, inspired by games such as Professor Layton and authors such as Agatha Christie. I produce a new super short game every Ludum Dare (i.e., every 3 months)."
This whole series is frankly amazing (three games so far) but the linked game is the first one. They're very reminiscent of Ace Attorney, but without the trial portion. You examine the crime scene, interrogate suspects, then there's another round of searching the room (during which you can talk to the suspects about what you find) and a final showdown where you name the suspect.
You'll also be dealing with some terrific rhyming character names, lovely puns, and bizarre solutions. I've been reading a lot of Agatha Christie lately and I really vibe with these.
CW: blood, violent death. In some other episodes of the series, drugs, but no drug consumption is shown on-screen.
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