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Need you mystery fix? We've got you covered! Read the Sassy Detective Blog to find your next thriller book, suspenseful series & shows, games, and more. Read reviews and recommendations.
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1M ago
Overview: 3.5/5.0
Developer: Critical Rabbit
Genre: Adventure
Release Date: June 15, 2023
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S
Price: $19.99
Fall of Porcupine is an adorable game where you play as Finley, an anthropomorphic pigeon and new doctor. It follows a structure much like Night in the Woods. Each day includes responsibilities in the hospital, represented as a series of mini-games, and a variety of opportunities to socialize with friends and co-workers. It is a mostly lovely cozy experience of puzzles and getting to know patients sprinkled with frustrating te ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
2M ago
Overview: 5.0/5.0
Developer: Lowbirth Games
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: November 1, 2023
Platform: PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S
Price: $24.99
This Bed We Made is a point-and-click mystery in which you play as a hotel maid in the 1950s. From the very first moments, the tone of this game is made clear. It’s quiet, a bit eerie, and aware of both its place in genre and its target audience. For example, one of the first tasks you must complete is cleaning up a spilled ashtray with a bulky vacuum cleaner that disappears into Sophie’s pocket, never to be seen again. But who doesn’t lov ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
OVERVIEW: 4.5/5.0
Developer: EQ Studios
Genre: Mystery/Walking Simulator
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Platform: PC
Price: $19.99
The Painscreek Killings is a walking-simulator mystery game where you play as a journalist investigating a murder in a small, now abandoned town. You’ve been instructed to come back with information about the killer, the motive, and the murder weapon, as well as a photo to accompany your article.
Review
This game has been recommended to me several times as a game that closely simulates the experience of a real murder investigation. The game intro its ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Games #1: Strange Horticulture
Strange Horticulture is my favorite game of 2022, and one of the best games I’ve ever played. It’s the perfect mix of cozy and mysterious, with a healthy dose of organizing thrown in. Read our review.
#2: Life is Strange: True Colors
While the game came out in 2021, it took me a year to post the review, so… here we are. Unsurprisingly, the latest installment in the Life is Strange franchise was phenomenal. And perhaps surprisingly, it may even be better than the original! Read our review.
#3: Stray
Stray gives us all the opportunity to wander an underground steam ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Bad Sisters is a 10-episode mini-series from Apple TV+. It’s a bit of a whodunit, and not really a howdunit, but mostly a… dunwhat? The series begins with a funeral and from the start, you’re pretty sure you know who killed him, but until the very last episode, you don’t know the cause of death.
Here’s the official show description from Apple TV+:
The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent— and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to k ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Overview: 5.0/5.0
Developer: Bad Viking
Genre: Puzzles
Release Date: January 21, 2022
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
Price: $14.99
Strange Horticulture is a puzzle game where you play as the owner of a plant shop. Each day, new customers enter the store to purchase various flowers and fungi. Sometimes they’ll know exactly what they need, other times they may only have a description of the plant’s appearance or characteristics. None of the plants are labeled, however, so you’ll have to use the customers’ descriptions, a microscope, and Wilfrid Voynich’s Strange Book of Plant’s to id ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Overview: 5.0/5.0
Stray is a puzzle platformer game where you play as a cat lost in a city populated by robots. The game masterfully utilizes the natural behaviors and limitations of being a cat in its mechanics. The unique puzzles are then combined with whimsical characters and light-hearted dialogue to create a truly joyful experience despite the dark atmosphere and tragic circumstances of the city. Gameplay is further enhanced by gorgeous art design and a wonderful soundtrack.
Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
Genre: Puzzle Platformer
Release Date: July 19, 2022
Platform: PS4/5, PC
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Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Overview: 3.0/5.0
Backbone is a noir adventure game where you play as Howard, a raccoon PI in a world with the gritty atmosphere of Disco Elysium and the anthropomorphic cast of Night in the Woods.
Developer: EggNut
Genre: Mystery/Adventure
Release Date: June 8, 2021
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series S/X, PC
Price: $24.99
Narrative
The game description states that Backbone “is a linear, cinematic narrative experience […]. The end of all things is inevitable, but defining which version of Howard Lotor reaches the conclusion is up to you.” If you’re looking for branch ..read more
Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Overview
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is the latest Sherlock Holmes game to be developed by Frogwares. This game is a prequel to the other dozen or so games in the series, which spans the last 20 years. Though this game diverges in gameplay from many of its predecessors, the development team continues to reflect the source material well even within the context of a medium that didn’t exist at the time of the canon’s publication.
Developer: Frogwares
Genre: Mystery/Adventure
Release Date: November 16, 2021
Platform: PS4/5, Xbox One/Series S/X, PC
Price: $44.99
GAMEPLAY
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Sassy Detective Blog
1y ago
Overview
Life is Strange: True Colors is the latest installment in the series that was started by DONTNOD, though this game (like the Before the Storm prequel) was developed by Deck Nine. True Colors, like Life is Strange 2, follows a brand new protagonist, Alex, and a brand new superpower— empathy. Like the first game, this one features a mystery to solve, and everything in this game is fantastic - it just needs more.
Developer: Deck Nine
Genre: Mystery/Adventure
Release Date: September 10, 2021
Platform: PS4/5, Xbox One/Series S/X, PC, Nintendo Switch
Price: $59.99
Mechanics
Let ..read more