

Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp 2014
Developed by SFB Games
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Solve puzzles, collect clues, explore the swamp, interrogate suspects... and uncover the mystery! Detective Grimoire is a charming and mysterious adventure, featuring a variety of strange and unique interactions with the bizarre residents of the swamp, a compelling and challenging murder mystery to solve, and an original award nominated soundtrack. Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, found deep within the heart of the marshes, seemingly killed by the very mythical creature his attraction is based around...
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIndieComedyMysterydetectivemurdersteamachievementssteam trading cardsconspiracycrimecameracrowdfunding - kickstarterchefcrowdfundingsteam achievementsLinux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Classical in form, plot-driven, cool and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- SFB Games
- Publisher
- SFB Games
- Released
- January 2, 2014
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Side view
- Engine
- Adobe AIR
- Time to beat
- 3 h main story
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 19 ratings.
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