

David Hoover decides to move into a new apartment during a rough time in his life. After some odd occurrences, he decides to ask about the room's former owner, but learns little. So he sets off in search of him, strangely compelled to know more about this man... In The Crooked Man, you play as David Hoover, who has recently moved to a new apartment during a rather rough time in his life. In the midst of him struggling to deal with his current situation, David starts to experience some odd occurrences in his apartment, and decides its best to ask a little about the former tenant. However, he learns little. Strangely compelled to learn more about this man, David sets off in search of him, hoping to find answers to his questions.
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemporary and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Uri
- Publisher
- PLAYISM
- Released
- January 16, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- WOLF RPG Editor
- Time to beat
- 3 h rushed · 4 h main story
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 17 ratings.
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