The Butler Did It
This is a whodunnit. Minimal clues, minimal interaction, and a very minimal appearance.
A crime has been committed in Lord Fletcher’s manor. Someone has been murdered.
Upon arriving at the scene, you are told who is deceased, where their body was found, and what they were murdered with. You must interview the residents, trace their movements, and ascertain the identity of the killer.
The murderer, being unlikely to confess, will fabricate lies. The innocent residents, however, will tell the truth. By careful deduction and investigation, you will slowly build up a picture of the crime, and catch the guilty party.
Pretty screenshot.
Playable Version : Ubuntu Binary + Source (rar, 1.8mb)
Windows Port : Windows Binary (zip, 2.5mb)
It may crash on startup, so keep trying until it runs :/
Under linux, you’ll need OpenSceneGraph-1.2.2 to compile it (apt-get libopenscenegraph-dev)
(The originally uploaded version had major bugs in the interface, making the game unplayable. If you really want, you can still grab it here)
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