Murder on the Horizon

Story:

On a foggy and quiet autumn evening, the board members of a ~~very successful~~ stock trading company reserved restaurant "The Horizon" entirely for their quarterly meeting. Only two restaurant staff where on the premises when the body of CEO Nigel Butcher was discovered in a cave nearby. Murdered in cold blood during the board meeting. All board members are suspects to this very mysterious murder case. It's your job as detective to figure out who murdered Nigel Butcher.

But be quick, the murderer who is still roaming around the premises will try to hinder your investigations.

Objective:

Solve the murder of Nigel Butcher.

Screenshots:

How To Play:

This is a point-and-click game. All interactions will require a pointing on things with your mouse. Below you can find all the important info regarding gameplay:

- Tab: Opens and closes the map to travel around the premises.
- Mouse: Point and click on objects or characters to interact.
- Board Members: Every 10 seconds the board members walk around the map.
- The Murderer: The murderer also walks around the map every 10 seconds. However, after a while they will cleanup some evidence to try and hinder your investigation.
- Verdict: So, you know who did it? Go to Constable Jeff and submit your Verdict!

*Note: Most interact-able items unlock new dialogue with the suspects. It's important to check back with them once in a while.*

WebGL?:

Unfortunately a WebGL version of this game is not possible. We use Aura 2 for the volumetric fog effects which is unsupported in WebGL. Sorry to anyone preferring WebGL versions.

Credits:

This game is made by @ayxs (Jasper Strijp) who did the programming, story and audio & @Bredera (Jasper Slobbe) who did the level design, story, sprite art and dialogue. This was a really ambitious game for us to make within three days and we are quite proud of the end result. We hope you detectives have fun trying to solve the mystery!

Change log:

V1.0.0 (submission version, only for Windows and Linux)

V1.0.1 (post-submission and OSX version):

- Fixed UI bugs causing UI to feel unresponsive
- Fixed UI bugs causing the UI to slowly move away from the screen
- Fixed weird UI placing on higher res monitors
- Slight balancing adjustment, evidence should disappear a little less quickly

We really hope that you enjoy this experience.
Ayxs & Bredera