
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
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Welcome to Amsterdam. It’s 1988 and things couldn’t be worse. Amsterdam is a city awash in illicit drugs, sex trade, and organized crime. Someone turns up dead every day, usually in the infamous Red Light District, where every vice is for sale. This night is different: The dead body is not just another unidentified stiff doomed to obscurity. He’s a disgraced cop’s last ticket back onto the force.
A Death in the Red Light is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed puzzle game of the same name, set in historic Amsterdam at its lowest point. The decaying city seems doomed, with landmarks blighted by junkies, criminals, and seemingly unceasing civil strife. The urban rot seems all consuming - can you resist it and solve the case?
Live the life of a hard-boiled police detective investigating a true crime Amsterdam mystery, connecting the dots to solve a gruesome murder - all inspired by a real-life case! Use logic, deduction, and the resources of the Dutch police to solve the case.
Follow a non-linear storyline that takes you across the Amsterdam of 1988, a city torn apart by rampant heroin addiction, brutal organized crime, and widespread social unrest.
Explore the infamous Red Light District, from the picturesque canals to the seediest streets, including Zeedijk, the Heroin Alley, where regular cops don’t go without backup. You might not have another choice.
Meet the people of Amsterdam, from the underclasses desperate for a reprieve, through the predatory mob growing rich on their misery, to the police officers and social workers desperately trying to keep the city from exploding.
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Languages: English
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While this was a lot of fun, it was a bit on the short side. You may want to wait for a sale. That being said, I hope to see more games like this. The puzzles were varied and relevant to the story and were a lot of fun (and not too difficult).
Fun, but short. Get it when it's on sale.
Good game
Dr. Leyton style puzzles, simple enough but decent narrative, worth it for under a fiver
Too many bugs and too easy but clunky to enjoy. Maybe worth your money if it drop below 4$
Il gioco è carino anche se dura poco e gli enigmi non solo non sono affatto difficili, ma si possono saltare a pie' pari cliccando a casaccio...Una nota sull'ultimo enigma, gli indizi da trovare nella stanza d'albergo: sono dieci in tutto, ma nessun messaggio ti avvertirà che li hai trovati tutti. Puoi solo uscire e tornare al quartier genarle a sottoporre il tuo rapporto al computer.
Unfortunately, the puzzles are mostly simplistic, except for one (the Subway) that doesn't really give clear enough instructions. The final scene is broke in two different ways, so you get frustrated unless you waste a hint and realize you're just not able to click on the items. Had to return to HQ then go back for one and quit the game and restart it for the other. Two achievements also seem to be broke.
Not really investigation, mostly just puzzles. Kinda disappointed.
i mean it's really not bad, kinda wonky at times. a short point and click game, solving/deducing is essentially just minigames +the music was nice overall i mostly liked it
I really wanted to like this game. A detective point and click game is very much my genre. Maybe I'm just too dumb for these types of games (although I absolutely slay at Shadows of Doubt so it's not that I'm a terrible detective) but the puzzles in this game seemed impossible. Impossible, confusing, unclear and frustrating. Nine times out of ten I bluffed my way through and when I couldn't do that I decided that this game wasn't for me. Maybe if you're smarter than me or have more patience than I do you might enjoy this game. The art style is incredible and I love the gameplay mechanics used to transport you from crime scene to station to puzzle. It's not a terrible game, by any measure, but I feel like the puzzles need more thought and to be more intuitive than they are currently. [B]Pros[/B] - Great art style - Good gameplay mechanics [B]Cons[/B] - Puzzles are vague, confusing and frustrating. This was enough to ruin the game for me as puzzles are such an important part of the game and the detective work. [B]Overall Rating: 5/10[/B]
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