Detective Dotson

Jogo em pixel art com temática bollywood e cheio sobre a cultura hindi. Puzzles tranquilinhos, MUITO hide n seek de qualidade, vários minigames legais e algumas investigações, além de uma ampla gama de customização. É um jogo de detetive-mistério-puzzle, só que cozy. O que mais me cativou é a arte/trilha e a temática hindi no meio. Como uma mulher branca achei bem bacana conhecer mais de outra cultura. Pra mim esse jogo vale no preço cheio

Unlike most detective games, you get a real feel for the environment and people around you. It isn't just suspects over and over but dynamic conversations. There are numerous engaging and fun mechanics and minigames to go along with the intriguing storyline

Not much of a detective game but a nice view of Indian culture. I read it’s a detective game but 80% of the gameplay is trading items with NPCs or bribing them for leads, 10% is mini games to get money and the rest 10% is pinpointing every lead and filling a suspect board. Honestly, I wouldn’t have bought it if not for the interesting Indian pixel setting, and truly the Indian culture is the only thing that makes it worthwhile because the story is weak and not even finished, finding some specific items can be irritating, the dialogues are simplified and no one is likeable. There’s only one street in the game and as I progress, I need to revisit previous places because the same NPCs may offer new essential leads. Without a portal or shortcut I had to go back and forth and to make it worse, some mission related items for trading can’t be purchased or highlighted, instead they’re left in very quiet corners like the golden egg or fruit thing on the 2nd floor of a mansion, extremely hard to spot also not easy to get. Without a hint system it's really no fun to search for items. Look I know the game is short it's okay, but hiding some specific items away is not okay and not a good way to extend time. The mini-games are alright. The hidden object game is almost impossible for players without a monitor as there’s no zoom and you’re given a big map. The dishes are interesting to look at, besides little details like the head wobble are good. You can disguise as a dancing woman and make NPCs to dance with you, or a prophet reads people’s minds with a bit of humor. Overall I recommend it for those who are interested in Indian and don’t mind walking up and down the same street over and over. [u] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43342176-Why-Not-Games/#browse] My curator page[/url][/u] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3690609397

This game has so much heart I love it sick of haggling though I hate it irl too T^T

J'ai voulu le finir car je l'ai payer mais, je m'y suis énormément ennuyer. Oui le jeu est beau mais le jeu est traduit moyennement bien, est vide (3 mini jeu un peu nul), y'a pas de carte, pas grand chose a faire appart du troc encore et encore. Impossible de s'attacher aux personnages, ils sont vides eux aussi. Bref je suis déçu car visiblement beaucoup ont aimer.

Very short but lovely detective game. If you like to connect the evidences (like in "Duck Detective" or "Roottrees are Dead"), you are going to like this game. It is not hard though, but I loved that you can get evidences different ways (buying with money, exchanging things, or simple spying). Mini-games are short but fun.

I enjoyed this game! I actually met the dev who made this game at GDC in 2024, and he was really nice. You could tell he put a lot of effort into crafting a meaningful and unique story. I got to playtest the game. The finished game is a great extension of my original playtest. I loved the dialogue, storylines, and mystery. It felt a bit like a game of Clue or an escape room, but with comedy, complexity, and charm. Great for people who love puzzle games with a twist of adventure stirred in!

the story is so engaging and i was so happy to see the haggling bargaining included. pure desi vibes

Глобально задумка отличная, даже выбор использования 2D-персонажей с 3D-фонами очень гармонично отображает пёстрые индийские реалии. В игре есть танцы, бросание красками, попытки выпрашивать снижения цен у продавцов, игра в крикет, сбор мусора на улицах города и богатый ассортимент индийских блюд. Геймплейно всё словно бы тоже неплохо - мы должны приносить людям вещи или деньги в обмен на информацию, которую мы помещаем на доску расследования до тех пор, пока не соберём цельную картину произошедшего. Но в конечном итоге весь этот бег приводит нас к тому, что хоть дело и раскрыто, обнаруживается следующее дельце, которое следует ожидать в какой-то там второй главе, которая даже не ясно появится ли после тут либо будет отдельной игрой. В общем, у меня осадочек по итогу прохождения примерно такой же, как от индийской кухни: в задумке прикольно, по факту ну такое себе

解密很有意思，虽然是像素风但是也有很多细节，小游戏也不错（虽然有的玩不太明白），不过快来猛猛赚印度老奶的养老金！