
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
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About
When the phone rings in the Feline Forensics department, that can only mean one thing... it's time to get your toe beans dirty. In this soft-boiled detective puzzler, assume the role of a crime-crushing noir tabby who's all out of catnip, and utilize your wisest whisker to uncover the truth of this meowseum mystery.
Famously known as the museum's most valuable exhibit, the gemstone's true worth is beyond kitten comprehension.... and now its missing! Rely on deductive reasoning skills to prove that there's no such thing as a purrfect crime.
Mismatched alibis and mistrusting motivations provide little explanation as to how this intricate heist devolved into a grizzly murder. No one is above a carnivorous suspicion, so converse with, and cross-examine them all.
A failed investigation could mean that terrible criminals walk free, and a once-thriving museum will finally bite the dust. The uniquely hand-drawn style of its many displays would be forced to auction.
This is both a feature, and a warning... actually, no pun is off-limits. Its honestly an excessive use of groan-worthy humor. Chuckle (or cringe) while enjoying the smooth jazz soundtrack composed of saxophones, plunger trumpets, and speakeasy pianos.
Assemble a conspiracy board to track all your leads (without red string, it would be too distracting)
Examine an array of crucial evidence (and swat off the table, probably)
Keep a binder to track every witness testimony (and make those suspects squeal)
Fill-in-the-blanks of your investigator's journal to crack the case (and dispense feline justice!)
Adjust text speed, turn on puzzle assistance, or use dyslexic-friendly fonts as needed
Silly interpretations of famous artwork (parody law please protect us)
And, of course, play as a cat detective (wearing a full suit and tie)
Stats
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Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 42 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
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Very fun world and game. Thoroughly enjoyed!
yay meow
This is a fun little puzzle game by some good devs. A few bugs still, but nothing a little restarting didn't resolve. The podcasting really is like that.
Very compllicated word play. Very happy you added the alternate phrasing. Overall great mystery.
duck detective if it was actually good in all seriousness, it has a few rough edges here and there (walk speed's a little slow, pretty significant amount of backtracking, not having categories for the longer fill-in-the-blank segments makes some of them more frustrating than they should be) but I was very charmed overall. a genuine love for the arts and noir-style mysteries and figuring out what would drive someone to get into crime shines through, and I had a great time seeing the mystery through
This game is incredibly well-written, offering some wildly witty dialogue and intriguing relationships to explore from character to character. This game is also very well produced, boasting multiple different arts for each character (overworld and dialogue), excellent music that sets the ambience perfectly, and probably some of the most fun art puns you've heard in a WHILE! If you're a fan of games like the Loathing series (West of, Shadows over, etc) you'll ADORE Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery! Can't wait for the next entries in the series <3
Great detective game, pretty cool mechanics and characters.
This game is a solid 8.5/10 for me. The writing is fantastic, and I love the sleuthing gameplay. Filling in the Detective's notebook is satisfying and not just a copy-and-paste type of fill-in-the-blank. It's not as easy as clicking everything and talking to everyone, either, though you'll definitely need to do those things. The vibes are phenomenal, too. The main weak area for me was the sound design. This game could do with some more music and sound effects. I like what's here, I just wish there was more. This game is a fantastic way to spend an afternoon or two. At half the price of a movie ticket, I feel it's worth its full price.
Played it on release, and other than the filling out the blank puzzle, it was pretty fun. Though since then it should been fixed. The art design was cool, but the map is missing some details like toilets, police tapes, medics or medic records. The investigation and mystery felt rather amateurish and stupid until the end when it made a little sense of why it was handled the way it was. But most things were just badly executed. Obviously I wasn't expecting a sherlock holmes level of mystery. I simply bought it because of the theme and to support the dev. The after release fixes were still faster and better than other games receive nowadays. With that in mind I can recommend this game.
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