A creepy-cozy 3D adventure game about solving puzzles, rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!
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Mayor May Knott is a “creepy-cozy” 3D adventure game about a shy girl who accidentally becomes mayor of a haunted ghost town.
Initially, May runs in fear from the monsters lurking about! But as she explores the town, solves puzzles, plays minigames, and fixes up houses and buildings, she becomes more confident, overcomes her fears, and discovers that the monsters are actually all very friendly and would love to help May around town!
Eventually, with the help of her newfound friends, May turns the abandoned ghost town into a thriving community, filled with a variety of delightfully creepy creatures.
Repair machines with Grandfather Clock, the clockwork retired rapper. Join Reel McKoi in fishing junk out of the polluted lake. Get your fortune read by the mysterious, sandwich-headed Madame Pastrami. And get insulted by Dick Tater, tyrannical owner of Glitzberg, the seedy apartment complex next door.
And that's just in the first 5 minutes!
Throughout the game, you'll find "records" to play on the Edjukebox in the Hall of Records. Those records teach you new recipes by playing original, professionally-produced songs spanning a huge range of genres -- from rap to rock, country to punk, girl-band to boy-band, and beyond!
Early in the game, May finds and fixes up a device for talking to ghosts. An “Ectophone” if you will. With the Ectophone, May can talk to the many ghosts haunting the houses around town, and try to help them remember their names.
Once May knows a ghost’s name, she can find their “record” in the Hall of Records, a combination record store and city archives. The Hall of Records is also home to the “Edjukebox”, a machine used to play the original, professionally-produced song on each record!
By listening to a new record, May learns a new crafting or cooking recipe! This is called “Edjuke-ation”.
Armed with the recipes from the Edjukebox, May can cook and craft exactly what each ghost needs to move on, leaving behind the key to their house!
The game cycles between day and night, and monsters have their own schedules of things to do. Sometimes the secret to making a new friend is to catch them at the right time, meet them in the right place, or build up the courage to talk to them!
By getting house keys from ghosts, and giving them to the monsters you meet, you can make them permanent residents of your town! Each new resident helps out around the town in some way, and as you add them to your town you gain new options and opportunities to meet new ghosts and monsters, solve puzzles, play minigames, and explore new areas!
Mayor May Knott is brimming with puzzles and minigames, whether it’s a puzzle to deduce the name of a ghost, a quest to find ingredients for a tricky recipe, or a minigame to befriend a new monster.
There’s even a spooky abandoned mine / bowling alley, a haunted mansion full of puzzles, and a creepy endless hallway stalked by a terrifying creature!
As you unlock new areas, repair houses and buildings, and move new residents to your town, you breathe new life into your abandoned ghost town, turning it into a happy thriving community.
Perhaps eventually you can convince all of the monsters to live in your town… even the tyrannical Dick Tater!
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Proof that demos work, this game was an example of trying it for free then going on to buy it when I could. Pros: Whilst I did find it frustrating at times, especially with limited walkthroughs available online, the help on discord is second to none - guiding without spoiling unless you're really stuck. The game made me feel smart at some times and dumb at others but it was charming enough to persevere. The in-game hints are neither too vague nor too spoon-fed. The characters are unique, the humour is cheesy in the best way and the music has something for everyone. The art is gorgeous without needing to be super realistic. I loved the way the voices and speech patterns for characters matched their identities such as a radio that has static and interruptions like you're tuning it and a phone that makes line busy noises between dialogue. Yet it wasn't gimmicky either. Cons: My main sort-of criticism is the ending. Though sweet, it was not personally what I was hoping for. [spoiler] I actually would have liked to eventually gain access to Glitzberg, perhaps in DLC, to help spirits there or unlock shops/new items and characters or something. Though I do understand why it needed to be that way for the story, especially for DT's character arc. [/spoiler]. I also think it was not obvious that characters had preferred houses that may affect progress (mainly one particular record you get from someone) and there was a lot of back and forth, with progress being blocked in some areas until you finished later ones. It is not a particularly linear game in that respect. Overall I enjoyed the game and would definitely replay it after some time away for it to be fresh in my mind (with hopefully less of the frustrations if I at least vaguely remember the puzzles!). I would support DLC or a sequel, too. Perhaps May can go into the forest, or get the train elsewhere, to help some other spirits.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Just completed this and this game is GREAT! Personally this scratched a gaming itch for me. I love games where you build or restore a town, cozy horror, and games that feel like a living world. This game does all 3 very well, so if you're a fan of all or any of those then definitely give this game a go. Even though I know the answers to all the puzzles now, I can tell this is a game I'll keep coming back to, especially around October.
Incredible character design, catchy songs, and really enjoyable gameplay. Recommended even for those who aren't generally into creepier games, sometimes all you need is a bit of confidence! Loved the feeling of cleaning up, making a difference and building a community.
Love this game! Cute, creepy, and cozy. Plenty of in-game hints if you slow down and look. The only thing I would change is adding some sort of guide to what all the symbols mean (like the box means they have been asked to help move something).
The characters! The story! The dialogue! The songs! Loved it!
This game was delightful. Chock full of puzzles that tickled my brain. Got stumped a few times, as you can expect from a puzzle game. But the answers were all there, once I figured them out. It's a fun little blend of spooky and weird and oh so cozy.
Great game with cool game play. No issues or bugs at all.
Great game
I LOVED this game! So much fun! Puzzles made me think but not overly complicated. I was sad when it ended!
Completed end to end. Really fantastic gameplay, positive vibes story and good scope. Would love to play more in the same universe or even just more in a similar light.
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