Murder Is Game Over

I 100%ed this game in just under two hours, and if you were thorough, you could probably do it even faster. It's a short game but I still believe it's priced well, and for people who like detective/point-and-click games, it's worth a try. Visually, it's charming. The 2D Pixel graphics still manage to look nice and the environments are fun to explore. Story-wise, it's a very straightforward who don it, featuring all your favourite characters. Creepy groundskeeper! Adopted child! Beautiful younger lover! Usually I dislike when a detective story feels too cookie-cutter, but all of these characters manage to be fun or interesting in some way and it just pairs with the visuals so well. Gameplay-wise, its simple but not bad. You play as two characters simultaneously, using Guy to interrogate and his dog Cleo to find clues and evidence. Both of these components play into each other well, and neither felt more useful than the other. Guy can't interrogate without Cleo's evidence, and Cleo can't access new areas without Guy. I only found one major bug, other than that it felt smooth. All in all, its a good game. The only thing that really upset me about this game was that there wasn't more of it. Crossing my fingers that this turns into a series. Strongly Recommend to other Mystery fans.

[No neutral review button - I'd still recommend the game, but more so if it is on sale or discounted] Had a discount coupon to use so I got the game for about $2.15 SGD, looked fun so decided to just give it a try. It is a very brief game about 1.5 - 2 hours or slightly more if you're looking to complete all the achievements. But it is a very nice little story, does tease your brain a little bit but no penalties if you get any answers wrong. I'd say its a nice refresher, probably wouldn't have gotten it if it was full price but it was still a fun little palette cleanser. Story was intriguing enough! I've also just learned that Murder Is Game Over is a series of small games, I can see why they'd charge individually so it does explain the short playtime for each instalment. Still a fun little game tho!

Pretty fun mystery game for a pixel art game, definitely gonna play the other games

Рекомендую (9 із 10). Доволі хороший детектив як на свою ціну. За більше ніж годину в мене не було такого відчуття нудьги. Наоборот чим дальше ведеш рослідування, тим більш цікавішою стає гра. Тут гравцю наданий стандартний набір детективу - є підозрюванні, докази, та відносно заплутанний сюжет. Гра не заставляє гріндити а виключно дає гравцю розвагу на більш ніж годину часу. Я думав що сюжет буде банальний(від частини так і є), але не зважаючи що багато хто говорить що розумів вже зразу хто скоїв злочин, я в самому кінці (після збору всіх доказів та після всіх допитів) аж зрозумів хто що де і коли. P.S. Бал зняв за всякі знаходження предметів, які по суті не впливають на геймплей, а потрібні тільки для ачівок, їх можна було якось вплести в сюжет але їх так і лишили.

A very fun short murder mystery that I recommend to fans of the genre. Excellent music and some fun characters with a well-written story. It does suffer for being the first creation of a one-man studio- some of the gameplay is unpolished (the inability to reread the note stood out to me) and the gimmick of swapping between Guy and Cleo grew old after I found there was no reason to ever explore as Guy or talk to anyone as Cleo. Nevertheless, this feels like the kind of game where I'll tell people in ten years "Yeah, the first entry's a bit weak, but it's worth sticking around!"

I really enjoyed playing, it was fun interviewing suspects and doing deductions.I also liked those bonus parts you could do beside crime solving. Definitely worth the time you get for that price.

For its price (I bought it and the its sequels at a 50% discount), this is a really cute game and really well done. It's short, but interesting. I think it would do with some more puzzles or mini-games, since, as it is, the main gameplay consists of exploring, talking to people and picking up items you have found. But it was interesting enough to buy and play the other games. I do not regret it one bit.