Mystery of the Malign

If you like detective-work games, this is an excellent game (so far). If you liked The PainsCreek Killings in particular. At first I thought that it was too simple and I thought that validating information "early" would make it too easy. I was wrong. I was very wrong. I am lost in the sea of details to link together :D In particular I like how there are actions that you can do that are not told explicitly, you realize you can do them by attempting them... which is nice. A few cons: - The UI definitely needs to be improved, in particular in dialogs. Devs, please look at visual novel interfaces to help, notably ways to use only the keyboard, a click in the general text area to continue (not having to "target" a kind of small button to continue) - A clarification about the impact of passing time would help. I spent about 10h in the first museum scene because I was scared I would miss tons of details. I was actually right, but at the same time wrong as the next scene, same place but later, I got more clues and probably already had clues that should have been found later than the first scene. Not sure how this can be made better as I see the issue of having a place with the clues in place, logically, but not giving too much agency to the player either because the story needs to go forward at some point... - More ways to take note inside the game would help as there is a lot of crossing-data activities and that works badly with pen&paper notes. I ended up using Obsidian to keep track of some information. (context: I'm making a game in the same genre, more inspired by The PainsCreek Killings, but this one is very interesting and refreshing too)

A tricky self guided investigation

Only two hours in (which is not very far into the game because, evidently, I am not that smart) and im loving every second of it. Its the perfect game for autumn. Lovely tone, a little humor here and there. Feels like getting cozy and watching The X-Files or the good seasons of Supernatural. Highly recommended just based off the tone and characters. The puzzles are fairly challenging, but so far nothing has seemed "unfair" or to be following some kind of moon-logic. Did you like Obra Din? How about Golden Idol? Are you a fan of fall? Like seeing the leaves change color? This is the game for you.

Definitely scratches the investigative/detective/mystery game itch. Personally, I would have like to see the game and it's mechanics stretch over a few different cases rather than being just one very large case, but it's a nice case and I still really enjoyed it.

Mystery of the Malign is an exceptional investigative puzzle game which is worth the time of any fan of the genre. The game's defining strength is its impressive system of open-ended investigation, trusting the player to unravel its narrative through intelligent observation and connection. This strength wavers occasionally, with certain puzzles and interactions being more obtuse than others, but more often than not it manages to maintain its momentum up until the moment you've solved the case. If a well written and unrestricted detective game sounds interesting, give this game a try.

Really liked the game! There are some pieces that I still do not fully understand but all of the mysteries made sense once you figure out the correct answers. I liked a lot the characters and the whole mystery. Also, the world building behind this game is insane, I'd love to play a sequel or a dlc with these characters diving more into this world. Thank you for your hard work dev!!

Super cool game; awesome atmosphere and interesting mystery and worldbuilding. Game is very immersive and you feel like a detective.

Cool world

challenging but immersive, i need more!!!

Good game, fascinating storyline. Your source code has some style issues, erroneous use of else if in places that should be just else, and the forced resolution (not aspect ratio, the game is forced in the source code to be 1920x1080) but this doesn't impact the end-user at all If you're interested in a few pointers feel free to hit me up, but this is a very well done game!