
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
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On Sunday the 7th of March, 1936, a group of locals made their way up the long, muddy track to Galley House. As far as any of them knew, the house had stood empty for decades.
Inside, they discovered the bloody aftermath of something horrific.
The authorities were summoned, and the crime scene was eventually cleared away. But nobody ever figured out what happened that dreadful night. It seemed likely that no one ever would.
Now, many years later, you have access to a peculiar machine — one that lets you listen in on echoes of the past. Can you piece together the events behind The Incident at Galley House?
The Chilling Detective Game, Reimagined on Steam
The Incident at Galley House is based on the acclaimed text-based browser game Type Help, remastered for Steam by the creators of The Roottrees Are Dead. It's the same haunting game of deduction, now with many enhancements:
An all-new, fully illustrated visual novel presentation
Full professional voice acting
A mysterious 3D interface for navigating memories
An eerie original soundtrack
New content and puzzles to explore

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Languages: English*, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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Reviews
Really interesting gameplay loop. I'm definitely hooked so far.
不太写评论的,但还是很喜欢这个故事和这个结尾。[spoiler] 有人希望得到更明确的解释,有人希望遵循原版保留更留白的结尾。但可能对我来说, 其实故事本身底色就是温情的,带着感情地回忆重要的人,对抗那种诅咒,是一种悲壮的浪漫,原版中那个调查员(这版的梅与厄尼斯)带着决心决定停下这个诅咒的心,也带着一种不贴近现实的悲壮感。本身普通的日常在回忆中才最有杀伤力。也有可能我想念小时候和我的外婆外公了吧。[/spoiler] 另外分享一个我原先对这个故事的猜想,[spoiler] 我以为是这家人因为原先失去了埃莉诺,无法再忍受失去阿米莉亚;为了抵御失去亲人的悲伤,而请求巫师帮助大家遗忘,但负面作用是再想起时自己的生命就会受到威胁。本身只是想止住悲伤,结果带来了更多的悲剧。[/spoiler] 抱着探寻真相与严密推理的玩家可能不适合这个游戏,但是希望通过一些细节还原故事、体验情节的可以考虑在打折时入手!
Gripping mystery complimented by solid voice acting, audio cues, and strong visuals while still allowing room for one's imagination to wander. This deduction game scratched an itch wonderfully and left me craving so much more!
Type Help has long been an amazing hybrid of puzzling and storytelling. This remaster is made with so much love and craftsmanship, adding in voice acting and a much more effective interface. If you never played Type Help, I recommend you ignore its existence and dive into this game, and prepare for an unforgettable story that really sticks the landing. If you have played Type Help, I have to admit that the new content won't extend your playtime by very much, and the story that you remember is virtually unchanged. But, even so, I don't regret supporting the original devs for writing an amazing story and releasing it for free.
An addicting mystery horror story with a gradually building existential dread that never truly lets up and only gets worse the more you think about it. There are even things that will change right in your face as the night goes on in a way that makes the ultimate reveal make sense and immerses you [spoiler]through the fourth wall[/spoiler] into a horrible realization. It's best to experience the entirety of that on your own so I will not comment on the story at large, only that a single transcription line "[spoiler]A phone was ringing elsewhere[/spoiler]" somehow creeped the hell out of me the most. I spent most of my night playing this until I HAD to sleep and even then this is something someone can complete in a single day. It really just sucks you in like Roottrees. Must have for a mystery fan.
알고 해도 재밌다
Finished it, I liked it.
Peut-être le meilleur jeu d'enquête auquel j'ai pu jouer ! J'avais adoré Type Help, cette édition conserve toutes ses forces, et le sublime avec un enrobage de bonne facture et une excellente UX. Le concept est simple, mais extrêmement gratifiant. Le récit quant à lui est extrêmement haletant, tout en racontant plein choses. C'est brillant du début à la fin.
Interesting and satisfying puzzle solving.
I received a press copy of the game for free, but I massively enjoyed my experience and recommend this game if you enjoy deduction/mystery games! These are really my version of a cozy game - I love getting completely absorbed into these stories and working to organize notes and understand each aspect of the story to sift through important details. I didn't play the original Type Help, but from what I understand reading through comments, the story has been essentially unchanged. I enjoyed the mechanics of the game - it's presented as sort of a visual novel style, but I enjoyed that it was fully voice acted. I found it challenging enough at certain points to really make the moments where I figured things out very satisfying. I played through this game pretty continuously until I finished it, because I thought the story was very interesting and I always felt like I was right on the edge of discovering a secret. Sometimes it's kinda hard to review mystery games without giving anything away, but I would say if you're a fan of Return of the Obra Dinn, The Roottrees are Dead, or just mysteries in general, this is a great story and feels like time well spent.
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