The Incident at Galley House

I really loved this game. I am the kind of person who loves logic puzzles of all kinds, completed Murdle etc. and I also loved "The Roottrees Are Dead". This is made by the same people who made the game "The Roottrees Are Dead" but it is clearly a very different game, even though they both put you in a detective role. I think for some players they will find this game more engaging because you're listening to audio recordings instead of doing internet research, and the voice acting is really good and very enjoyable. While the Roottrees is more "drama" in my opinion (because of what you learn about the characters), this is more thriller. I love both equally and comparing them is somewhat like apples and oranges to me, but my husband found this one more interesting than "The Roottrees are Dead". If I say anything else I'm afraid it will be a spoiler so I won't but as long as you like deductions/solving mysteries, I think you will really enjoy this game.

I rarely leave reviews for games but I enjoyed The Incident at Galley House so much I felt I needed to write one. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone who enjoys mysteries. However, that is the crucial thing. YOU MUST LIKE MYSTERIES TO ENJOY THIS GAME. This is not a traditional game in that there is very little actual gameplay. The majority of the time you will be watching scenes of people talking and then using the dialogue and context to determine the right code to input in order to view the another scene. That is it. It realistically is more of a visual novel than a game. If that is not your cup of tea, don't play this. However, if you think that's fine and you like applying your brain to solve mysteries I cannot think of a better game for you. The story itself is intriguing and leaves you wanting to know more at every stage. I had multiple 'OH MY GOD' moments playing this game when I realised something crucial and even a moment where something was revealed that I should have figured out hours before. The process of discovery is through context clues within dialogue and background noises in scenes, all of which is helpfully displayed and recorded in text format for you to go back to. What was really impressive to me was how natural everything felt. All too often mystery stories have clunky dialogue and awkwardly forced story moments so they can 'hint' at the solution. Alternatively, the solution is dumped on you with seemingly no proper connection to the story as a 'twist'. The Incident at Galley House drops crucial context clues within natural sounding conversations and interweaves a sinister underlying mystery so seamlessly that it never felt as though I was being guided at all. I felt all of my discoveries were my own and got so stupidly excited whenever I could confirm something I already suspected to be true. The story itself is intriguing, horrifying and saddening and it leaves you wanting more all the way until the end. The voice acting is incredible, adding to the natural atmosphere exuded by the game and drawing you even more into the story. The graphics are nothing special, but charming in their own right. However, it would have been nice to maybe have some of the sprites have sitting/lying down forms as instead you just have a default silhouette with a little bubble showing you the sprite's face in those instances. Overall, I loved my time with this game and wish I could experience it again for the first time. For all those considering playing it: GO IN BLIND. It is so satisfying to figure things out as you go.

A perfect narrative deduction game. It's not often you find a game that has a simple gameplay loop that is also extremely compelling. And which also uses said gameplay loop to tell a fascinating mystery story. The Incident at Galley House is a remake of an old text based game called Type Help, and the original developer, William Rous, was brought on to work on this game as well. In a brilliant parallel to the game being upgraded to a Godot game, the game mechanic has similarly been upgraded. You play as a mysterious operator of a mysterious machine that has the ability to view scenes from the past featuring people who are now dead. The mechanic itself is downright brilliant. By entering codes into the machine you can call up individual scenes and see and hear what happened in that moment. The catch is, the codes require you to know the location of the scene and every person who was involved, as well as where it fits on the timeline. All of these pieces of information are tracked in the machine as well, you are provided with a UI that lets you enter information as well as view all the scenes you have discovered on the timeline. This game more than any feels like a spiritual successor to Obra Dinn, with an in game interface and even a text editor that lets you take notes manually. The game also has a hint system, although I never used it myself, from what I have seen from others using it, it's quite good. Not to make the game seem easy, I think this game does a really good job of testing the limits of your logical reasoning and deduction skills. And you can even unlock scenes earlier than intended, which feels very rewarding. As for the mystery and story itself, this is an all timer for sure. Even after finishing the game myself, finding all scenes, and finishing watching a someone's playthrough of it on Youtube, I am still astounded at how all the little details match up perfectly. Everything connects to everything and wraps up perfectly at the end. I'll be honest I figured out the mystery behind the incident pretty early, and was afraid that the story would lack impact in the end, but I'm happy to say I was very wrong about that. And on top of that, just the act of playing the game and finding every single scene and completely filling out the timeline of what everyone was doing is so satisfying so I was entertained all the way through. Absolutely 100% recommend this game.

this was so awesome. thank god for the hint button

i luv this game:D

Incredible storyline and mystery solving mechanics! Absolutely insane and highly recommend it to anyone wanting a well constructed mystery solving game!