
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. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
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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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This game froze on startup every single time I launched it. I followed every step on the developers' tech support page, and sent them an email through the address they said to use for bug reports. They didn't respond after a week, and I just had to put in a refund request through steam, which is too bad since I was excited to play it after loving Roottrees. I can't speak to how good or bad the gameplay is, but if you're expecting a game where any bugs get fixed or support tickets get resolved, this probably won't be it.
A different type of mystery than "The Roottrees Are Dead" but just as enjoyable to play through!
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Languages: English*, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 2.1K reviews with recorded playtime.
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it's like crack if you like solving mysteries. incredible work
Wonderful game! I don't want to spoil it, but the story was intriguing. There were many moments of satisfaction when you watch a moment in time without context and come back later with updated information to solve the mystery behind what they are talking about.
Oh boy, whirlwind of excellent deduction and sleuthing with a great mystery being underpinned. Took me just over 11 hours to fully complete, and it's an absolute joy throughout. I'd recommend savouring this one. Much like Obra Dinn, you can only play it once!
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Overall, a fantastic game and a unique experience for me. It scratched that puzzle itch while also providing an engaging plot that kept me hooked. It's short, but well worth the price in my opinion. I can only imagine how much time it took the devs to make all the characters and scenes connect in a way that makes sense and actually feels compelling. If you're worried about difficulty, the game offers hints with no penalty. No need to brute force your way through.
Great game! Was really interested to see if this game was similar to the Roottrees and this one switched up game loop in a great way. Reminded me a lot of the Return of the Obra Dinn which is one of my favorite games. The puzzle felt good to solve and mystery unraveled in a really satisfying way. Highly recommend and can't wait to see what game this company comes out with next!
Mystery games are only worth one playthrough; after that, you have no mystery. So the unfortunate decision you have to make as a fan of them, prior to purchasing one, is to look at it on the surface and ask yourself: "Is this worth the price of admission?" You can't spoil anything for yourself - you just have to take a leap of faith and hope your money was well spent. As someone who took that leap of faith, let me tell anyone who's unsure of doing the same: This game is better than good. Buy it, play it, don't second-guess anything. Just remember to type help.
游戏值得一玩,但是如果你和我一样期待的是一场酣畅淋漓的推理,一场豪门吃瓜大会,一个剧本杀代餐,那你会失望,因为说是“悬案”其实根本就没有“案”可言。
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