The Tragedy at Deer Creek

I'm loving it! The narrative and the setting feel very special. I'm really keen to see how the story unfolds

This is an absolutely beautiful game and the developers should be very proud. Lovely artwork, storyline, voice acting and the puzzles made sense. I had to make a few adjustments to start it on Steam Deck but can confirm it played perfectly from then on. I completed it in roughly 4.5 hours and only became stuck once, when I simply hadn't noticed an item. The only thing I would suggest is adding a trigger warning, as some of the content is distressing and caught me a little off guard. This game will stay with me for some time. Highly recommended.

This is a story rich point and click game, with exploration and puzzles that move the story along at a nice pace. Definitely a recoomended one.

really great vibes! Loved every second of exploration and the artstyle is so moody and evocative, put me right in the mood for something spooky. If you want to click around a cool winter atmosphere for a little while, strongly recommend. regrettably, the plot is a different story- completely paper-thin. I would hesitate to call this a mystery, at least in the traditional whodunit sense. the short runtime totally kneecaps any chance for depth or even fulfilling the tonal promise of the beginning of the game. without time to add any complexity to the central mystery, the perpetrators and motive feel completely irrelevant- one could sub in any other of the many undeveloped named characters and get near exactly the same story. the slow build of survival and supernatural tension comes to its peak at the reveal of what's behind the storeroom door, at which point all tension quickly deflates and the ghostly presence shifts entirely to deus ex machina. I cannot emphasize enough that a mystery should probably not end with the entirety of the story being exposited by [spoiler] ghost powerpoint. [/spoiler] There's so much going on in the concept that could have been pulled from to make a really interesting mystery, but none of had the time to be developed- why have 13 named named characters if most of them are completely superfluous? maybe if the scope was the right size for the project the culprit could have had a motive that was mentioned more than three puzzles before the [spoiler] ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ghost powerpoint. [/spoiler] I really want to love this game and I do love some parts but the ending left me unsatisfied, which is my cardinal sin of mystery games.

This game has a great story with some head scratching puzzles! A great well made game to play in one evening

An alright 7/10 game. Not a fan of pixel-hunting and looking for hotspots, which made the game artificially last 4 hours, but it doesn't overstay its welcome. The supernatural element, although foreshadowed, made the notable appearance only in the final act of the game and was mainly used to speedrun the plot. Controls are mouse-only, but you need a keyboard at hand to press escape to save/quit game from time to time. Apart form that, it's all good. Quite nice debut game, I would say. I will definitely look towards the next ones.

If you enjoy point and click mystery, I think this is a very good addition to the genre. If you enjoy the feeling of unsolved true crime stories, I would say that's the best way to describe this game's overall tone. And if those both sound good to you, I highly recommend you pick it up. My only word of advice is: Turn off item identification unless you get stuck. If you're stuck, it is likely you missed an item and this feature makes it easier to find things. But it felt more enjoyable to leave it off otherwise.

Small little point and click adventure game that tickles the nostalgia nerve in me. [b]Great[/b] music and ambiance throughout with lovely pixel art graphics. The story has some mysteries and intrigue while keeping you guessing. Been loving my time playing it and would definitely recommend if you enjoy mysteries and point and click games. But have some patience (or better brain than me) on some of the puzzles!

I loved the story and atmosphere. Puzzles are light and don't get in the way. A bit on the short side and I didn't like that the story was concluded with a long exposition dump. I would have preferred to come to the conclusion more organically via environmental storytelling. Pity because everything was there....

This was rad! Loved the little bit of supernatural creepy yet grounded approach.