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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today we dive into The Incident at Galley House from @eviltrout.com. We really enjoyed our time with this Timeline Mystery, and spent quite a bit of time in the spoiler section raving about it. This is a great one! open.spotify.com/episode/6Lk8...

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The Incident at Galley House

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I played this last night and enjoyed my run! It's a small scale deduction game about untangling a series of events and learning the story.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today we try something new with an Archive Dive Double Header: A Hand with Many Fingers & Another Night at the Archive! These two games showcase two different ways to hide information, requiring you to follow threads of inquiry to uncover the events! open.spotify.com/episode/07mn...

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Archive Dive Double Header: A Hand with Many Fingers & Another Night at the Archive

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The final third of this year has some new announcements for detective games. Here is a list of what we know is coming out on Steam this year, and some that might come out, though they don't have a fixed date. Many have demos for you to try today.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just finished this snack size time loop murder mystery. The Short loops and information retention prevent it from getting repetitive, reminding about the good parts of The Posthumous Investigation. justinla.itch.io/loop-of-faith

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Loop of Faith by Justinla, fouchepie, ttorzuoli

A detective mystery game set on an Irish Isle

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just played the first case of Murder at the Occult Club. I had a fun time cross referencing emails, texts, orders, and documents to deduce the killer from a a tangle of events. I failed to notice some tabs, so I brute force one things, which was not needed. triplesmeven.itch.io/murder-at-th...

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Murder at the Occult Club by TripleSmeven

A browser-based detective game inspired by murder mystery board games.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I have done testing for this game, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone get to play it!

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Recently played through Construction Incident, a morsel sized game for the Brackeys Jam. It really leans into having you determine the factuality of witness statements in a way not many detecting games go into. Very quick, but worth a look! dtsykunov.itch.io/construction...

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Construction Incident by dtsykunov

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just played Demonology 101 from @ludipe.bsky.social. It's an old one, from the 2023 Thinky game jam. It makes a nice snack sized logic puzzle with humorous writing and demons to identify. ludipe.itch.io/demonology-101

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Demonology 101 by Ludipe

A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today John and I talk about the reverse detective game, Overboard! This time loop game has you sleuthing out everyone else's secrets to blackmail them into covering up yours. We also discuss the 2022 GDC talk on Detective game mechanics that Inkle gave. open.spotify.com/episode/6Xd5...

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Overboard! & Jon Ingold ’s 2022 GDC talk

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I just enjoyed sorting through this game, hellsite. Despite it being about a year old, I only learned of it recently. It's a fun dive into a fake Twitter, that's realistic in charming and disturbing ways. Another quick game, unless you make a complete list to find it all! notexplosive.itch.io/loop

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#hellsite by NotExplosive, quarkimo, Emily Pitcher, ghoulbroth, tesseralis

Log on and figure out what today's drama is

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just recently played through A Crab Mystery. It's a bite sized deduction game from a game jam, about identifying who became which crab. Great for a lunch break if you want a snack of a detective experience noamoa.itch.io/a-crab-mystery

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A crab mystery by noamoa

Identify the victims of carcinization to solve the case.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I played through this game today, and it was a nice small deduction experience. I recommend this for anyone who wants an hour of sorting through a brewing rocket catastrophe gasgiant.itch.io/rockets-com

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ROCKets.com by Ivan Pensionerov, Capreola

A space rocket launch went horribly wrong! Find out what happened and who is to blame

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I am looking forward to working with you on the expanded Archive of Trevosa!

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today we discuss The Red Pearls of Borneo from @bushmonkey.bsky.social. This timeline mystery combines a graphical representation with a deep sense of historical place to deliver a great Narrative Deduction experience! open.spotify.com/episode/2Lyl...

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The Red Pearls of Borneo

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Played through Overboard this weekend. It's a time loop, reverse detective game from Inkle where you have committed a murder, and need to cover it up and survive. But the actual play loop involves doing a fair amount of detecting to find the information you need to survive. I find the game to be...

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Now that I've had a week to reflect, I still come out very positive on The Mermaid Mask. @sfbtom.bsky.social and @sfbdim.bsky.social did a great job with improving the Tangle Tower style, without sacrificing what makes the games fun. A delightful adventure! store.steampowered.com/app/1696770/...

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The Mermaid Mask on Steam

An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humo...

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A very nice interview with one of the more interesting and most prolific creators in the Detective space. I recommend this for anyone who wants some behind the scenes at how these games are made!

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This morning, we released our episode on Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, from @happybroccoligames.bsky.social. The second in the Duck Detective series, this single session deduction game combines cute graphics, with stunningly high criminality. open.spotify.com/episode/64jJ...

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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It's been great to see people loving The Incident at Galley House. It's gotten a great reception, proving that @eviltrout.com did a great job. And that's including the fact it's been one of the most stacked weeks in Detective games history. It's my favorite game of this year... so far.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This is well deserved! I can't overstate how much I love the things this game does. And how difficult it is not to spoil people while trying to tell them why it's good.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I second this opinion. There are things I want to rave about but they are all crazy spoilers so have to go with everybody's favorite " Trust me it's good"

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just played through Mini Murder Mysteries. I ended up feeling very neutral about it. It's solidly built for what it aims to do, but the very small scope of the mysteries and UX made it feel very limited. store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/...

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Mini Murder Mysteries on Steam

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots...

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I feel like this update was made specifically for me, a repeat offender at missing stories in archive games

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today we publish our first developer interview with @eviltrout.com and Jeremey Johnston of @roottrees.com. We had a wonderful discussion about the development of the game, the Steam version, and wheat they are up to next with The Incedent at Galley House! youtu.be/moaFqfSJBuw

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Jeremy Johnston and Robin Ward Developer Interview

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Last month, Thinky Puzzle Games had their 6th game jam, with the theme of Locked Room. itch.io/jam/thinky-p... We got 4 fun Detective games out of it which I played this weekend. Here they are:

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

With Next fest wrapped, I am highlighting the demos of some of the games coming out in the next three months. You can try all of them now if you feel like. Here they are in rough order of expected release date.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today we released our episode on Tangle Tower from @sfbdim.bsky.social and @sfbtom.bsky.social. We enjoyed playing the second of the Detective Grimoire games, lovely P&C Adventure investigation games. The Characters and especially the music continue as best in class open.spotify.com/episode/4sXy...

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Tangle Tower

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Here's my 9 games to spread. All of them do something cool in the detecting space and deserve a play to see.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I am very excited for this. They did a great job with The Roottrees, and Type Help was excellent!

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Just played 0818 Petrichor lane. It's a cute one-shot case, inspired by Golden Idol. You get to deduce who lives in an apartment building through examining a Day and Night. A good deductive morsel. lestavol.itch.io/0818-petrich...

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0818 Petrichor Lane by Lestavol, mo memo, Hazelstorm, Merulon, King_Kai258, VanillaSpooks

Warm puzzle on cold rain day

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Today I played through Dragon Tax Return Simulator 2015. You are a Dragon who needs to fill out your taxes, cross referencing the rules pages and evaluating all the invoices, appraisals, etc. It's a fun Service Sim game, like a light hearted Papers Please... walsh9.itch.io/dragon-tax-r...

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Dragon Tax Return Simulator 2015 by walsh9

you are a dragon and you need to finish your tax return quickly

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Whelp folks, I did it again... I managed to miss a big chunk of story while still finding the answer to the question asked at the beginning. I still had fun with this game, made a nice spreadsheet.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Disco Elysium time! Repeatedly requested, we drove into Revachol for this week's episode. We really enjoyed this game, to no one's surprise. Our favorite part was comparing how our different playthroughs gave us unique story threads to pull on! open.spotify.com/episode/1Sgm...

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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Some good recs here! Lots more in the comments, where I will toss a few more

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

June will be a bit of a breather after Mystery May's madness I only know about 5 upcoming detective games.

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tonight I started playing CAME TITLE from @kadenramstack.bsky.social. This time, I won't miss all the interesting lore like I did with Leaftaker. Speaking of which, I see what you did here...

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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Only one day left to grab some of these awesome bundles! Also, if you're looking for a new detective game to play, The Ratline, Murder at the Birch Tree Theater and A Case of Fraud are some of the best recent ones that are all on sale in the showcase. Check them out if you haven't already!

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Finished manifest 333 this morning. It's a FakeOS game about searching and decrypting your way to figuring out the fate of a lost spaceship. Solid game, but in the end not for me. Structurally very similar to TR-49, so give it a shot if that's your Jam! falconpilot.itch.io/manifest-333

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Manifest 333 by FalconPilot

What happened to the Darkrunner?

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Celia @celia-14.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Finally wrote a devlog for The Archives of Trevosa! I want to talk a lot more about our inspirations and design, but decided to do that next time, but then couldn't resist talking about them a bit. 😁 Plus, some hints about Trevosa's future! 🔮 jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa/devl... #gamedev #indiedev

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Updates, inspirations, and what's next for The Archives of Trevosa

For Ludum Dare 59, we created a narrative deduction game about translating an unknown language in order to fill in a multigenerational family tree. It’s been awesome to see the response to the game...

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Played New Folder yesterday. it's an alright game, but it's really, really short, so it didn't have time to go any of the places I was interested in. Felt like an example of the Fake OS type of game that doesn't really fit detective games. store.steampowered.com/app/4159130/...

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New Folder on Steam

You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deep...

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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Detective's Apprentice has an updated demo for the #CerebralPuzzleShowcase! If you haven't played it yet, do give it a try: store.steampowered.com/app/4159750/ Check out all the amazing games in the showcase here: store.steampowered.com/sale/Cerebra... @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social #indiegames

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Team_Empreintes @team-empreintes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Hi everyone! For #ThinkyDirect2026, we’ve released our new trailer and a new demo for our game TheGrannyDetectiveSociety! www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ft... Wishlist on Steam : store.steampowered.com/app/4240620/... Thank you for being here with us!

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The Granny Detective Society Trailer

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Bushmonkey @bushmonkey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

English version of The Green Mist Over Portland demo is locked in and ready for release in June 🙂 Chinese translation is under way. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4644870/...

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Green Mist over Portland on Steam

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish...

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