Waffles for Esther - A Solo Mystery Journaling Game of Small Town Hijinks!
Are you ready for a coffee caper?
A sherbet soirée?
Do you want to tango with a small-town troubled by treacherous tea times?
Don’t waffle on your decisions, the order is getting cold, and so is the case!
Start your investigation!
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Curiosity Killed The Cat: A Solo Mystery Game About a Strange Murder
https://lackoftrumpets.itch.io/curiositykilledthecat
Another game jam finished! Curiosity Killed The Cat was my first time ever making a solo journaling game! You play as a detective who was recently invited to a part hosted by a wealthy business cat. You looked forward to a night of celebration, but unfortunately it looks like you will have to solve another case. Six culprits are on your list and you will need to figure out whodunit! The mystery starts off normal enough, but things may start to get weird. Standard clues like weapons and the victim's belongings may be found, but there are also magical items and maybe even a futuristic device or two.
This game was made for @pandiongames's Hints and Hijinx Jam which revolved around making a game for the titular system. I have never made a solo game, so I figured it would be something new to try out. I decided to tinker with the system a bit to try to make it feel like you really were a detective in a whodunit mystery. I added culprits to the game and changed how you ultimately deduce the conclusion. Rather than making a dice roll have better odds, I decided to make it card based. You remove more cards for each clue you have obtained and then have to guess what the next draw will be. I had a lot of fun exploring this great system, so I hope you give this game and the game jam (which can be found here) a look!
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Breeze: Welcome to my house! Are you guys ready for the most fabulous, celestial, spectacular slumber party you ever slumbered?! Honestly, your brains might melt!
Whisper Elf: (whispering to Hijinx) Breeze is super excited for her first slumber party. It’s sooo cute!
Breeze: (gritting her teeth) Nothing can go wrong tonight! Everything has to be PERFECT!
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Sexiest Battlebot Tournament (2023 season) Round 2 - Match 1
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The Hints and Hijinx System - A Free Creator's Guide to make Solo Mystery Games!
Just Released!
Purpose built for solo mysteries, while being easy to design for:
🌆 Set the scene
🗝️ Create clues to discover
🤡 Concoct complications to overcome 🗺️ Layout locations to visit
But the final truth is up to the player & how many clues they can string together while forming their final hypothesis.
Let the player unravel the mystery as their clues, locations, and complications combine in unique and interesting ways to lead them to their own conclusions.
But were they right? The more clues they use, the more likely they've hit upon the correct deduction.
The Creator's Guide is available for free and available in many formats: pdf, epub, html, markdown, and plaintext.
Each includes copy/paste rules to get you going as quickly as possible, along with design commentary.
Also included are prepopulated templates in .afpub and pdf: Just add your mystery!
To get an idea of what you can make, we have two games released and two more under development using this system!
Waffles for Esther and The Jester King's Dance.
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Illustration commission for a friend, featuring Hijinx (their character) and Melody (their friend's character).
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(FNF Cover + Reskin) Shenanigans! - Hijinx But Theodore & Nicky Sing It (Friday Night Funkin)
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