Robot Detective & the Case of the Automurderated Intern

You've built a ROBOT DETECTIVE who can investigate crimes! Today you get to test her out... but what was supposed to be a safe, closed trial ends up being a REAL MURDER....!

Knockoff Ace Attorney made in RPGMaker where there's a robot detective. Made for Mystery Game Jam 2024.

Runtime is about 1-1.5 hours. Browser version is fully playable including save+load ability, but downloading is recommended for Windows!

Controls

• Cancel, Delete Letter (Name Screen), Open Menu* = ESC/X
• Move Cursor, Navigate Menu = Arrow Keys
• Select, Investigate Area, Progress Text = Enter/Space
• Change Active Tool = PageUp/PageDown (Windows) | fn+up arrow/fn+down arrow (Mac)

To toggle on markers for objects of interest, move cursor over the "i" icon at the bottom left of the map and select.

To exit an investigation screen, move cursor over the arrow icon at the bottom left of the map and select.

*Note that the menu can only be opened freely during Investigations. During Deduction sequence, you will be given the option to open the menu before key decisions.

Credits

• Derek Allsup/S1xplus: Programmer, Implementation/Build Engineer, Editor
• ArcanaXIX: Narrative Lead, Writer, Game Designer
• ZeroJanitor: Composer, Sound Designer
• Aaron Holland/AReallyFrog: Background Artist, Narrative Designer, Sprite Artist/Character Designer (Dahlia Bouss, Johnny Results)
• Valigarmander: Evidence Icon Artist
• nyankat: Proofreader, Sprite Artist/Character Designer (Player Character, Robot Detective)

Title screen & additional SFX by ArcanaXIX | Diamond background texture by ZeroJanitor | Control Panel Key icon by AReallyFrog

RPGMaker Plugins

• Galv's Pseudo Pixel Move, Galv's Layer Graphics, Galv's Tools by galvs-scripts
• Main Menu Manager, Message Core by Yanfly Engine Plugins
• ALOE_ConditionalChoices by Aloe Guvner
• CGT_NameInputFontFix_MV by CG-Tespy
• untitled chunk of JavaScript from a forum to show item descriptions on hover during Select Item