Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games
@flatfootsandfools.bsky.social
We are going to touch on anything we think is detective themed, or has significant detective mechanics. We plan to release every two weeks
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Hey all,
We are launching a podcast about detective games. We are going to touch on anything we think is detective themed, or has significant detective mechanics. We plan to release every two weeks, and hope you will enjoy! #detective #podcast
open.spotify.com/show/4e9MkSi...
We are launching a podcast about detective games. We are going to touch on anything we think is detective themed, or has significant detective mechanics. We plan to release every two weeks, and hope you will enjoy! #detective #podcast
open.spotify.com/show/4e9MkSi...
Here is my thread of all the Detective games I am aware of that came out in 2025. It’s organized in mostly alphabetical order, and contains both detective themed and detecting mechanic games. You can find them on Steam unless I note on the game
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Here is my thread of all the Detective games I am aware of that came out in 2025. It’s organized in mostly alphabetical order, and contains both detective themed and detecting mechanic games. You can find them on Steam unless I note on the game
For Christmas week, we return to the Darkside in: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark from @spookydoorway.bsky.social! John and I had a blast in the second game in our favorite Point & Click series. A heartwarming game for the Christmas Season!
open.spotify.com/episode/45gS...
open.spotify.com/episode/45gS...
Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
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December 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
For Christmas week, we return to the Darkside in: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark from @spookydoorway.bsky.social! John and I had a blast in the second game in our favorite Point & Click series. A heartwarming game for the Christmas Season!
open.spotify.com/episode/45gS...
open.spotify.com/episode/45gS...
My poster from @herogameco.bsky.social's delightful headscratcher, The Case of the Worst Day Ever has arrived! After it passed feline inspection, I put it on the wall in my poorly lit office.
December 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My poster from @herogameco.bsky.social's delightful headscratcher, The Case of the Worst Day Ever has arrived! After it passed feline inspection, I put it on the wall in my poorly lit office.
I have completed this, and I recommend it for anyone who liked Type Help even some. The updates it got yesterday should help a lot for the biggest pain points I saw people having as well.
You know I like your game when I make a spreadsheet for it!
You know I like your game when I make a spreadsheet for it!
I enjoyed Type Help so much that I decided to create an interactive fiction game in the same style.
What Happened to the Crew is a totally free terminal-based sci-fi mystery inspired by Type Help, Obra Dinn and Immortality.
It’s available now on itch.io
bushmonkey.itch.io/what-happene...
What Happened to the Crew is a totally free terminal-based sci-fi mystery inspired by Type Help, Obra Dinn and Immortality.
It’s available now on itch.io
bushmonkey.itch.io/what-happene...
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I have completed this, and I recommend it for anyone who liked Type Help even some. The updates it got yesterday should help a lot for the biggest pain points I saw people having as well.
You know I like your game when I make a spreadsheet for it!
You know I like your game when I make a spreadsheet for it!
We have released our episode on Poirot: The London Case. This was a bit rough, being a mix of the two previous games from this studio. It's a detective adventure with a deduction web mechanic, but suffers from lots of bugs, and design decisions we didn't agree with.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6m7M...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We have released our episode on Poirot: The London Case. This was a bit rough, being a mix of the two previous games from this studio. It's a detective adventure with a deduction web mechanic, but suffers from lots of bugs, and design decisions we didn't agree with.
open.spotify.com/episode/6m7M...
open.spotify.com/episode/6m7M...
I did play testing on the middle one later cases in this game, and I'm really happy everyone else will be able to experience it now too. It starts very simply, but ramps up into some of the best mind benders I've encountered in this type of game!
The Case of the Worst Day Ever is NOW AVAILABLE! 🥳
🔎We're also super excited to be bundled with A Case of Fraud, an awesome detective game where every clue is hidden in plain sight!
Get 10% OFF both + a 10% off launch discount for The Case of the Worst Day Ever!
store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
🔎We're also super excited to be bundled with A Case of Fraud, an awesome detective game where every clue is hidden in plain sight!
Get 10% OFF both + a 10% off launch discount for The Case of the Worst Day Ever!
store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I did play testing on the middle one later cases in this game, and I'm really happy everyone else will be able to experience it now too. It starts very simply, but ramps up into some of the best mind benders I've encountered in this type of game!
I have been playing this game over the last day or two and I love it! Every time I think I have a grasp on what's going on, I discover another layer to dig into. There's great groups of people on discord helping each-other out and discovering new things. If you liked Type Help, you have to play this
I enjoyed Type Help so much that I decided to create an interactive fiction game in the same style.
What Happened to the Crew is a totally free terminal-based sci-fi mystery inspired by Type Help, Obra Dinn and Immortality.
It’s available now on itch.io
bushmonkey.itch.io/what-happene...
What Happened to the Crew is a totally free terminal-based sci-fi mystery inspired by Type Help, Obra Dinn and Immortality.
It’s available now on itch.io
bushmonkey.itch.io/what-happene...
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I have been playing this game over the last day or two and I love it! Every time I think I have a grasp on what's going on, I discover another layer to dig into. There's great groups of people on discord helping each-other out and discovering new things. If you liked Type Help, you have to play this
Just added to my detective poster collection with this wonderful piece from @happybroccoligames.bsky.social 's lovely Duck Detective. It's the first of two great, evening sized games, where you can play as the titular duck detective and make de-duck-tions!
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just added to my detective poster collection with this wonderful piece from @happybroccoligames.bsky.social 's lovely Duck Detective. It's the first of two great, evening sized games, where you can play as the titular duck detective and make de-duck-tions!
Here's the original posting. Very delightful bite sized game
To celebrate #DOSember myself and @chrisjfemo.bsky.social made a deduction mini-game in EGA for your 286 PC (but you can also play in the browser!)
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
Quid Pro Quo by mausimus
Deduction mini-game in EGA for MS-DOS
mausimus.itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here's the original posting. Very delightful bite sized game
Just played this little gem. It answers the question we've all been asking. Could we have had Golden Idol in the early 90's?
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Quid Pro Quo by mausimus
Deduction mini-game in EGA for MS-DOS
mausimus.itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Just played this little gem. It answers the question we've all been asking. Could we have had Golden Idol in the early 90's?
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Just got a gorgeous poster from @paintbucket.de's the Darkest Files. It's the first of what I want to be my wall of Detective game posters. Bonus shot of my little princess.
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Just got a gorgeous poster from @paintbucket.de's the Darkest Files. It's the first of what I want to be my wall of Detective game posters. Bonus shot of my little princess.
Great talk here by the Duck Detective creators. A good insight into the construction of the game, and I would have loved to have seen this before we recorded the episode we just released.
Joni and I gave a talk about the narrative design in Duck Detective: The Secret Salami!
Thanks to the lovely @htwberlin.bsky.social people for having us!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUM...
Thanks to the lovely @htwberlin.bsky.social people for having us!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUM...
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami talk - narrative design behind-the-scenes (!!SPOILERS!!)
YouTube video by Happy Broccoli Games
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November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Great talk here by the Duck Detective creators. A good insight into the construction of the game, and I would have loved to have seen this before we recorded the episode we just released.
Toady we released our episode on @happybroccoligames.bsky.social 's delightful Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. We wanted something fun for Thanksgiving week, and this absolutely fits the bill!
open.spotify.com/episode/6E4S...
open.spotify.com/episode/6E4S...
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
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November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Toady we released our episode on @happybroccoligames.bsky.social 's delightful Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. We wanted something fun for Thanksgiving week, and this absolutely fits the bill!
open.spotify.com/episode/6E4S...
open.spotify.com/episode/6E4S...
This is another one to keep our eye on. Enormous potential here and the Inkle team has a proven track record of delivering
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is another one to keep our eye on. Enormous potential here and the Inkle team has a proven track record of delivering
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🥳 It's almost time to solve The Case of the Worst Day Ever!
Wishlist & Play the Demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
Wishlist & Play the Demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🥳 It's almost time to solve The Case of the Worst Day Ever!
Wishlist & Play the Demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
Wishlist & Play the Demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3279410
I just played The Family Tree from @saffrona.bsky.social. It's a short but sweet construction of a family tree. It's from the same Jam that led to The Roottrees are Dead, and it's cool to see the different paths chosen.
saffrona.itch.io/the-family-t...
saffrona.itch.io/the-family-t...
The Family Tree by Saffrona
Search through letters and audio snippets to complete your family tree
saffrona.itch.io
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I just played The Family Tree from @saffrona.bsky.social. It's a short but sweet construction of a family tree. It's from the same Jam that led to The Roottrees are Dead, and it's cool to see the different paths chosen.
saffrona.itch.io/the-family-t...
saffrona.itch.io/the-family-t...
I am conflicted. Both The Roottrees and The Seance of Blake Manor are great. They are very deserving!
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am conflicted. Both The Roottrees and The Seance of Blake Manor are great. They are very deserving!
A tantalizing and frustrating game, Loose threads shows a super cool concept, but can be frustrating when your groupings of evidence don't match what the game is looking for, even though you are telling the same core story. Worth checking out for everyone though.
cheesebear.itch.io/loose-threads
cheesebear.itch.io/loose-threads
Loose Threads by Cheesebear Games, Marco, McThreepwood, Dor, leshido
A GGJ21 puzzle detective game - Help Lindsey find links in the clues and retrace her missing husband's steps
cheesebear.itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A tantalizing and frustrating game, Loose threads shows a super cool concept, but can be frustrating when your groupings of evidence don't match what the game is looking for, even though you are telling the same core story. Worth checking out for everyone though.
cheesebear.itch.io/loose-threads
cheesebear.itch.io/loose-threads
This is one to look out for!
Pretty big milestone for The Incident at Galley House: we finished recording all the voice over for all scenes!
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is one to look out for!
Just played through this tonight. For a game jam game, this had way more layers of case than I expected, and some pretty brutal observations needed. I thought I was going insane and failing at math, but I was really getting fooled by children's drawings.
Me and a small team just made a "Case of the Golden Idol" inspired game for @pigsquad.com's Summer Slow Game Jam.
The game is called THE HOUSE ON [REDACTED] STREET.
Playable in-browser for FREE!
If you like it, leave a review on Itch!
matthew-cavener.itch.io/house-on-red...
The game is called THE HOUSE ON [REDACTED] STREET.
Playable in-browser for FREE!
If you like it, leave a review on Itch!
matthew-cavener.itch.io/house-on-red...
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Just played through this tonight. For a game jam game, this had way more layers of case than I expected, and some pretty brutal observations needed. I thought I was going insane and failing at math, but I was really getting fooled by children's drawings.
Wrapped up the game over lunch. The hardest thing for me was finding Charlotte's last name, turns out I overlooked something reasonably obvious.
I dithered for a while on the answer's Frame job. Was it external, or did the victim frame themself? Good fun all around, and I hope there's more coming!
I dithered for a while on the answer's Frame job. Was it external, or did the victim frame themself? Good fun all around, and I hope there's more coming!
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Wrapped up the game over lunch. The hardest thing for me was finding Charlotte's last name, turns out I overlooked something reasonably obvious.
I dithered for a while on the answer's Frame job. Was it external, or did the victim frame themself? Good fun all around, and I hope there's more coming!
I dithered for a while on the answer's Frame job. Was it external, or did the victim frame themself? Good fun all around, and I hope there's more coming!
I started this game this morning, and almost missed an actual work meeting because I was too caught up with a fictional company's org chart. I NEED to know the last name of the accounting administrator, what else could be more important than that?
Fill in the org chart of a pet translation startup to investigate a missing person and crack A Case of Fraud #PitchYaGame
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I started this game this morning, and almost missed an actual work meeting because I was too caught up with a fictional company's org chart. I NEED to know the last name of the accounting administrator, what else could be more important than that?
Today Mav and I discuss Murder Mystery Machine, developed largely in parallel with The First Cases. Sadly, this game doesn't live up to its goals, with lots of inconsistent deductions and poor execution. So far it's my least favorite detective game I have played.
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open.spotify.com/episode/01Fa...
Murder Mystery Machine
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November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Today Mav and I discuss Murder Mystery Machine, developed largely in parallel with The First Cases. Sadly, this game doesn't live up to its goals, with lots of inconsistent deductions and poor execution. So far it's my least favorite detective game I have played.
open.spotify.com/episode/01Fa...
open.spotify.com/episode/01Fa...
I am really looking forward to receiving this!
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Our Makeship plush campaign has reached 100%! Jupiter has been summoned to the physical realm.
Huge thanks to everyone who pledged! You can still pledge now, or there will be another chance to bag the cat once the design is finalised and the campaign window opens.
Our Makeship plush campaign has reached 100%! Jupiter has been summoned to the physical realm.
Huge thanks to everyone who pledged! You can still pledge now, or there will be another chance to bag the cat once the design is finalised and the campaign window opens.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I am really looking forward to receiving this!
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I've been working on post- #LDJam updates to My Friends the Monster Trainers. I'm adding an alignment chart you can fill out as you find clues about which monsters are strong or weak against others. Still in progress, but I hope it'll be a fun part of solving the puzzle! #gamedev
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM