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A jam submission

The NYC DetectiveView game page

A detective fiction game made for the Brackeys Game Jam 2026.2!
Submitted by Jonas G. — 1 day, 20 hours before the deadline
Rated by 7 people so far
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How does the game fit the theme?
You play as a detective and you question every person in a city to find who’s not an actual human. And, of course, they might lie.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
The music, some sound effects and some assets.
Most of the things in the game were still made by either me or Yasser K., my friend.

How many people worked on the game?
2

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Submitted

I think I might have approached the game wrong, I didn't dare accuse anyone as long as I didn't have something more consistent and ended up dying without trying anything unfortunately

I like the sound effects and the variety in the character's personalities though

I had a big pet peeve with the colliders though, as they are very wide and there are a lot of places where it looks like you can pass through even though you can't - shrinking them down would make the game much more smooth and enjoyable

Submitted

Great visuals, especially considering it was made in just 5 days, but it's not my kind of genre, so I found it boring. Still, good work.

Submitted(+1)

Great visuals! The movement felt quite slow, and needing to wait to "report" the monster feels tiring with you just walking around talking. Still, a great submission! The real monster is kendrick lmaaaao.

Developer

The movement is the feedback I received the most, so thank you for pointing it out again, it really means I have to modify this.

About the police report, I think I might change the time of the day to the morning (so the first report is earlier in the game) and add some sort of phone where you can report just once but whenever you want.

Thanks a lot for testing the game!!

Submitted(+1)

Its a very fun game and the visuals looks good

Developer

Thank you!!!

Submitted(+1)

Good art. Nice day/night cycle and light/shadow. Good ambience overall.

Developer

That's nice to hear! Thanks a lot

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

The character art really appealed to me. The navigation does feel tiring pretty fast. This is a good approach on a detective game it was enjoyable to submit people and get them verified as not the monster.

Developer

Thanks a lot! As I said in another comment, I’ll find a way to improve the movement of the player to make it more enjoyable.

Submitted(+1)

I really liked it, but the movement is very tedius because it´s too slow. Also, I laughed a lot with the game, great submission.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the feedback!!  I will try to find a way to make the navigation less annoying without compromising the time needed to interrogate everyone :)