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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #3 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Overall | #4 | 3.639 | 3.639 |
| Audio | #4 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Polish | #5 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Special Object Implementation | #8 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Gameplay | #9 | 3.278 | 3.278 |
| Theme Implementation | #17 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme Implementation
Integrated directly into mechanics and narrative: The entire victim and suspect cast are plants/veggies. Player interrogates suspects by exploiting their distinct botanical properties and biological traits to tear down alibis.
Special Object addition
A garden shovel serves as the central murder weapon found at the crime scene, driving the entire detective investigation and plot.
What tools and 3rd party assets did you use?
Engine: Godot 2D
Tools: Aseprite, Figma
Audio: Original soundtrack (OST) & SFX created by our composer
How did you use generative AI?
How did you use generative AI?
None. 100% handcrafted original assets, code, and audio without any generative AI tools
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Comments
Sour lady and her sour behavior! Very well done, the plot twist was unpredictable so well done on that part. The art is exceptionally well done.
I mean, this game is great, especially the art and other styles
Yayyyy! Thank you for enjoying the game!
Great team! You all made a great game. I solved the case! Really enjoyed it. Kudos
Glad that you did solve the case! Yayyyy!!!
the game looks gorgeous, i really enjoyed it! the characters are so colorful and full of personality. looking forward to seeing where this project goes!
Thank you for enjoying the game! Our next update is coming really soon, stay tuned! 🚀
The aesthetic of this is absolutely gorgeous. Very fun and original idea, and the gameplay experience is pretty polished!
Thank you !!!! Glad you enjoyed the game!
After reading the comments I was quite intruiged and ddetermined to solve it hehe
It was quite a nice experience. I was careful of finishing the interogation, which seemed to be the right decision as you seem forced to accuse if you finish talking to all of them.
Lucky for me I had gone through all, maybe not, of the permutations of the dialogue when I finally accidentally pressed Finish Questioning on the last character.
The only small things I found that seemed to have gotten past the polishing was:
1. Diamond ring in notebook seems to have the wrong image (Champagne glass)
2. The thing I mentioned above
All in all, a really nice game with REALLY nice art and fitting sound. Loved the vibe!
Well done!
Probably you posted it twice but Congrats on solving the case!!!! wooooo!!!
After reading the comments I was quite intruiged and ddetermined to solve it hehe
It was quite a nice experience. I was careful of finishing the interogation, which seemed to be the right decision as you seem forced to accuse if you finish talking to all of them.
Lucky for me I had gone through all, maybe not, of the permutations of the dialogue when I finally accidentally pressed Finish Questioning on the last character.
The only small things I found that seemed to have gotten past the polishing was:
1. Diamond ring in notebook seems to have the wrong image (Champagne glass)
2. The thing I mentioned above
All in all, a really nice game with REALLY nice art and fitting sound. Loved the vibe!
Well done!
Congrats on solving the case!!!! wooooo!!!
I didn't immediately get the right culprit at first as I felt the info was pointing at the others but overall I really enjoyed the game and it's visuals.
Thanks for playing and for the kind words about the game and visuals! 💛
You're totally right, we intentionally threw in a few red herrings to keep players guessing! But honestly, win or lose, every playthrough shapes a new story. Once you figure out the right interrogation approach for each character's personality, all the evidence will piece together nicely. Glad you had fun with it!
I messed up my first choice but honestly I have no clue how I could've figured out the true culprit, maybe I'm not good with these types of games, still I enjoyed it quite a lot and the art style is really good.
Thanks for playing and for the kind words about the game and visuals! 💛
You're not bad at it at all! We made the mystery pretty tricky on purpose. Finding the true culprit comes down to tailored interrogations: exploiting each plant's traits to match their personality is how you break their alibis and get the decisive evidence! Thanks a lot for playing!