Games like Golden Idol
If you liked Golden Idol, Obra Dinn or Her Story
Small-Town Secrets is a murder mystery you work out yourself from the evidence, in your browser. Here is what it shares with some games you may know, and where it differs.
The games, in a line each
- The Case of the Golden Idol. You piece together what happened at each scene from what you can see, then name the people, the method and the motive.
- Return of the Obra Dinn. You work out the fate of everyone aboard a ship from frozen moments and a logbook.
- Her Story. You search a database of police interview clips to work out what happened.
- Paradise Killer. You investigate a murder and have to prove your case at a trial.
- Murdle. A daily logic-grid murder puzzle.
What Small-Town Secrets shares with them
You work it out yourself from the evidence. You decide what matters, and nobody tells you mid-case whether you are right. Finding out is the case.
How it differs
- Paper-style case files, in a browser. Police reports, CCTV logs and witness statements, read on a laptop or a phone, rather than scenes or video.
- One episode a week. The story is released a new episode every Sunday, so there is a week to think between them.
- An ending you argue. The case closes with a closing argument: you name who did it and choose the exhibits that prove it.
- Episode 1 is free. Read it with no account and nothing to download.
Try it on Episode 1
Read the first episode free and see whether it is your kind of case.
Episode 1 is free. The complete case is CA$11.99 with code FIRSTSHIFT until 25 Dec (usually CA$19.99), plus tax at checkout, paid once. No subscription. See pricing