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AGS Games => Completed Game Announcements => Topic started by: Yanek_Crispbread on Fri 27/10/2023 17:32:46

Title: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: Yanek_Crispbread on Fri 27/10/2023 17:32:46
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Stanhope will sometimes be presented with alternative ways to handle a conversation, based on four temperaments:

Melancholic (detail oriented)
Phlegmatic (calm)
Sanguine (sociable)
Choleric (driven)

There is no one approach that works best for all conversations, and Stanhope will need to use all of them in order to be the best he can be.

This game adapts to your choices. People will remember how Stanhope spoke to them and may respond differently in the future, so consider each response carefully. Will Stanhope's destiny is in your hands. Choose wisely.

Available now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392160/Abscission/



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Title: Re: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: The Last To Know on Fri 27/10/2023 21:15:39
Believe me, this game is great!

Here is my review in German:
https://www.gamersglobal.de/news/269341/spiele-check-abscission-mitreissende-mystery-thriller-ermittlungen

And here with a bad google translation in english:
https://www-gamersglobal-de.translate.goog/news/269341/spiele-check-abscission-mitreissende-mystery-thriller-ermittlungen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

 :)
Title: Re: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: heltenjon on Fri 27/10/2023 22:11:13
 ;-D  I have been waiting for this a long time! Great news! Congratulations on the release!  (nod)

Remember to also add it to the database: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/add/
Title: Re: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: MIGGO on Sun 29/10/2023 21:48:45
Congratulations! This is a big one for sure.
Title: Re: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: Yanek_Crispbread on Thu 02/11/2023 15:43:16
Quote from: heltenjon on Fri 27/10/2023 22:11:13;-D  I have been waiting for this a long time! Great news! Congratulations on the release!  (nod)

Remember to also add it to the database: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/add/

I've added it today :) I hope you enjoy it.
Title: Re: Abscission - Detective/Horror available now on Steam - mature content
Post by: heltenjon on Tue 20/02/2024 13:34:04
To say that I enjoyed this game is an understatement. Great writing, a creative twist on dialogue puzzles, and highly atmospheric sounds and visuals! I hope this finds the audience it deserves! It's in my top 3 AGS games this year.

Are there more than four endings?

Nitpick: I did find some small bugs and inconsistencies. A couple of places, the character won't walk unless I click on a character/object/hotspot. My initial guess would be that the WalkTo has put him outside the walkable area, trapping him, although I could be wrong.