Murderous Muses is out now!

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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is taking part in the Steam Mystery Fest this week with a whopping 70% off!

Six patients need your help - each bringing their own supernatural story to your psychiatrist's couch. But the more you dig into their problems, you more you'll risk your own sanity. Can you find who killed Doctor Dekker without losing your mind?

Grab your copy now before time runs out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/

More mystery awaits on the island of Mirlhaven in our upcoming game Murderous Muses. As the night watch for a very unusual art gallery, you'll spend three days and nights restoring the memories of a murdered artist to uncover which of his six 'Murderous Muses' killed him!

With the official trailer and release date yet to be announced, plus more sneak peeks and feature spotlights to come, wishlist Murderous Muses now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/

Our 3rd FMV game, "Dark Nights with Poe and Munro" has just launched along with a new Dekker patient, and a new Dekker bundle!

Jump into 6 episodes of supernatural strangeness with The Shapeshifting Detective's radio hosts Poe and Munro, and meet up with a Dekker patient that just might hold the key to the Dekkerverse and ends the trilogy with a bang!

There's a 10% launch discount, and Dekker will be flying the 10% flag from tomorrow too, but you can gift friends a complete Double Dekker bundle (including Dekker and Poe and Munro) for 30% off right now to share the madness together :o

Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam store page

We're delighted to announce our latest Doctor Dekker patient, Elizabeth, who will be appearing first in a mind-bending crossover episode of Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

We did mention we're releasing another FMV game, right?

Head over to the Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam Store page and get it wishlisted now!
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam Store page

Doctor! Another patient needs you...

Eve is a brand new patient in the Doctor Dekker universe and she wants to schedule a session with you, LIVE!

Set in the time before Doctor Dekker's death, this live episode will be entirely improvised. Type questions in the Twitch chat for Eve to answer and uncover her compelling story...

We will be streaming Doctor Dekker story LIVE! on Saturday March 9th, 6pm GMT (7pm CET, 1pm EST, 10am PST). Follow us on Twitch to take part... https://www.twitch.tv/davekki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oGuoBR23Q

Yes, we made another FMV game...

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural noir murder mystery where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

The game stars Aislinn De'Ath (Doctor Dekker's Marianna) plus Rupert Booth and Anarosa de Eizaguirre Butler (Contradiction: Spot the Liar's Jenks and Emma) and features a whole host of brilliant new FMV actors and guest voiceovers including Jesse Cox and Tex Murphy!

Check out the trailer and full description on The Shapeshifting Detective's Steam page where you can also enjoy a 20% pre-order discount!

We're happy to announce our next FMV game - "The Shapeshifting Detective"
https://shapeshiftingdetective.com

• A large FMV world to explore
• Shapeshift into other characters, or be yourself
• Branching storyline - catch the killer, save the victims, or both?

Thank you for all the positive feedback, constructive criticism and love (where provided ;-) as it has encouraged us to change focus to deliver a new game sooner rather than later. We love playing FMV games and are humbled to be able to make those games ourselves.

There. Will. Be. No. Text. Parser. :-o.

We're happy to announce our next FMV game - "The Shapeshifting Detective"
https://shapeshiftingdetective.com

A large FMV world to explore
Shapeshift into other characters, or be yourself
Branching storyline - catch the killer, save the victims, or both?

Thank you for all the positive feedback, constructive criticism and love (where provided ;-) as it has encouraged us to change focus to deliver a new game sooner rather than later. We love playing FMV games and are humbled to be able to make those games ourselves.

There. Will. Be. No. Text. Parser. :-o.

PATCH NOTES
A few keyword and hint improvements.
Fixed a bug that prevented Jaya giving hints to go green. At least we think it was a bug, and not just Jaya being difficult :-o

PATCH NOTES
A few keyword and hint improvements.
Fixed a bug that prevented Jaya giving hints to go green. At least we think it was a bug, and not just Jaya being difficult :-o

PATCH NOTES
Added "suggested questions"

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS
There's now a new way to traverse the Dekkerverse...
1. Click the dropdown button at the right of the text box for suggested questions.
2. Click a question, watch the video.
3. Repeat.

Use the button as much as you like, or ignore it, it's up to you! Asking for suggested questions adds one to your hint tally, so if you don't type at all you're certain to pick up our 'hinty aftertaste' achievement.

At launch there are just under 1000 suggested questions available, which will enable you to easily finish the game, leaving 500+ responses as keyboard 'easter eggs' if you want to find them.

We really hope this new input system makes the game more accessible, and gives veterans a good reason to head back to the couch for a replay too...

PATCH NOTES
Added "suggested questions"

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS
There's now a new way to traverse the Dekkerverse...
1. Click the dropdown button at the right of the text box for suggested questions.
2. Click a question, watch the video.
3. Repeat.

Use the button as much as you like, or ignore it, it's up to you! Asking for suggested questions adds one to your hint tally, so if you don't type at all you're certain to pick up our 'hinty aftertaste' achievement.

At launch there are just under 1000 suggested questions available, which will enable you to easily finish the game, leaving 500+ responses as keyboard 'easter eggs' if you want to find them.

We really hope this new input system makes the game more accessible, and gives veterans a good reason to head back to the couch for a replay too...

PATCH NOTES
Added Linux platform
Added subtitle hints for side patients
Added multi-language framework
Added many many more keywords and combinations

LINUX
We have tested multiple successful playthroughs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit so that's our recommended platform.

SUBTITLE HINTS
We've continued with subtitle hints for all the side patients so you can quickly enjoy those stories if you want to.

MULTI LANGUAGE
We've added multi-language support thanks to various members of the community with their translation offers. We are locking the keywords with this release (unless we've epically broken anything!) so they can be released into the wild for translation. If you'd like to help with this process let us know.

Thanks again to everyone who has supported the game, greenlight voters, purchasers, testers, streamers, reviewers and fans. We'd like to say sorry to those players who couldn't live with the parser, and warmly hug those who enjoyed taking the journey with us - we'll be working on another FMV game for you soon...

PATCH NOTES
Added Linux platform
Added subtitle hints for side patients
Added multi-language framework
Added many many more keywords and combinations

LINUX
We have tested multiple successful playthroughs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit so that's our recommended platform.

SUBTITLE HINTS
We've continued with subtitle hints for all the side patients so you can quickly enjoy those stories if you want to.

MULTI LANGUAGE
We've added multi-language support thanks to various members of the community with their translation offers. We are locking the keywords with this release (unless we've epically broken anything!) so they can be released into the wild for translation. If you'd like to help with this process let us know.

Thanks again to everyone who has supported the game, greenlight voters, purchasers, testers, streamers, reviewers and fans. We'd like to say sorry to those players who couldn't live with the parser, and warmly hug those who enjoyed taking the journey with us - we'll be working on another FMV game for you soon...

PATCH NOTES
Added subtitle hints
Added new subtitle display option (on / off / replay)
Added cursor up / down question recall
Various keyword changes
Various note changes
Fix for playing with more than one monitor

SUBTITLE HINTS
When playing with subtitles on, this option highlights keywords and phrases that you should talk about. Subtitle hints are only available for required (amber) responses - green is still intentionally hard. We're defaulting to subtitle hints on for replay, but you can set your preferred combination in the options screen.

Typing *hint* should still remain 100% effective for progressing though!

QUESTION RECALL
Up and down arrows now recall your most recent questions, so you can fix typos and add / remove words quickly.

PATCH NOTES
Added subtitle hints
Added new subtitle display option (on / off / replay)
Added cursor up / down question recall
Various keyword changes
Various note changes
Fix for playing with more than one monitor

SUBTITLE HINTS
When playing with subtitles on, this option highlights keywords and phrases that you should talk about. Subtitle hints are only available for required (amber) responses - green is still intentionally hard. We're defaulting to subtitle hints on for replay, but you can set your preferred combination in the options screen.

Typing *hint* should still remain 100% effective for progressing though!

QUESTION RECALL
Up and down arrows now recall your most recent questions, so you can fix typos and add / remove words quickly.

The 1.03 patch is incoming with the following notes...

NEW - replay game ending (available if you haven't started a new game)
NEW - windowed mode

and

Increased *wait* time for multithread loading (fix for slower machines)
Repost achievements on launch (fix for any missing achievements)
Added app_id file to root directory (for linux testing)
Added / removed keywords and phrases for balancing
Added GUI options for hardware flags and acceleration

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Note for players running a BETA branch or using launch params:
You will need to reset these options after updating, available in the init.json file (browse local files option from Steam properties) or from the options screen in the GUI.

E.g.
{"hardwareAcceleration":true,"inProcessGPU":false,"windowStyle":"full"}

For no hardware acceleration:
"hardwareAcceleration":false

For the inProcessGPU launch parameter flags:
Remove the --params from your Steam game properties tab.
"inProcessGPU":true

If you have not been running a branch or using params - touch nothing :-o

The 1.03 patch is incoming with the following notes...

NEW - replay game ending (available if you haven't started a new game)
NEW - windowed mode

and

Increased *wait* time for multithread loading (fix for slower machines)
Repost achievements on launch (fix for any missing achievements)
Added app_id file to root directory (for linux testing)
Added / removed keywords and phrases for balancing
Added GUI options for hardware flags and acceleration

------
Note for players running a BETA branch or using launch params:
You will need to reset these options after updating, available in the init.json file (browse local files option from Steam properties) or from the options screen in the GUI.

E.g.
{"hardwareAcceleration":true,"inProcessGPU":false,"windowStyle":"full"}

For no hardware acceleration:
"hardwareAcceleration":false

For the inProcessGPU launch parameter flags:
Remove the --params from your Steam game properties tab.
"inProcessGPU":true

If you have not been running a branch or using params - touch nothing :-o

We've already shipped multiple content patches (see forum) but this is the first major engine change since 1.01 - so here are the notes!

- Reversed thread load order.
Fixes problem for games installed on a slow HDD whilst the O/S is installed on an SSD.
- Updated help video
- Several forum led keyword improvements, more keywords and phrases added.
- More in-game notes.

Finally, Steam trading cards are now fully enabled.

We've already shipped multiple content patches (see forum) but this is the first major engine change since 1.01 - so here are the notes!

- Reversed thread load order.
Fixes problem for games installed on a slow HDD whilst the O/S is installed on an SSD.
- Updated help video
- Several forum led keyword improvements, more keywords and phrases added.
- More in-game notes.

Finally, Steam trading cards are now fully enabled.

The first Dekker update is incoming! Here's the notes:

- New help video
- Slider for background music
- Several forum led keyword improvements
- Prevention of accidentally choosing the answer to a yes/no type question before hearing the question.
- Fixed possible game freeze during save
- Fixed act 2 Jaya hint (from forum)
- Fixed potential continue problem when all suspects leave
- Added confirmation dialogue to continue button
- Reduce save game size to improve performance

Thank you for all your helpful feedback and suggestions so far!

The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker has now launched!!!

If you're playing Dekker right now, or are about to play, please watch the help video - especially if you skipped through it at the start of the game!
Help Video

TOP TIPS!
1. Replay responses with **
2. Use the same words as your patients
3. Include a 'yes' or 'no' with any answer you give
4. Type 'hint' - it's not a dirty word!

“The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker delivers a fresh, memorable, and intricately woven tale of psychological horror.”
- Kelsey Erwin, Overpowered Noobs

"Doctor Dekker is utterly compelling. Excellent writing and performances. It's a shining example of the FMV format and deserves notice."
- FMV World