Hello, Detectives! This week, both Detective Butler games are taking part in Steam's Visual Novel Fest! Yes, that's right -- in case you missed our previous announcement, the sequel titled Detective Butler and the King of Hearts now has a store page and a 1-2 hour demo containing the first chapter! Please add it to your wishlist if you want to see what happens next in the Detective Butler storyline! But that's not our only announcement! Ten years ago today -- on August 10th, 2013 -- we released Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder for the first time. The Steam release didn't happen until a few years later. So in short, this week is ALSO Detective Butler's 10-year anniversary! I recently replayed the game for the first time in years, and realized many themes and ideas are just as important to me now as they were back then. While I do think I've become much better at writing, I also believe that the story of Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder continues to hold up well over time. It's incredible to know there are thousands of people who've enjoyed this game. I was young and inexperienced when I created it, but so many people still love it, and there are always new fans every day. And even though it's a free game, I feel like I've been paid back in ways that money can't provide. So it's also incredibly fitting that, upon the 10th anniversary, I have exciting news to share with you. During the past two months, we've been working with other mystery game developers to form a community where we can learn and grow together. We call this community Mystery Gamedev!
We're just getting started, but we already have 15+ developers of popular mystery games, with hundreds of positive reviews and thousands of players each. We'd like to invite all who enjoy mystery games -- fans, developers, and content creators -- to join! Mystery games span many genres, and include highly popular games such as Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, Zero Escape, and many more! If you'd like to discover new and upcoming mystery games from indie devs, or learn how to create your own, then come and join our Discord server! Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/GUe3KYWufA Learn More: https://mysterygamedev.com As always, thank you for your support! I truly hope that I can give back by creating this community and helping others make friends, grow alongside each other, and achieve success! - Kinjo Goldbar (Goldbar Games)