Detective game makers tells us how they would murder Humpty Dumpty
Rock Paper Shotgun • • science
Key Points:
- Steam Detective Fest is currently underway until January 19th, featuring hundreds of murder mystery games with discounts and demos for players to explore.
- Developers were challenged to devise ways to kill Humpty Dumpty without arousing the king’s suspicion, resulting in a variety of creative murder plots inspired by their games.
- Tim Sheinman’s approach in The Ratline involves political manipulation and framing Humpty Dumpty for treason, leading to a public execution disguised as justice.
- Yannis Antonakakis from Obsidian Moon suggests a slow, strategic court intrigue involving surveillance, rumor-spreading, and poisoning to discredit and quietly eliminate Humpty Dumpty.
- Other developers propose scenarios ranging from political pawns orchestrating the
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