Internet Detective Club
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Detectives exist in all places, especially on the internet! Meet the funky members of the Internet Detective Club and join them on their virtual and IRL adventures! They think they're competent, but are they?
Internet Detective Club is an interactive adventure game focused on story and characters, with a minimalist style inspired by early home computers. It's currently in development with it's first chapter soon to be released. Altogether the finished game will have 4 chapters planned, each building on top of the other, during which you will get to:
- explore stylized and exotic locations (Is this a toilet?)
- find and solve horrid mysteries (Oh, how disturbing!)
- use the old internet (Much WOW!)
- experience the wonderfully weird back-and-forths of our main characters (^_^)
- learn more about their world (Educational? EWW! No thanks! Not here!)
- discover sarcasm (i'm twelve and what is this?)
- ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Currently you can try out the old LDJAM version, otherwise you'll have to sit on your well cushioned buttocks and wait until each chapter is finished and released. If you follow this page, you'll eventually know about it.
WARNING: Contains flashing imagery!
The original game was made for Ludum Dare 52, you can still try this out below. For this, the theme was 'Harvest'. Check back later for an updated version.
No AI generated content was used in the creation of this game.
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Author | Studio Sonant |
Genre | Interactive Fiction, Adventure, Visual Novel |
Made with | Aseprite |
Tags | Creepy, Detective, Ludum Dare 52, Mystery, Point & Click, Spooky, Story Rich |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse |
Accessibility | Subtitles |
Links | Ludum Dare, Support |
Download
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Development log
- NoticeJul 02, 2023
- Roadmap, Work being done, Thoughts on PricingMay 25, 2023
- New menuApr 20, 2023
- Bingo Book & DetailsFeb 16, 2023
- More 90's internetFeb 07, 2023
- SpeechFeb 04, 2023
- Support Human Artists with this logoFeb 03, 2023
- UpdatesJan 25, 2023
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contains spoilers.
also i very much like this game. i love this so much. dialogue is funny, and i kinda find it relatable lol. also the way Kex just says Sheesh... I ๐ฌ
okay, Logen, or whatever your name was. The game closed on me before I could memorize your name. I will wait for you and this game. I like the online aspect and how they have no lives. Still have no idea who's talking though. Is Kex the bear? Is it Komatose or Kumatose?
I'm interested in the... detectiving... part. the Internet Detective Club. are there more members? perhaps Kex and Ku/omatose are the only ones that are currently walking around and their friends are online? would you be able to chat those online other detective friends through IDCChat? or is it just a lil detective duo?
Why are they going through a building that looks like a spooky school with no textures just for THE MIDNIGHT HARVEST? *scary thunder crackles*
below is my live text playthrough. yes, i was commenting while playing.
haven't even started yet, just vibing to the intro. groovy music, but the text is moving a little too fast for me. the more i watch it the more i get a headache (no offense). ok cool, i struggle a bit on pressing start but realized that you just have to press the -press start-. dialogue. oh, i can't tell who's talking. OKAY, THIS IS PRETTY COOL. i am a simp for games like these. and by "games like these", i meant stuff with like the simulated fake websites.
okay, gotta check the weather, don't know where that is but i'll find it and leave it for last.
Inspect.
Penis.
oh. i see. WHAT. KEX. WHAT. WHY IS YOUR PP GONE. oh. i see. thanks Kumatose. ohhh ๐๐๐๐๐ no shut up Kex is not a mad perverted woman
Talk To... Myself. what. yes Kex go ๐๐ ๐ yeah Kumatose stop being jalous.
just realized something. on Inspect, it says "Done Talking". shouldn't it be "Done Inspecting"???
Brainstorm. all right all right, i do this a lot with my brother. brain no worky?? no Kumatose don't hit her.
Spoomet!! or.. Spoohet?... Spoohnet? Spooknet?? oh my fictional god, i'm stupid. Spoofnet? anyways, IDCChat here we go. there's no time to chat !?!??!?! there's always time to chat. Alright, Popup Killer. oh wait. why did i only realize it now. after confusedly clicking on it several times, i just realized it's Popup Killer, and it literally kills popups. Alright, Cyclopedy! Funky Weather Facts! No. no way. i believe water is not wet, for water is not touching water. oh and bears like to maul little girls to death! yeah it's good Kex. don't say anything else. megsforum! let's check the threads. Oh god, no posts?!?!??! A life?!? No farting way. I'm jealous. finally, AltoVisto! good weather. nice!
...Weatherman Murders? what?... Oh, great, we're here!
what a spooky lil place, looks like a school? okay, Kex and Kumatose have no life. Okay, Kex just turned Spanish, and I'm pretty sure "amor" has no "e". Eau Parfume of Ze Dead Cat. sounds... French? OH GOD A PERSON!!!!! UNCLE ORANGESLICE HAS VITAMIN DEFICIENCY??!??!
oooooo funky music.
early childhood traumas. okay. and yes, that is disgusting. please stop talking. UM YEAH HOLD IT RIGHT THERE KEX WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY. i still don't know what this "Midnight Harvest" thing is. maybe it's like a Stardew Valley event lol.
Also, I'm confused. Is it Komatose or Kumatose? Because it keeps switching spelling.
KOMATOSE STOP-
very chill and kinda spooky music. it's like if ghosts just passively made sounds. um okay yeah did Kex just break the 4th wall? Oh, I see. It's alright, creator.
STOP KUMATOSE NO MORE BACKHANDS-
Logen... something ending with -ris???? I'm sorry, really. I seriously was not able to remember your name, no offense. You're not forgettable. It's just that the game really closed on me.
Hi, thanks for playing. Yeah the game has the issues listed above as I ran out of time. I'm currently fixing them (the typos, color coded messages, animations, missing stuff etc.. and finishing it. Lot of stuff didn't have longer prompts like the 'IDCCCHAT' because i really ran out of time and just added something to see if the menu system would work. I'm guessing the final version will be done by next week.
And yes, there are more people involved, and actual detective work to be done. I'm probably going to expand on that quite a bit in a full game in the future, but you'll be able to do a good chunk in the coming updated version. Treat this 'Midnight Harvest' one as a self contained story that gets explained later on.
PS: Kex is the hooded figure and Kumatose is the bear.
Cheers, Logen Keri
thanks! also, you don't need to rush. game jam struggles and all :D
well actually, yeah if it is in a game jam you do need to rush. but you're no longer weighed by the game jam!! go crazy! i shall stay here forever. thank you Logen for making Kex unsuccessfully inspect her penis and making me giggle like a weirdo ๐