Private Pyre

case of the

 Immolated Houseguest


CONTENT WARNING: GAME CONTAINS MILD BLOOD & DARK THEMES

Carlson took a job from a walk-in, Wendelyn Sontanna, asking for an investigator to scope an apartment complex. The cleaner, Janice Mayes, has gone missing. Janice stopped returning any land-line calls and never punched-off work. Local apartment resident Floyd Cartwright, the secondary skiptrace target, and Wendelyn had been friendly as she works for the landlord's family. She explained that recently there have been suspicious characters watching the apartment at odd hours of the night too, and Floyd hasn't picked up his mail in over a month. She would go and inspect his apartment herself she says, but there's been a strong warding hex placed on the apartment door. She's come to Carlson for a top-notch mage investigator to find out where Janice is and what's going on in there.

Desperate for a decent gig, investigate the apartment and search for the missing persons as Carlson Stoker, Fire Mage Detective. Use fire magic to uncover clues in the house and explore its depths in a 1920's New York fantasy-noir setting.

Controls:

  • WASD - Move
  • Mouse - Look
  • Left Click - Interact
  • F - Torch

Headphones recommended.

Developed over four weeks. See attached ReadMe for asset references to other's work.

- J                

Disclaimer: All references to character names and locations are works of fiction and not intended to represent real people or venues. All similarities are unintentional and purely coincidental.        

StatusPrototype
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, HTML5
Release date Sep 13, 2023
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorjazari
GenreAdventure
Made withUnity
TagsFirst-Person, Magic, Mystery, Noir
Code licenseMIT License
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

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Very atmospheric and loved the eldritch noir theme - my favourite theme! Very well paced, puzzles were intriguing and - shiver me timbers - voice overs and cut scenes?! Outstanding.

THIS WAS AMAZING AHH WHAT THE HELLL

Best indie dev of 2023!!??

holy shit, this game was another huge dub for the great Jazari