A Subtle Kind of Murder: A Murder Simulator
Can you get away with Murder?
The police are on their way, can you cover up what you've done and then survive the police interrogation the next day?
Use whatever means necessary to cover up your crime. But be careful, depending on your actions will change what the questions the police will ask you the next day.
How to play
Hold X to skip opening cutscence.
X - Interact with items, make selections
Z - Drop items
Arrow keys - Move, make selection during dialouge
Update 09/12/2015
Thank you to everyone who has played so far and reported bugs.
- Removed glitch in which police would find the mop in your house everytime if you took it home only once forcing you to restart the game
- Various glitches with the game freezing after answering a question have been removed.
- Added the ability to skip the opening cutscene by holding the X button
- Some typos corrected
Update 29/11/2015
- Remoced glitch in which police would find wallet in the locker when you threw it out the window
- Some typos corrected
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this downloaded as a .air?
what the fuck type off brand bullshit is this
Cant start day 2
Can it not be a flash required in the browser
it was last updated in 2017 wdym
a bit late bruv,
what do when freez
No matter what way I go, it glitches and won't let me walk in a different direction after.
Is the game finished and needs no more updates?
Please fix the glitch with Sarah! :( I was so close to completing this game.
the game keeps freezing when i talk to sarah and the 2nd question of the intterogation.. FIX YOUR GAME PLEASE
same, except for sarah
Sarah just glitches out, no matter what I say to her.
Okay, so don't flush the wallet down the toilet xD the interrogation just freezes up with you blinking off into space after the cops explain its flushing. Yeah, I guess I'd be confused, too
I love murder/detective games like these! Great work with the game! However, sometimes during interrogation the game freezes. Other than that, I loved it!
Unfortunately due to it freezing after the 2nd question of the interrogation, I couldn't finish it. But it was a fun playthrough nonetheless!
If you'd like to know how to finish without the police suspecting you at all, leave the wallet where it is and implicate Sarah. Don't mop up the blood. Go to the table on the far right and get the key. Ask Sarah to leave and say that the cat is back. As soon as she's out of sight, drag the body in the back. Then grab the knife and put it with the other knives. Drag the body into the freezer. When the police ask why you asked Sarah to leave, say you didn't.
Perfectly in the clear uwu
I like the game! I didn't have any problems either!
It freezes after the second question during interrogation..
Regardless of which question, or what I choose.
I like the game but I keep getting freeze glitches when talking to Sarah and in the interrogation at the end :(
The premise was super fun, and what we could do was great! We had a bit of trouble talking to Sarah, it glitched. Keep it up! I know this is a bit late, but I support you!
Great! Keep making new murders, that would be interesting. I just wanna point out that the dialogue sequences get annoying after replaying the game a few times. Maybe if you can find a way to gracefully cut to the chase or just skip faster some parts of it.
It says "play in browser" but i saw a download button, I'm fine with downloading it so i did but it didn't work. probably because it's a ".air" file which im not familiar with...
Same
same here :/
Neat stuff, fun too!
I really enjoyed this game :) It look me a few tries to "beat" it.
I talk more about it in my blog: http://pajamagaming.blogspot.com/2017/03/browser-games-3.html
Cant install it: [2017-03-13 @ 18:26:22.716] [tasks/configure] configuring /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:22.777] [tasks/configure] native-configure yielded execs: []
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:22.778] [configure/compute-size] computing size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:22.803] [tasks/configure] total size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator: 183 KB (187184 bytes)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.430] [tasks/launch] reconfiguring because of problem with cave: game.install.no_executables_found
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.434] [tasks/configure] configuring /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.450] [tasks/configure] native-configure yielded execs: []
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.451] [configure/compute-size] computing size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.487] [tasks/configure] total size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator: 183 KB (187184 bytes)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.497] [tasks/launch] crashed with game.install.could_not_launch (game.install.no_executables_found)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.497] [tasks/launch] game.install.could_not_launch (game.install.no_executables_found)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:24.498] [diego] diego here, looking around
Darwin PS20211103 16.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.4.0: Thu Dec 22 22:53:21 PST 2016; root:xnu-3789.41.3~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.12.3
BuildVersion: 16D32
Hardware:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 1.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B26
SMC Version (system): 2.13f15
Serial Number (system): C02L59XBF5V7
Hardware UUID: 80DD66BE-24F3-5600-9D26-A5C3491F6B11
Graphics/Displays:
Intel HD Graphics 5000:
Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 5000
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x0a26
Revision ID: 0x0009
Metal: Supported
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Built-In: Yes
diego out
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:39.243] [tasks/configure] configuring /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:39.297] [tasks/configure] native-configure yielded execs: []
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:39.299] [configure/compute-size] computing size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:39.323] [tasks/configure] total size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator: 183 KB (187533 bytes)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.947] [tasks/launch] reconfiguring because of problem with cave: game.install.no_executables_found
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.950] [tasks/configure] configuring /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.960] [tasks/configure] native-configure yielded execs: []
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.962] [configure/compute-size] computing size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.985] [tasks/configure] total size of /Users/ps/Library/Application Support/itch/apps/A Subtle Kind of Murder A Murder Simulator: 183 KB (187533 bytes)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.993] [tasks/launch] crashed with game.install.could_not_launch (game.install.no_executables_found)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.993] [tasks/launch] game.install.could_not_launch (game.install.no_executables_found)
[2017-03-13 @ 18:26:40.994] [diego] diego here, looking around
Darwin PS20211103 16.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.4.0: Thu Dec 22 22:53:21 PST 2016; root:xnu-3789.41.3~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.12.3
BuildVersion: 16D32
Hardware:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 1.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B26
SMC Version (system): 2.13f15
Serial Number (system): C02L59XBF5V7
Hardware UUID: 80DD66BE-24F3-5600-9D26-A5C3491F6B11
Graphics/Displays:
Intel HD Graphics 5000:
Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 5000
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x0a26
Revision ID: 0x0009
Metal: Supported
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Built-In: Yes
diego out
It won't launch for me, I don't know what the problem is.
Hey, we played your game! I enjoyed the gameplay, but I did have a little trouble getting the dialog to work. Thanks for posting the game!
Wow! Thanks for Lets playing my game! Sorry about the glitches. Unfortunately I could never find out what was causing them.
It wont let me download! It says downloading then installing then back to install! And its not in my computer files I checked. I can't play on the browser because it wont let me dump the mop or anything.
Yes! After many tries, i escaped justice with full health
Everytime the cops ask me if i used the toilet the game stops there. It's not a crash, but the text is stuck.
I can't seem to get anywhere in this game, when ever I talk to anyone in the game it freezes. Try to get Sarah to go outside, nothing happens and it's stuck. Talking to the police, stuck... that's as far as I can get and this is my third try.
:/
I think you should add a bit more stuff to worry about while hiding evidence, I won just by blaming Sarah and hiding the knife.
hey man, it keeps glitching every time i talk to sarah or get interrogated, and im looking through the comments and it says you already fixed that, but i just found the game and its not working :/
Sorry about that, for some people it seems to work and for others it crashes all the time so i don't know whats causing it. can you give me some more info like, if you're playing in the browser or the download version? And if in the browser what one are you using. If you haven't yet tried it use the download version and see if that Work.
yeah i was playing on the browser version, no ill try the download and see how it works! thanks for the suggestion :)
Let me know how it goes!
I like the concept but the gameboy limitations make it annoying. There needs to be a faster way to progress text. I played thru once and they mentioned the mop but I couldn't interact with it. I played it again and it worked. Couldn't put it in the toilet though.
I did it! I am a successful murderer.
This game is really cool!
However, it keeps freezing and getting stuck during the interrogation :(
Hi! Today I went on a big bug hunt and updated the game. Those glitches you mentioned should be gone now. If you find anymore let me know!
Found a few more instances of it freezing during the interrogation scene. Let me know if the specific scenes will help you narrow down the bugs.
That's strange. If you can quote the exact text that it is freezing on I can look into it further. Unfortunately I have been unable to replicate the freezing the people are mentioning.
I've played this a few times and I want to skip the opening section, but it seems like I can't. Really fun concept though.
Heya! Glad you're enjoying it. I just had a look at the code and tried to implement a skip button, but unfortunately the way I've coded it is a mess so I won't be able to add a skip button. I'll make sure to add one in future games.
I'm a game developer as well, I would find it quite fun to see how you coded this and try fix some of the bugs I found. I won't share the code with anyone.
I'm not worried about other people seeing the code that's how we all learn. But I should warn you it is incredibly messy. If you've got an email or something I can send the source code in a zip file.
Tweeted you my email address