Dialective

"You are Sirius Slackwell. You get into your office for another monochromatic day of detective work, filled to the brim with a variety of calls. 
You are tasked with investigating the apparent suicide of lead singer Damien Dusk from hit band Midnight Calls. Interrogate suspects to find new clues and solve the murder.... "

Keyboard Controls

Arrow Keys — Navigate

Spacebar — Select

Q — Open Notepad

ESC — Exit Menu

Gamepad Controls

D-PAD — Navigate

A — Select

Y — Open Notebook

B - Exit Menu

Credits

This game was created in 72 hours for the Texas Game Jam 2026

Winners of the Judge’s Choice Awards and Runner-Up for Best Sound

Nickolas Escalante (Discord: gamingknix)  - Programmer / Level Designer

Anis Feria (Discord: samillie) - Programmer / UI Dev

Aurora N (Discord: itdobenorth) - Artist

Anthony Newlin (Discord: bubbat12) - Artist

Jake Rasic (Discord: lordjras) - Creative Writer

Langston Campbell (Discord: langytangy) - Music Composer/SFX

Outside Assets: 

End Scene BG: Moody monochrome view of Staple street skybridge by night, in Tribeca, New YorkCity: By mandritoiu (Adobe Stock)

Diversifiers:

• Multi-dimensional - Have significant 2D and 3D elements (3D Background and 2D Sprites.
• Freefall - Have your game be centered around falling of any kind (Social Falling - Part of storyline)
• 3-Color Paradox - Only use 3 colors in the game (Black, white, grey)
• Hideo Game - add a reference to a Hideo Kojima game into your game ("Kept you waiting huh" reference)
• Locked Lens - Your game uses fixed cameras that never move. (Fixed camera does not move)
• Bevo Play - Include a reference to UT ("Do you wanna have a bad time" reference)
•  Is that a jojo reference? - Add a jojo reference ("I desire a peaceful life" villain reference)
• Maybe the real game was the friends we made along the way - Have a moral lesson ("Words Hurt")
•  Sounds professional - have voice lines ("Recorded music with voice lines")
• UnBEATable - have music play an important role in the game (You have to listen to the music to get the good ending)