New game: "Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders"

New game!

When I played the demo of Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders back in 2022, immediately I knew I wanted to back its Kickstarter. Being a longtime fan of Sherlock Holmes, I was very interested in another deduction-based adventure in a traditional point 'n click style, only this time featuring a German police inspector in an original story by Gregor Müller of Homo Narrans Studio. And here were are, with the game finally released!

A first case to solve!

The first chapter is the demo I had already played, but since that was several years ago it felt like the first time again. This time, I could enjoy voice-overs too! Yes, they are German only, and not being very fluent I'm glad there are English subtitles, but it does give The Leipzig Murders its authenticity. Not every line is spoken, though. The conversations and cutscenes are, but Joseph Kreiser's comments on whatever you click on only feature a hum, mumble or the occasional "Interessant..." though strangely enough even when it concerns - in my humble opinion - far from interesting hotspots.

Wir sind in Deutschland, mein Liebchen!

But it's the investigation part that matters. I love how you can discover evidence but then have to decide for your own what really happened. It really takes a sharp mind to find the truth, since at first glance every possibility seems to be genuine.

Accident or homicide, that's the question...

I've solved the first case in slightly less than hour - and I've already started to talk German to my wife... - but I probably did remember most of it from the demo. Now it is immediately on to der Bahnhoff for the second of the four cases in this game. Hopefully this one will have some more meat on its bones.

Choo-choo!

You can find Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders on Steam!