Detective narrative game Mindcop heading to Switch
Dear Villagers today announced that it’s publishing Mindcop, a new game made by German solo developer Andre Gareis. The title launches for Switch in Q4 2024.
Mindcop is a detective narrative game. The non-linear “whodunnit” title blends a story driven adventure with investigation time management and also real-time puzzle mechanics.
More information can be found in the following overview:
After 6 years in development, Mindcop is almost ready and will bring interesting fresh ideas into the detective game genre. Players will have to use their Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of the town’s murder. The Mindcop can attempt to sneak into the mind of one of the suspects, this plays out as a real-time puzzle game. for example to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies. You have 5 days to solve this murder and every action comes with a time cost. As the Mindcop, make tough decisions on what is worth your time and what will lead you to dead ends. Choose well and discover two different endings!
Developer Andre Gareis said today: “Mindcop is my first commercial game project, a detective game in which players really become the detectives and make all the choices. My aim was to create a small world with fleshed-out characters, a captivating mystery and a lively, unpredictable gameplay experience. The most interesting aspect of the game is its time management system: every action costs time, and the total time you have to find the murderer is limited. This gives weight to every decision and makes each game unique. Mindcop has been my main creative outlet for six years, and I hope it will become someone’s favourite game for some time to come.”
Get a look at a trailer for Mindcop below.
