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Press release:
Leipzig, Germany –June 30, 2022.
The Leipzig-based (German) indie games developer Homo Narrans Studio (a one-man studio) today announced with great pride and delight that their retro point-and-click adventure “Casebook 1899” has just managed to raise over 18K USD via Kickstarter!

And it’s all thanks to the support of the 484 backers who supported “Casebook 1899” on Kickstarter, thus the reason why the solo game developer Homo Narrans Studio managed to exceed his initial goal of $15,795 and raised $18,435 to fully fund the production of “Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders” for Steam and itch.io on Kickstarter.

After attaining its first milestone, the finished game will include 4 cases to solve, 4 hours of gameplay, german voice acting, German, English, Italian, and French texts, and a full release on PC, Mac, and Linux.

Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders is an adventure game with unique gameplay mechanics. Control detective Joseph Kreiser, who examines objects, questions witnesses and interrogates suspects.

Your success or failure is up to your detective skills. Combine the collected clues in the notebook and decide which clues will lead to the culprit in the “mind-palace-like” Logic sheet.

A free-to-play Demo of Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders is available on Steam and itch.io. The demo version includes the first cases to be solved.

Features:

Classic Point-And-Click Adventure

Environmental puzzles and inventory

Witness interviews and dialogue options

Combine clues in the notebook to draw new conclusions

No game-over screen

Multiple endings for each case – whether you arrest the right suspect depends on your skills

Complete German voice-over

Subtitles in German and English

Find clues and interrogate witnesses in meticulously researched historical locations

Focus on dialogue and interaction

About Homo Narrans Studio
After having two books published, Gregor Müller wanted to realize his life-long dream of telling engaging stories in a digital medium. Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders is his first endeavour in digital story-telling.