Crime doesn’t pay, but it’ll be cheap
The event will focus on games about “the spirit of investigation and solving mysteries”, and will include not only discounts but new demos on “current and upcoming games”. Valveannounced the fest earlier this week, inviting game developers to submit their eligible games for inclusion.
Mystery games - particularly those about detectives solving crimes - have traditionally been in short supply. That’s unusual given the prevalence of crime shows, movies and novels, although more understandable given the challenges of designing a mystery that players themselves can solve. In recent years, several developers seem to have cracked the genre, with Return Of The Obra Dinn reigning supreme on this year’sRPS 100.
Obviously there’s no way of knowing what games will be discounted in February, but the timing is good.
