The Game is a narrative puzzle where story is uncovered through a mysterious sketchbook by completing hand-drawn images.

The Story

You are a troubled detective with a unique but cursed artifact Death Sketchbook. Use your drawings as a method of investigation and as a way to process your haunting past…

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References

The Game draws inspiration from critically acclaimed narrative puzzle and investigation games that challenge players to piece together stories through observation, logic, and creativity. These titles set the tone for immersive worlds where every clue matters and storytelling is woven into gameplay. Our Base:

• Environmental storytelling
• Innovative core mechanics
• Minimal combat; focus on exploration and logic
• Rich, often melancholic or mysterious atmospheres
• Players as active interpreters rather than passive recipients of the story

• Reference list (main ones)

KEY FEATURE: SKETCH RECOGNITION SYSTEM

Drawing-recognition system transforms freehand sketches into interactive narrative decisions.

Instead of choosing from dialogue options or branching menus, the player completes illustrations by hand and what they draw determines how the story unfolds.

For example:

• Drawing a knife instead of a flower → leads to a violent flashback
• Draw a gun instead of a key
  → and you escalate the situation
• Sketch a figure in the doorway or leave it blank → and the suspect may appear... or not