Defective

A renowned scientist is about to make a great discovery, but he goes missing on the same day when the conference is about to be held. You are Jason, a famous local detective who decides to help Amelia, the scientist's niece in finding her uncle.

Instructions

ACTION	KEY	MOUSE
Move Up Down Left and Right	ARROW KEYS	CLICK ON DESTINATION WITH MOUSE
Perform Action (Read/Enter/Inspect)	ENTER KEY	CLICK ON TARGET WITH MOUSE
In game menu	ESCAPE KEY	LICK ON THE HAMBURGER MENU ON TOP RIGHT

*Note: If you are using mouse, and want to interact with a person, be sure to click on that person's foot/body instead of head/nametag. If you want to interact with an object, be sure to click on that nametag itself (or slightly above. usually the object is just above the nametag)

An entry to the Pixel Game Jam - 2023

Relevance to the Theme
The theme is Mystery. This game is a mystery that involves disappearance of a renowned scientist. The protagonist has to investigate and unfold the mystery.

Design
The game is a point and click style adventure where you move from one area/room to another and interact with anything just with a simple mouse click. It is story-rich and relaxing at the same time intriguing due to the suspense element.

Mechanics
The game involves talking to different people to gather information. It also relies on inspecting suspicious objects to gather evidences that will allow the protagonist to further uncover the mystery. Post Jam, there is a plan to add even more choice-based elements that can lead to multiple endings.

Pixel Art
The game uses pixelated art style which was one of the requirement of the Jam. It is also very popular among the point and click adventure style games, especially the indie ones.