Really loved Detective Instinct. Got me into ADVs again, and rekindled my appreciation for the Nintendo DS. It’s nostalgic in the best way, as it’s not directly emulating any one thing, but is instead presenting the feeling that came with playing its inspirations for the first time

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN)@traindetective.bsky.social · last wk.

Yes, we are, in fact, 30% for the Steam Autumn Sale. But did you know we also have bundles available with 3 other recent ADVs/VNs? Even if you've already played our game, you should check our bundle list, might be able to get a better deal on some new games 👁️ store.steampowered.com/bundlelist/2...

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved ($11.24) - adventure gaming in the style of the investigation parts of Phoenix Wright and Famicom Detective Club. this game is a tight package with a lotta charm, you'll mostly just wish you had more when you're done! store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

Yes, we are, in fact, 30% for the Steam Autumn Sale. But did you know we also have bundles available with 3 other recent ADVs/VNs? Even if you've already played our game, you should check our bundle list, might be able to get a better deal on some new games 👁️ store.steampowered.com/bundlelist/2...

I mean, you have to admit this is pretty funny.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3w ago

New Ace Attorney title announced - Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR - Announcement Trailer (Coming 2027 for Meta VR Glasses, Meta Quest 3/3S, Quest Pro, and Quest2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-674...

A few of us from the Detective Instinct team, among many other friends, made a game for GBJAM this year! Definitely one of the more bizarre and ambitious things we've done for this jam over the years: gallowaygames.itch.io/don-bruto-an...

One thing I greatly enjoy is when games localize food into something arguably appropriate for the target region, but that feels weird in context - like Maya with burgers, or the hot dogs in FF8. I think this is what I was channeling when I made hot dogs the protagonist's main concern in DI 🌭

This is as good a time as any to recommend you disenfranchised peeps check out Detective Instinct. It plays good, sounds great and is made with love! #blutoid

Save 30% on Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved on Steam

A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventu...

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Jon Cartwright@jon.gvg.io · last mo.

What are my Famicom Detective Club devs doing

A Portopia remake with a similar "something old, something new" approach as last year's Okhotsk remake and by the same development team. Looks awesome. The Steam page is translated, but it doesn't appear to support any languages other than Japanese 😔

Visual Novel News@visualnovelnews.bsky.social · last mo.

G-MODE announces NEXT: THE PORTOPIA SERIAL MURDER CASE An all-new entry in the cult classic detective game series by Horii Yuuji (Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger) featuring five investigation files JP only. Earlier, this team remade The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case

Dude! A Portopia remake was announced in the Japanese Direct! youtu.be/IF2PBtDtBmk?...

続ポートピア連続殺人事件:忘却の埋葬 [Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9]

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Finally had some time to make another music analysis video. This one was fun for me, as Ema - particularly in Apollo Justice - is one of my favorite Ace Attorney characters.

Joey@jalopes.bsky.social · last mo.

Made a new video analyzing the two different versions of Ema Skye's theme in Rise From The Ashes and Apollo Justice, and how each one fits the two very different versions of the character: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hb...

Summer is coming to an end, so why not study abroad this semester and solve a mystery in Detective Instinct? 🚂 Our spin on DS-era mystery adventures is 30% off on both Steam and Switch for the next two weeks. Check it out!

Still so cool to me how Emio was an unapologetically classic FDC-style command-select adventure. It's one thing for freak indie devs like us to do it, but for Nintendo to release a brand new game like that with no compromises really surprised me. They should do it again!

Bowl of Lentils@bowloflentils.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Emio: The Smiling Man and Nintendo actually posted an illustration to celebrate the occasion on the Nintendo Today app. Still can't believe that we actually got a new installment in the Famicom Detective Club series. Even more unbelievable that it turned out so good.

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Emio: The Smiling Man and Nintendo actually posted an illustration to celebrate the occasion on the Nintendo Today app. Still can't believe that we actually got a new installment in the Famicom Detective Club series. Even more unbelievable that it turned out so good.

Thinking about RPG battle themes, as I often do. Has there ever been a 30ish second loop more absolutely perfect and endlessly listenable than this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNQ...

Shooting Enemy | Mega Man Battle Network 3 Extended OST

YouTube video by VGManiac456

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Kamaitachi no Yoru is simply one of the most important Japanese games in history, period. In the historical trajectory of novel games, if Otogirisou, Chunsoft's previous gane, is Pac-Land, this is Super Mario Brothers. It is that foundational in the storytelling and design paradigms it codified.

1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoru—not the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC version—has been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.

I've been slowly making my way through of the Devil lately, and it's really great. Very unique take on Ace Attorney-ish gameplay with really confident aesthetics and storytelling. Definitely check it out!

of the Devil @ Merch Now Live on Fangamer!@nthcircle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

of the Devil is a part of Steam's CYBERPUNK fest! Also merch news! Is coming Soon™!!! But a much Sooner™ Soon™ than it's ever been before!

Have YOU been meaning to check out Detective Instinct? Today's the last full day of our 30% off sale on Steam 🚂 - Dramatic story with a mystery on a train - DS-era aesthetics - Classic command-select adventure gameplay Give it a look 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

Steam's Train Fest is live, and our train-themed mystery adventure is 30% off 👀 And not just that, but we have a bundle with another participating ADV from our friends at @togeproductions, Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville! A great deal for two great train mysteries 🚂⬇️

Nice review of a really lovely game. Should go without saying coming from us, but the world could use more "linear" narrative-focused adventure games. And if you like Hotel Dusk, don't forget to play Last Window, too!

Marc Normandin@marcnormandin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sure, Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is linear, but is that a negative? This wonderfully written graphic adventure from designer and writer Rika Suzuki shined on the DS nearly two decades ago, and remains as gripping of "a mystery novel" in video game form now as it was then.

Our award-winning mystery adventure game is still 25% off for the last few days of the Steam Summer Sale! We also have a few bundles available with some other great indie ADVs 👁️ Check it out ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

What do you think gamers, would you pay a premium for this?

Tonch@tonch.corneria.city · 3mo ago

Could always do what @hcnone.bsky.social did lol bsky.app/profile/hcno...

Today's news really reinforces how much I'd like to do a Detective Instinct physical release someday. It never would've occurred to me that such a thing might not even be an option in the near future 😥

TooManyGames was amazing. Nothing beats getting out and actually meeting other developers and players in person, and I still can't believe we walked away with three award nominations (including Best In Show ‼️) and a win for Best Visual Novel. An all-around great event, we will definitely be back 😎

We're extremely honored to have won the Best Visual Novel award at TooManyGames! We set out to make the kind of game that we wanted to play, with no real expectations, so to get this kind of recognition is surreal. So thankful to everyone who has enjoyed the game 🙂‍↕️

We're here at the TooManyGames indie showcase (complete with model train 🚂) Come stop by if you're here this weekend! You may even have a chance to demo our mythical SNES build 👁️

Very excited to share this bundle, and a big thanks to @kbutzkorner.bsky.social for the wonderful cover art!

Space Colony Studios@spacecolonystudios.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The ADV genre is still very much alive. Two modern titles, inspired by two different eras, with two dramatic and mysterious stories to uncover 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵: 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘔𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 and 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘭: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯-𝘋𝘰𝘨 join together in this indie ADV bundle! store.steampowered.com/bundle/79217/

The ADV genre is still very much alive. Two modern titles, inspired by two different eras, with two dramatic and mysterious stories to uncover 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵: 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘔𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 and 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘭: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘯-𝘋𝘰𝘨 join together in this indie ADV bundle! store.steampowered.com/bundle/79217/

Two of 2025's best indie adventure games / #visualnovel are now available together in one bundle! Enjoy the PC-98-inspired sci-fi drama Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog alongside the DS-inspired, command-select mystery of Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved! store.steampowered.com/bundle/79217

Before Detective Instinct, many members of our team collaborated on making games for GBJam, a Game Boy themed game jam. Great times. Learned a lot, and had the opportunity to compose a lot of music for GB limitations, one of my favorite things to do 😌 You can play 'em here: gallowaygames.itch.io

Oooh, cool! The next issue of Famitsu is gonna have a big feature on the current state of adventure games. Looks like there will be a bunch of interviews with various modern creators like Takanari Ishiyama (Paranormasight), Toshiyuki Hata (Magical Girl Witch Trials), and Oden/Kikkyawa (Urban Myth).

ファミ通.com / Famitsu.com@famitsu.com · 4mo ago

注目作40本とともにADVを大解剖。名作の創り手の思考からアドベンチャーゲームの現在地を探る全30ページ特集【先出し週刊ファミ通】 www.famitsu.com/article/2026... イシイジロウ氏、小高和剛氏など多彩なクリエイターへインタビュー。“第四境界”藤澤仁氏×『魔法少女ノ魔女裁判』畑俊行氏の対談も。 x.com/famitsu/stat...