Abscission
Lovecraftian investigation point-and-click
Winner of 3 AGS awards -
Best Audio, Best Gameplay, Best Game of the Year 2023.
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Stanhope will sometimes be presented with alternative ways to handle a conversation, based on four temperaments:
Melancholic (detail oriented)
Phlegmatic (calm)
Sanguine (sociable)
Choleric (driven)
There is no one approach that works best for all conversations, and Stanhope will need to use all of them in order to be the best he can be.
This game adapts to your choices. People will remember how Stanhope spoke to them and may respond differently in the future, so consider each response carefully. Will Stanhope's destiny is in your hands. Choose wisely.
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Reviews
"It is a point and click adventure with a story and tone of a procedural crime drama, elements of Cronenberg body horror and touches of abstract Lovecraftian terrors. And finally with a little pinch of David Lynch for good measure. Recommend if you love indie point and click games witth a punk rock edge."
Steam review
"An incredibly well told Lovecraftian body horror adventure with multiple ways to approach problems, excellent pixel artwork and a cleverly crafted story that takes some dark twists.”
AlphaBetaGamer
"Lovecraft inspired games are a dime a dozen these days, but to find one that is masterfully weaved together with curious intrigue, suspenseful storytellng and believeable characters, now that is rare. And Abscission is definitely of the later category."
Steam review