deertective (deer detective) by Samelgamedev
Made in under 72 hours for Ludum Dare 47. The theme was "Stuck in a Loop."
deertective is a short, weird and wacky dialogue-based game about a deer solving a crime (in space!) Become a detective, find clues, and discover the true culprit. There are 3 endings.
WASD to move, space to interact with objects and people, mouse to interact with the buttons.
Playtesters: Lance sMUG

Ratings
| Overall | 1024th | 3.352⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 949th | 3.222⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1189th | 2.963⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 812th | 3.611⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1159th | 3.161⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 702th | 3.286⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 228th | 3.661⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 765th | 3.426⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 34🗨️ |
good job!
PS please let people know that here is a html5 version that they can play when you go to the gamejolt website for everyone to enjoy.
and oh shoot, i totally forgot to do that! my b
The game is so surreal, I love it being this kind of different.
@shosanna oh dang, i didn't realize that the text on the walls was so blurry, sorry! it probably looked a little better quality-wise when i was initially testing it in the editor...
thank you all for your feedback though :)
> "They be mad spinning!"
Awesome. I need to come back to this.
I played the web version and it seems to have plenty-a-glitches, but it works well enough to get by.
@hacksawunit hey i just read your second edit, where have you looked so far? a quick hint based on another person who had trouble finding the last piece of evidence: maybe the loop person still has some more to tell you
!> As I suspected almost immediately after the report of jacket & hat from Someone in the hall, it was Officer 2. It is unfortunate he escaped, but at least the station didn't get shredded or anyone reduced to orbital debris.
I have no complaints here - everything is well implemented and it's a joy to play through. Great work!
@etrealjunior thanks for playing! i played your game and left a comment, i liked it
@cliffracerx thank you! yes that's the good ending, congrats!
something weird happened on my first playthrough, all buttons were squished together realy realy close, so i could only see the text of the last button. i tried to play the game again and the buttons were fine. so not realy sure how that happened. tested with microsoft edge and chrome with two different screen resolutions and buttons were fine. just a once in a hundred bug i guess.