Detective Dotson, a mystery-adventure sport for PC by Ahmedabad-based independent sport studio Masala Games, was introduced on Monday. A demo of the sport has been added to Steam and is now obtainable to play. Its full model shall be launched later this 12 months. The 2D platformer sport, which is ready in fashionable India, is influenced by Bollywood and Indian TV reveals like CID, as per the publishers. Masala Games has beforehand launched Word Mess, a phrase sport, for iOS and iPadOS.
The eponymous protagonist of the sport is an aspiring Bollywood star and a reluctant detective. However, Dotson’s life turns the other way up after the mysterious demise of his father. Now, he should chase down criminals, hunt for clues, create disguises, spy on enemies, and recruit staff members to unravel the thriller and catch the legal. A gameplay trailer of the sport was posted on YouTube, which highlights that the sport principally follows the 2D platformer style with stylistic cut-scenes in between.
Screenshot from the Detective Dotson sport
Photo Credit: Masala Games
The sport is ready in fashionable India and the cultural imagery is seen all through the sport, mentioned the corporate. The sport additionally has a number of non-playable characters that may be interacted with and recruited to be a a part of the mission. As per the trailer, the sport affords primary controls for the style together with up, down and sideways movement, utilization of zipline and related instruments, projectile throws and navigating via completely different terrains. The sport additionally affords customisation choices for the characters.
The demo solely affords one mission which is titled “Who Killed Dad?” and the Masala Games has acknowledged that extra missions shall be added when the sport makes its full launch. As per the Steam itemizing, the sport is predicted to be made obtainable to the general public in Q3 2024. The sport is developed in Unity and has an authentic soundtrack which was created in collaboration with Indian rock band Indian Ocean’s Nikhil Rao.
Masala Games mentioned that the sport shall be playable on a big selection of PCs attributable to its low system necessities. For Windows PCs, its minimal necessities embody AMD FX-4300 or Intel Core i3-3240 equal or greater processor, 8GB RAM, Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) or GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or equal graphics card, 1GB space for storing, and Windows 10 or greater working system.
For Apple PCs, the minimal necessities are an Intel Core i3-3240 or equal processor, 8GB RAM, Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) or GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or equal graphics card, 1GB obtainable storage, and MacOS Sierra or greater working system.
Detective Dotson will even be showcased on the Courage XL pre-GDC (Game Developers Conference) occasion in San Francisco on March 17 at 9:00pm PST (9:30am IST). GDC attendees will even have the ability to play the sport and have a probability to win a Nintendo Switch on the Masala Games sales space between March 20 to March 22.
