Lockheart Indigo

I have no clue how this is free. I have bought worse games

This was amazing, hard to believe I’ve hardly seen anyone talk about it, it deserves so much more attention.

This game wad sick as hell. I enjoyed every moment, even if I died numerous times. The art, music, story, ugh perfect. I loved it. I suggest a notepad to write down you previous attempts lol. Great job, keep making awesome stuff like this!

I played this game for the first time two days ago, and I honestly really enjoyed it! It genuinely feels like a detective game, especially as you explore the mansion and slowly uncover its secrets through the clues you find. The lore is really good too. As you unlock secret rooms using the keys you find, you gradually learn more about the mansion and the story, which kept me really invested. It took me around 3–4 hours to beat, but it was absolutely worth it. I was hooked from the beginning and couldn’t stop playing because I was so invested in the story and wanted to find out what was actually going on. I also really loved the testimonials and interrogating the suspects. Those parts made me feel like I was actually piecing the mystery together myself. The soundtrack was very beautiful, I loved it quite a lot. There are some parts in the game where it's just dead silent with ambience, but it fits it so well for the mood of the game. For a FREE game, this deserves way more recognition.

A short and linear detective mystery with interesting "combat" mechanics. I would be interested to see how this could be used a larger more expansive possibly even sandbox environment. I look forward to seeing more from this developer. Worth the short time it takes to complete for sure.

I found this little game unexpectedly compelling. It’s an rpgmaker attempt at a social-battle detective game. The title comes from the battle metaphor — by outwitting the suspects you can ‘unlock hearts’ and get them to tell you the truth. I thought the plot was solid, if a bit obvious. I was mostly hooked by the two main characters, Aya and Beatris, who were unusually engaging. Both felt more complex than these types of characters usually do, especially when they’re women, and I just… liked them. The plot was extremely linear — it didn’t feel like a whodunnit or anything — and there’s not really any deduction or puzzle-solving, but I was totally into it through to the end, largely because of the characters. I was also very exhausted when I played since so I admittedly can’t rule out that I was just extra-receptive to a little indie, lol. And honestly, it’s free, so the risk is low. I also really liked the aesthetic — I think with a lot of the ‘minimalist pixel art’ games you look at and go, “Okay, this person is blindly aping Undertale,” (or, less often nowadays, Earthbound/Dragon Quest/FF). However, the art direction here felt much more thoughtful and deliberate. The bulk of th…