Nugatory

This is an incredibly good game. ITs fun, short, sweet, and you get so much out of the characters. If you like visual novels or games like "Slay The Princess". This is a great free to play game. The art is beautiful, the characters are fleshed out. As well as the whole thing is voices acted with incredible voices, though it is clear some are amatures. would recommend, as it needs more love then it gets.

pretty fun

Nugatory is a surprisingly clever little mystery game, and I immediately liked the idea of combining science fiction, horror and a time loop. I play as Bill, a security officer trapped inside a repeating day at an isolated research facility, where I have to figure out which member of the crew is actually an alien imposter. I found the premise interesting because every failure gives me another chance to learn something instead of simply ending the story. The time loop is the heart of the gameplay. Each cycle gives me an opportunity to talk to different crew members, investigate the facility and collect clues that might help me identify the imposter. I enjoyed the way information becomes more valuable with each attempt because I gradually start understanding what is normal and what is suspicious. The game rewards me for remembering conversations and noticing small details rather than relying on traditional combat. The involvement of ORACLE, the facility's artificial intelligence, gives the investigation another interesting layer. I have to build a case strong enough to convince the system that I have identified the correct suspect, which makes the investigation feel more structured…

Edit: my heartfelt thanks to the developer for advising me about the Hero achievement! Nugatory is a comically entertaining & voiced free visual novel, with nice bright artwork, about discovering which member of a research spaceship's crew & AI control system has been replaced by an alien entity. The game is short, though it needs multiple playthroughs to get all of the endings and achievements; my playtime is further inflated by trying - and so far failing - to get one final achievement (Hero). Overall, a welcome and fun break.

funny impostor on spaceship intrigue, with unique voiceovers with standing out voices for each character

Amateur mystery VN kino. Probably a student project, if anything. Quick and simple and occasionally funny and all the more charming because of the effortless dialogue voice acting.