The Empty Desk

The Empty Desk is a fun detective game with seeming supernatural elements. It is impressive that one developer lead the development, with several artists overall. An interesting mystery exists, with an interesting Goal in mind. A billionaire is dead, and his daughter is dead too, and the detective has to find out the reason for it. Each level and chapter feel like, they are done well with the clues and information just enough for me to figure out. It is somewhat simple but complex enough that I had to put in some serious thought. I like the camera mechanic where I can use it to determine whether something is useful for a clue. As for the AI art, there are paintings that are generated by AI. No big deal since it is not really distracting. The price tag feels a big high for the amount of content and its simplicity, but I guess that can be ascribed to a lot of games. Still, it is a good game overall. Game was also ported to consoles, which I comment greatly. It is a godly amount of work to get ported and I respect the developer for it. I found the game via Steam Next Fest in February 2025, and I bought it upon launch. Instead, I played other games due to backlog and life commi…

Very nice job done for one solo developer! 3 hours of nice story and atmosphere. Mechanics are kind of simple as well as the jump scares are not really scary except 1 or 2 that catch you off guard. I just finished my greek livestream on my channel and I really enjoyed it! Congrats to CheesecakeGames studio and I look forward to the next chapters of Detective Bennett's cases! If you want to check my gameplay, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/live/0ix15hkjEyA?si=IogWegY39sNqp-hT

Really enjoyed playing The Empty Desk. It's not a perfect game, but definitely provides bang for your buck and is one of the few thriller/mystery games I have completely played thru in a while. Can recommend to anyone looking for a thrilling mystery that is not overly difficult but intense enough to keep you wanting more!

It contains AI and you can clearly tell from the generated artwork used in the game. It made the game unplayable knowing this.

pretty good indie game that especially stands out with its visuals and story. i'd say it falls more into the exploration/walking sim genre, rather than being a thriller or a detective game. you roam around finding and photographing stuff, as directed to you by a ghost. the story contains a few mysteries, which get solved along the way and everything starts to make sense. the writing is decent, with a few meaningful lines especially towards the end, and humor isn't missing. some of the 'missions' were a bit on the tedious side, but overall it was a fun game to play.

Crashes anytime I try to play the 3rd chapter.