Nibble at the Crime Scene

There's been a murder! Nothing could be more important than quickly finding some key evidence in order to solve the murder. Except maybe a quick snack.

Navigate through messy and cluttered crime scenes. Make your way to the cheese to enter detective mode. Follow the trail of revealed footprints to the key evidence.

Controls

Move - Arrow Keys or WASD

Menu Select/Advance Story - X or Space or Enter

Reset Level - R

Undo - Z

Tips

  • Key evidence cannot be seen or collected until after the cheese is collected.
  • Key evidence can be hidden under clutter and puddles.
  • The chalk outline of the body cannot be stepped on or otherwise disturbed. It is a crime scene after all.
  • Every level can be completed "cleanly," but there is no punishment for messy solutions.
  • Like many Sokoban style games, puzzles can get into configurations where the level can no longer be cleared. Press R to instantly reset the current level.

Additional Info

Nibble at the Crime Scene was created in 48 hours using Puzzlescript for Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 3. The theme for the game jam was Chalk and Cheese.


Content Warning

This game includes crude depictions of blood.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Authorrmaxgibson
GenrePuzzle
Made withPuzzleScript
TagsGame Jam, PuzzleScript, Sokoban, thinky

Comments

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It was enjoyable but very easy I would have liked some twist with making too much of a mess come with a price.

Funny and a nice idea but completing the levels cleanly is way too easy! I did enjoy purposefully making a mess out of everything though. 😈

Yeah, some rushed implementation for the jam ended up restricting the design space quite a bit. Rather than go back and risk breaking everything and leaving myself no time to finish, I decided to stick with beginner levels that would at least be cohesive.