Underplayed Gems

Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff (2020)

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Developer
Benedict Ide
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 78 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A breezy, comedic point-and-click mystery where you poke around and pitch silly theories to a baffled detective.

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What players say

Players praise this short point-and-click detective game for its witty writing and obsessive attention to detail, where every piece of evidence gets unique dialogue regardless of where you try to use it. The wizard-themed mystery takes under two hours and rewards wrong answers with new jokes, though some wish it were longer.

Trailer

Screenshots

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