The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery (2025)

Developer

MDNA Games

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Adventure

Rating

4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 6.1 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A slow-burn mystery adventure where you methodically interrogate odd characters and piece together clues to uncover a serial killer's motives.

mysteriousdeliberateinvestigativeunsettlingpuzzle-solvingstory-drivenmethodicaleccentric

What players say

Players praise the photo-realistic Swedish scenery and atmospheric music, but note the dungeon-crawler movement and harsh pixel-hunting (mitigated by a highlight key). It is a standalone entry in a long-running series, with minigames added for the first time. Some find clues too vague and the world lifeless due to few NPCs and minimal voice acting.

Screenshots

More games like this

• The Remains of Dahlia (2025)
• Another Day of My Life (2025)
• Obsession (2025)
• The Murder Hotel (2025)
• Mystery Island：Enigmatic Painting (2025)
• Unforgivable (2025)
• Shadow of The Forgotten (2025)
• Umm Oyoun - ام عيون (2025)

More by MDNA Games

• Shades of Black (2015)
• Bosch's Damnation (2015)