Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Murders (2014)

- Developer
- MagicIndie
- Publisher
- Plug In Digital
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 167 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A slow, atmospheric hidden-object narrative where you methodically search cluttered Victorian scenes and solve gentle puzzles to uncover a serial killer's story.
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What players say
Players praise the detective atmosphere and voice acting, but many note dated graphics, a locked 15 FPS framerate, and puzzles that rely on moon logic. Opinions split on the long dialogue and back-and-forth item fetching, and some report a game-breaking bug in the bonus chapter.
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