Abscission

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Added
April 23, 2024
Published By
Beyond Booleans
Developed By
Beyond Booleans
Demo Game: The title screen (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: This is the main menu screen (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: The game starts with a series of postcards and occasionally profound statements (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: The first scene in the game. Residents and my character are penned in the building's lobby because the lift is unavailable (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: In conversations Detective Will Stanhope has four approaches, part of the game is to choose the best questioning technique for each person (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: The victim's apartment (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: The victim's bedroom. Right clicking the mouse cycles through different actions walk; use; talk; and in this case look (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: This is how dialogue options are presented (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: I like that I cannot leave a scene without completing all the required actions (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: ESCAPE opens the in-game menu. I found it a bit too dark but moving the mouse over it highlighted the available options (Windows) from mobygames.com
Demo Game: The game has a manual save/load option. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Revision 1. Last revised April 18, 2024 at 12:00pm. History
Year:
2023
Platform(s):
Windows
Genre(s):
Investigative Puzzle Adventure
Graphic Style:
2D Retro-Style
Camera View:
Third-Person
Control Type:
Point and Click
Setting/Theme:
Horror Mystery
More Info:
MobyGames IGDB
Available From:
Steam Demo