Hello there!
The Demo is now available! And many thanks to Rose-Court for helping me get the edit button available for the main thread!
Edits list is available to look through down below. It will also be available on our website to keep track of too.
-Edit list has been updated {4/24/2021 - 11:55 pm (pacific standard time)}
- I’ve updated the txt files on the demo to see if it will fix the recurrance issue that some of you are having. Please let me know if this is still an issue and I will look into it further. Thank you!
Thank you so much for all of your comments already! We truly appreciate it 
Summary
In Red String Murders, you will play as a male detective working along side your partner, Helios Sho, to solve an array of cases that will be introduced in individual chapters/games. This is an LGBTQ+ focused game with the possibility of the leading main characters (yourself and Helios) entering into a romantic relationship.
Your choices matter, so choose carefully as you work to figure out who the culprit is behind each case.
It is 1764, London; but not the London you know from history books. Here, the supernatural is known and live among the general populace. From Vampire Chancellor Qadir Von Lieste, to elven servants of nobility. There are all manner of supernatural beings, but not all are friendly.
In the darkest corner of the city streets, the pieces of the board are moving. The beginning of a dark journey starts in Chapter One: Bloodless.
Warnings
- Fantasy Violence
- Murder - some in later chapters may be brutal
- Adult Language
- Adult Romance - Nothing warranting an R rating, but later chapters may contain intimate scenes between the main characters.
Gameplay
You will be playing a gender-locked male Detective in 1764 London. Here, you will scour the scene of murder cases in search of clues to help you figure out who it is that you’ll be taking into custody. Make the wrong arrest, and you will lose the game.
Helios Sho is your partner through all of this and a key player within the game. Throughout, you have the option to talk to him about a variety of things. Or, you can choose to ignore him and focus on the work instead. Depending on your choices with Helios, you can strike up a relationship with him later on in the game and throughout the series.
Other
As a whole, Red String Murders is a large murder mystery series. Planned, there are 10 games that Echo and I will be working on. Here they are as follows:
- Chapter 1: Bloodless
- Chapter 2: Secrets of the Night
- Chapter 3: A Ritual of Bones
- Chapter 4: The Murder of TownHall
- Chapter 5: The Asylum
- Chapter 6: A Message in Blood
- Chapter 7: Playing Dress-Up
- Chapter 8: Nightmare from Hell
- Chapter 9: Close to the Heart
- Chapter 10: (Falling) Into Darkness
- Word count: 32,233
-Please note that some titles are subject to change later on.
-Also important to note is that the writing is done with British English grammar and spelling.
This project is a first for both Echo and myself and I do realize that 30k is a rather small word count. However, I do hope that the story will still engage and pull in an audience despite this.
Looking For
We would especially love feedback on not just bugs that need fixing, but also any mistakes within the writing. Plot holes. Advice, tips, and general -overall- feedback regarding the game and story as a whole.
As said before, this is our first foray into choices games. We have enjoyed writing this project immensely and cannot wait to share it. Any help at all is greatly appreciated from both of us.
Links
We have a website set up. Some parts are under construction still. Here is the link to that (any feedback on the look, feel, ease of use, and even ideas are more than welcome for the webpage too)
HOME | Red String Murders (wixsite.com)
I am also a published writer with Deep Hearts YA and Deep Desires Press and if you are further interested in any of my projects, I can be found on Twitter:
Siryn Sueng:rainbow_flag: (@Siryn_Sueng) / TwitterTo do
Please note that some of these may not be put to use. Everything is under consideration.
- Stream line chapters
- Find an image that will work for each opening part (part one through four)
- Addition of more choices particularly for the PC(player character)
- Fix the mind reading issue {In progress}
- Possible addition of other romanceable characters
- Possible addition to pick PC gender
- Fix the recurrence issue
Finished
Finished and updated on the demo as well. Note: Please let us know if the new name system doesn’t work. (I also could not figure out how to put the inputs on the same page. Any help here is greatly appreciated)
- Create first and last name inputs {COMPLETE 4/20/2021}
- Found two missing parts for a choice later in the game. Will be working on those to get them out as soon as possible. {COMPLETED 4/20/2021}
- Add more to the game over scene {COMPLETED 4/20/2021}
- Fix the shift from second person to first person at the start of game {COMPLETED 4/20/2021}
Thank you so much and we look forward to working on this project more!
Sincerely,
Siryn Sueng and Echo
