The Missing Thing

Overview

Play as a poor detective living in an alley, tasked with finding your client's missing fiancé. Something seems off about the client, but they're definitely desperate to find their fiancé.

Gameplay

Investigate at the fiancé's workplace - a bar. The basics of investigation involve gathering information: talk to customers, pay attention to objects around you, and help people in need (though some are grateful while others are ungrateful).

Gain access to the VIP-only floor to uncover more important information, but be careful - the VIP area is populated by eccentric and difficult characters.

Features

• Novel-style simulation game where you solve cases as a detective
• Offline/single-player only
• Gather information by talking to customers and entering appropriate text
• Multiple endings - gather evidence and corner the culprit
• Main quests reveal the full scope of the incident
• Side quests may influence main quests
• Uncover unexpected truths as you progress

Controls

Tab - Show/hide menu | Arrow keys - Change target | T - Start conversation | Enter/Space - Confirm/advance dialogue | LShift - Show/hide investigation log