Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove

$9.99

Release Date:: Sep 15, 2023
Developer:: Hidden Ocean Games
Publisher:: Hidden Ocean Games
Platforms:: Windows

About This Game

Jack Delmar was a hotel owner and avid diver before he tragically slipped and fell on the deck of his boat. The police have labeled his death an accident, but his daughter doesn’t believe it.

Playing as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon, you have been hired to investigate. Was Jack's death as simple as it seems? Or is one of the residents of La Fortuna Cove not telling the whole truth?

Gameplay features:

First-person point-and-click mystery game
Follow your hunches as you collect clues and verify alibis
Explore the sunny Southern California beach town of La Fortuna Cove
Solve a variety of challenging puzzles
Find the culprit and choose your own ending!

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

1 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #686258 english

3 hrs at review

Recommended

It's a decent little game with very simple graphics. Fairly quick to complete - maybe 4-5 hours? But the mystery is interesting and the solution works. It's got a handful of puzzles within the investigation, and I was able to solve most without a walkthrough. (I definitely needed a walkthrough for one, because I was approaching the puzzle from an entirely different and wrong direction.) Voices were pretty good, and Marcella very much reminds me of Nancy Drew, which isn't a bad thing at all. Low-key but natural sounding dialogue and delivery throughout. My only issue with the game is that when I would save and then return later, it didn't always start up from my save point. So I'd have to replay a couple of segments before going on. But it was never enough to become annoying. Navigation can get a bit clunky, with a couple of items not leaving the screen when you click for them to, but again it's never enough to be a bother. Overall, I recommend it, especially if you're a ...