Play Game
Play Game
Score:
rated 4.07 / 5 stars
Views:
175,544 Views
Share Links:
Genre:
Adventure - Other
Tags:
adventure
noir
retro
mystery

Click on an icon to vote on this!

Credits & Info

Uploaded
Nov 16, 2012 | 5:01 PM EST
File Info
Game
3.2 mb
  • Daily Feature November 18, 2012
  • Weekly 5th Place November 21, 2012

Related Stuff

If you liked this, check these out!


Medals

Log in to save your medals! Don't have an account? Create one for free!

Locked Medal
Baby Steps, Young Cricket 5 Points Dying can be a very disorienting experience. Good thing there's a tutorial conversation!
Locked Medal
This Body Will Do For Now 5 Points Find your first host and possess it.
Locked Medal
I'm Surrounded By Idiots 10 Points Talk to every person in the hotel at least once, as anyone.
Locked Medal
Identity Crisis 10 Points Possess everyone in the hotel at least once. Except for the guy on the toilet, he doesn't count.
Locked Medal
Means and Motive 25 Points Narrow the list of suspects down to one. The end is near!
Locked Medal
Well, That Went Nowhere 25 Points Talk to everyone in the hotel as Orvall.
Locked Medal
The End 50 Points Sarah was right
Secret Medal
The Real Detective in the Building Secret Medal: Unlock this medal to view its details!
Secret Medal
The Beginning Secret Medal: Unlock this medal to view its details!

Author Comments

Why Am I Dead is a retro-style mystery game. You've recently been killed. Play as your disembodied ghost, take over control of other people in the hotel and investigate your own murder.

Use WASD to move around the hotel, press the space bar or Z to possess or de-possess people. Press E to open doors and interact with people. Use the arrow keys or W and S to select an answer if there are multiple options during a conversation.

UPDATE: 11/28 7:40 AM EST

Hey guys! Actually I've made updates to my game prior to today, but haven't edited the description. Fixed some bugs, including the problems Internet Explorer had with the preloader. Yay! I also implemented medals.

...And I also added some extra content! I had originally cut a lot of stuff out of the game, thinking no one would find it or care anyway. But the feedback I've gotten here motivated me to put some more work into the game, even if it's just a little. I want to give a huge, warm THANK YOU to everyone for your time and attention. :D

UPDATE: 11/18 7:25 PM EST
New version adds a link to a walkthrough in the pause menu, and fixes the unintentionally sadistic placement of the "Return to Main Menu" button.

Thanks to everyone for all of your feedback! I truly appreciate it. This is a really hectic weekend for me, so I've been struggling to react to your feedback as quickly as I'd like to. Thank you for your patience and support.

UPDATE: 11/17 7:30 PM EST
Uploaded a new version which fixes a bug with Morgan's dialogue and prevents the problem that some of you had with the final part of the game.

Reviews


justin99000justin99000

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars December 16, 2012

is it bad that i saw that comming? i wont reveal anything because its a nice twist i guess but the "killer" went about this all wrong in "the end" it was bluntly obvoius what was comming next because with such few cast and very likely characters there was really only a few people snooping, and for what? thats the obvoius part No one in there right mind thinks .... ima play detective in a shitty hotel during a storm with no cops unless one had other reasons to be doing so. or he just really likes to be foolish and pretend he is on csi who knows just saying


People find this review helpful!

Yohko463Yohko463

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars November 23, 2012

Very good game with interesting mechanics.
Unexpected ending as well.
Just one thing bothered me is that the original plot is that we're the ghost, looking for an answer.
But as the game progresses, the red haired guy becomes more or less the protagonist.
In the end, we have no clue whatsoever on what is the spirit thinking about all this.
At e certain moment I thought you had added something about this
( SPOILERS : when I had begun to discover some things interrogating the blonde, as I possessed the girl with glasses I could ask things she wasn't supposed to know. I thought it was the spirit's doing, as he's supposed to possess people. But in the end I discovered it was normal that she knew some things. So even if the ghost is possessing people, he doesn't have his own personnality and doesn't impact the dialogues. I just found this a littl ebit countradictory with the title of the game. I hope all this was understundable, my english is not flawless ^^ )
So that's why 4.5/5.


People find this review helpful!

HeuxieHeuxie

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars November 30, 2012

cool, like it.. the story was a twist.it's unexpected..cool game


People find this review helpful!

SolidnySolidny

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars 2 weeks ago

Murder mystery! Really excellent implementation of dialogue puzzles, or rather dialogue scheme. It was slow at times, having everyone to talk with everyone, but the flow was seamless. It didn't feel like solving puzzles 1#, 2# and 3#. Instead, we were slowly uncovering truth by asking the right people... in the skin of right people. Ending was bizarre. Nice twist, but honestly, I didn't entirely get it, even the second time. Probably because it wasn't answering all the question, at least not directly. I hope it'll become more clear in the sequel. Great job. Oh, and the atmosphere, with the music and the storm in the background was really creepy. Felt like Agatha Christie novel.



HelgastsHelgasts

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars November 25, 2012

well i have to say , this is a quite brilliant idea for a new game and i enjoy this , the mechanism is nice. but the plot and the investigating well kinda fail a bit. but then it still amazing, something fresh for gamer.

P.S: Spoiler is everywhere


People find this review helpful!