07 Nov 2023Developer post

Murderous Muses Case Files board game available now!

Break out of the gallery and hit the streets to investigate Mordechai's murder as you've never investigated it before! Murderous Muses Case Files game is a tabletop spin-off of your favourite 2023 FMV whodunit, that lets you take over where Mirlhaven's police department gave up.

12 Apr 2023Developer post

Murderous Muses is Out Now!

After almost 2 years in development, Murderous Muses is launching today! Spend three nights in a haunted art gallery solving the murder of Mordechai Grey - a devilish artist killed by one of his six muses. Explore the ever-changing rooms and corridors to uncover clues, find colle

07 Apr 2023Developer post

Steam Deck Compatibility

We've created a special Linux port of Murderous Muses including webm (not mp4) videos so that everything plays as smoothly as possible. Cloud saves work between PC, Mac and Steam Deck. The touchscreen has been disabled so we've included a pop-up keyboard for seed entry (the only

21 Mar 2023Developer post

Feature Spotlight - The Eyes of Mordechai

In Murderous Muses, you catch the killer by seeing through the eyes of victim Mordechai Grey. But how exactly do you do that? Well, in this third feature spotlight, we're going to show you! Presenting…. the Eyes of Mordechai! The Eyes of Mordechai are like miniature crystal balls

23 Feb 2023Developer post

Feature Spotlight - The Gallery with a Mind of its Own

In Murderous Muses, you play as the night watch exploring a reality-shifting gallery to solve a murder. In this second feature spotlight, we’re taking a closer look all the different ways the gallery elements are “re-rolled” each time you play... By day, Gallery Argenta is just a

06 Feb 2023Developer post

Feature Spotlight - Mirlhaven's Unsolved Mysteries

With the release date for Murderous Muses looming, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight some of the gameplay features you’ll encounter when you take over as the night watch for Gallery Argenta. First up - Mirlhaven’s Unsolved Mysteries! With all the uncanny events on the isl

25 Aug 2022Developer post

FMV fan favourites join the Murderous Muses cast!

Murderous Muses has entered the final stages of development, which means we're busy testing, tweaking and touching up the scenery ready for release in just a few months. It won't be long until we have a full trailer to show you and - fingers crossed - a release date announcement!

But before that, we've got some final, exciting, cast members to reveal. We're thrilled to announce the return of some familiar faces (and voices) to the D'Avekki Studios fold, this time helping us add mystery and intrigue to the 3D gallery as you explore...

The Gallery Speaks!

First up, we’ve been enhancing the strange and otherworldly atmosphere of the gallery, courtesy of voice over artists Ayvianna Snow and Will Harrison-Wallace. If you've played Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, you'll probably recognise Ayvianna as Millicent from the second episode, “In Bed with Poe and Munro”.

Ayvianna plays J.A.M.I.E., your Jovial Art Museum Information Educator and day gallery narrator, who reveals Mirlhaven's local lore when you place paintings in their correct positions.

Will joins us for the first time as Higgins, the gallery’s former security guard, who witnessed some strange occurrences and added his own theories to the night gallery. He’s also got plenty to say on other matters, including your attempts at puzzle solving, and he might have left you a few notes lying around too.

From Radio to TV

We’re also thrilled to welcome back Klemens Koehring, another D’Avekki regular, in the role of local expert of the unexplained, Dr Crispin Howe. Klemens played radio host John 'Poe' Pope in both The Shapeshifting Detective and Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

Dr Howe presents episodes of ‘Mirlhaven’s Unsolved Mysteries’... the island’s own late night documentary about everything weird and wonderful that happens there, including the murder of Mordechai Grey. There are nine episodes in total to find and each one focuses on a new piece of evidence so you won’t want to miss them!

The Booth at the End

Finally, FMV legend Rupert Booth (Jenks in Contradiction: Spot the Liar and Dupont in The Shapeshifting Detective), joins Murderous Muses as the voice of Detective Salisbury.

If you're successful in unlocking specific memories for a suspect, you’ll be rewarded with a brief flashback of their police interview. Rupert's dulcet tones can be heard asking probing questions which reveal crucial clues about the murder so make sure you pay attention!

The Paint Thickens

Along with adding video and audio content, we've been busy furnishing the gallery with puzzles, treasure rooms and collectibles... plus a few easter eggs for you to find.

There's even a scorecard at the end of the game so you can see how well you did - hanging paintings correctly, unlocking police interviews, solving puzzles and of course, catching the killer. It also shows you how much of the full game you’ve unlocked, which we hope will make you want to replay it (there’s so much more to discover!)

We hope you're as excited about the release of Murderous Muses as we are and we can't wait for you to explore the gallery, meet the Murderous Muses, and uncover the secrets of Mirlhaven!

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02 Aug 2022Developer post

Murderous Muses has been selected for the #PitchYaGame Summer Showcase!

We're thrilled to share that Murderous Muses has been chosen as one of just 21 top upcoming indie games for the #PitchYaGame Summer 2022 Indie Game Showcase. This most recent #PitchYaGame event took place on Twitter on June 6th, 2022 and attracted over 900 pitches from indie deve

05 Jul 2022Developer post

Whodunit? Unveiling Mirlhaven’s Most Wanted…

Filming has finished for our Murderous Muses - the six suspects you’ll meet in the FMV parts of the game - and we’re getting stuck in to editing the footage (about 600 videos!) ready to drop them into the gallery. The murderer is selected at random at the start of each playthroug

07 Jun 2022Developer post

Teaser Trailer II - Clockwork Exhibits and Talking Paintings!

A lot's been happening behind the scenes over the last month or so. We've finished filming our six Murderous Muses, plus the gallery has been getting a few new additions, so we thought it was time to release a new teaser trailer. Watch it below! Murderous Muses is our most ambiti

29 Apr 2022Developer post

Meet the Murderous Muses...

Over the last month we've been busy casting for the roles of the five remaining Murderous Muses - aka the main suspects in the murder of Mordechai Grey - and we can now introduce the cast. If you saw our news last month, you'll know we already announced the supremely talented Ais

25 Mar 2022Developer post

Cast announcement: Aislinn De'Ath returns!

We're thrilled to announce that Aislinn De'Ath has signed on to play Lilith Rendell - an undertaker with a taste for the macabre who is one of the six Murderous Muses and a potential suspect in the murder of Mordechai Grey! FMV fans will know Aislinn only too well from our previo

16 Mar 2022Developer post

Dev update - the gallery is growing

Here at D'Avekki Studios, we've been busy developing Murderous Muses and thought it was time to give you an update on our progress and what you’ll be able to do in game when it releases later this year. No Ordinary Gallery Over the last couple of months, Sam and Tim have been foc

Here at D'Avekki Studios, we've been busy developing Murderous Muses and thought it was time to give you an update on our progress and what you’ll be able to do in game when it releases later this year.

No Ordinary Gallery

Over the last couple of months, Sam and Tim have been focusing hard on bringing the 3D gallery to life and giving it a mind of its own by adding randomly generated rooms, spontaneously spawning paintings and clockwork exhibits to keep you guessing. The whole game might take place inside the gallery walls, but those walls don’t always stay in the same place!

The Artist's Vision

We’ve also been fleshing out the gameplay and adding loads of things for you to explore. You can discover the otherworldly origins of Mirlhaven Island and its lore - from the Headless Hearseman to the Undulating Hills - by finding and hanging paintings. Then, as the gallery shifts, you’ll encounter strange objects and puzzles that appear overnight, allowing you to unlock secret rooms that weren’t there before. And in the mysterious night exhibition, you can use the swirling ‘Eyes of Mordechai’ to bring paintings to life and see into the past, uncovering the final weeks of the artist and his muses in glorious full motion video!

Framing a Murderer

Which brings us to the heart of the game: the murder mystery - or rather, the murder mysteries. The aim of the game is to work out who killed Mordechai Grey, but we want you to be able to replay it as many times as you like, without being able to tell ‘whodunit’ until the end. This means the murder mystery elements are shuffled whenever you start a new game. The murderer will be chosen at random from one of six potential suspects, along with three framing devices - the clues you’ll use to decide which muse is guilty. You won’t be able to work out who the murderer is until you’ve seen all three frames and revealed each suspect’s connection to them, meaning you can solve the mystery time and time again with no spoilers.

Sketchy Suspects

But that’s only half the story. As well as getting to complete a murder investigation every time you play, you’ll also be unraveling parts of a much bigger puzzle, namely the secrets surrounding Mordechai Grey and his six muses. All of the suspects are very different, and each has their own tragic tale which you’ll need several playthroughs to reveal. There’s the ventriloquist who’s constantly outshone by his dummy, the criminologist pulling the strings of Mirlhaven’s most wanted, the grief-stricken burlesque dancer making all the wrong choices, the perky undertaker with a taste for the macabre, the clockmaker who’s too tightly wound for his own good, and the tennis twins desperate to escape their family curse. Tim and Lynda have been busy writing these scripts over the last couple of months and we’re getting ready to begin casting at the end of this month so watch this space!

We can’t wait to show you more - including features we haven’t even mentioned yet! - but we’ll save some things for another update. In the meantime, if you want to keep tabs on our progress, follow us on Twitter and please wishlist the game below!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/Murderous_Muses/

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