Colorful day, Crayontopians!
Today officially marks four weeks since the release of Murder in Crayontopia, and with that, we have a few updates we want to share with the community.
First, we'd like to thank everyone who's shared kind words about Crayontopia and their experience with it. When we say the game was made with lots of love, we really mean it, and so it's been genuinely touching to hear from folks who connected with the world and characters.
We also read every review and every piece of feedback we receive. If you've played our game and have any thoughts you want to share, we really encourage you to leave a review on Steam. It's immensely helpful for us as a tiny two-person development team.
Walkthrough
We've had a couple requests for a walkthrough that helps people reach the "true ending" of the game, and since we don't have an official website for it, we thought we'd share it here. If more people request it, we can look into posting it elsewhere in a nicer format.
SPOILER WARNING! Below are the choices you must make to reach the true ending. These choices contain major spoilers for the story, so don't click them unless you're ready for those reveals.
We also encourage players to investigate every location and talk to as many characters as possible to gain a more thorough understanding of the story.
- In Chapter 6, select the first person in the list for Friend Friday
- In Chapter 7, select "Answer the door" at Shelby's house
- In the second investigation, select the "Art center." While there, search both locations in "Bennett's office"
- In the third investigation, select the "Garden." While there, search the "Bushes"
- In the fourth investigation, select the "Restaurant." While there, search the "Counters" and the "Cabinets"
- When interrogating Rowan, ask him about the "Dessert menu", then choose to "Be nice"
- When interrogating Miles, ask him about the "Hedge trimmers", the "Torn drawings", and his "Relationship with Hubert"
- When interrogating Miles, ask him about the "Recipe book", then choose to "Reassure him"
- Ask Miles about his "Argument with Therese"
- When Ambrose asks who you wish to accuse, select "Miles"
- During the trial, present all four pieces of confirmed evidence
- When you finish your initial search of Ambrose's basement, select "Prepare to leave"
- During the big trial, present all three pieces of evidence
That should be everything you need to reach what we consider the true ending! Of course, if you prefer to think of one of the other endings as canon, that's fine, too (although Shelby may not appreciate that).
What happens next?
We've gotten a couple questions about what happens next in the story, and one relating to how we feel about fanfiction.
To be honest, we love everything about Crayontopia. It'd be a ton of fun for us to return there, explore different scenarios, and see how the characters and their world change following the events in the game. If we do decide to continue the story at any point, we'll be sure to post an announcement here!
That being said, we also support folks who wish to write fanfiction and share their own versions of the story. Both members of our team are avid writers and love to see various types of fanwork.
That's all for now. We hope you enjoy your weekend, and stay colorful!