Explore a strange hotel and try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious murder as Detective Walker Rylance. 🕵🏻‍♂️

Talk to the hotel staff and guests while reliving the final moments of the victim(s) in this surreal horror adventure game. Oh, there are block puzzles too. 🧩

Built in GB Studio. Nothing is at it seems.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GAME'S DEVELOPMENT

Check out "Dear Dev Diary", my YouTube series about building Pocket Mystery EP (and other, unannounced games!)

Additional Credits

Levels art built using Farmtiles by Teaceratops with some additional tiles created by yours truly. Music composed in Garageband and re-created in GB Studio's tracker. Sound effects built on an Analogue Pocket using FX Hammer.



More information
Updated 3 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, HTML5
Release date Dec 22, 2023
AuthorCian Rice
GenreAdventure
Made withGB Studio
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Dark, Game Boy, gb-studio, Horror, Mystery, Narrative, Short
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Gamepad (any)

Download

Download
Pocket Mystery EP 1.0 - Includes .pocket and .ROM files 150 kB

Install instructions

How-to Videos

Notes

  • .pocket files are only playable using an Analogue Pocket. Head to Analogue's support documentation for more information.
  • The .rom file can be played on any emulator or device that supports it. People have played the game using OpenEmu and Visual Boy Advance.
  • GameBoy Color support is included, as is Super GameBoy, but the latter has not been tested.

Development log