Dev Note: Inspirations Behind Death at Fleming Manor
This time, we’d like to share some of the games and media that have inspired us
while creating Death at Fleming Manor.
We believe that knowing our tastes and influences might give you a better idea of
what kind of game to expect.
1. Games that inspired Death at Fleming Manor
The Case of the Golden Idol
Return of the Obra Dinn
Papers, Please
The Roottrees are Dead
2. Mystery & adventure games we love
Ace Attorney series
Danganronpa series
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – especially the art style
Laura Bow: The Colonel’s Bequest (Sierra)
Of course, we also enjoy many other genres.
We usually make sure to play all the major GOTY contenders as well.
3. Comics we enjoy
European comics: Snowpiercer, The Adventures of Tintin, works by Floc’h
Japanese comics: thrillers by Naoki Urasawa, horror by Kazuo Umezz
American comics: crime detective comics
4. Films & shows we referenced during development
Agatha Christie’s Poirot (starring David Suchet)
Endeavour (British drama)
Crooked House (film)
We often look to these works for inspiration on characters, settings, and interiors.
5. Other mystery games
Board games have also been a big source of inspiration:
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
CLUE
Watson & Holmes
The story of the game is already complete.
Right now, we’re working like we’re piecing together a puzzle, carefully building the full experience.
Before releasing the demo, we want to polish things further so that we can show you the best version possible.
We’ll continue sharing our development progress like this from time to time.
Thank you very much for your interest and support!