The Murder On Hemlock Drive

I'm so glad that my crowd funding campaign will be kicked off with a concert from Microbat! Ethan Kimberly, the drummer of Microbat, has been working closely with me to produce the themes, motifs and sounds of the game. It…

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I'm so excited! Mark your calendars for April 29th, crowdfunding is back on! 

On the 30th, I am teaming up with Microbat to play the music of the game and more. 
If you’re here in Cincinnati, come swing…

This will sound familiar to the people on my mailing list but...

I have bad news. As of last Thursday Instagram deactivated my hemlockmurder account. I am currently trying to appeal and get access to my account back but it…

We are now at the final article in the “Introduction to the Traits” series. If you have not read the others, you can check them out here: first, second, third. 

Charisma is the final character trait that…

Welcome to the third article in the “Introduction to the Traits” series. (If you haven’t read the others, consider checking the first one out here and the second one out here.) Class is the second character trait that the…

Last week, I completed a playthrough of the classic adventure game Grim Fandango. For those who haven’t played, Grim Fandango takes place in the land of the dead, where departed souls must traverse before reaching the afterlife. You play as…

As I mentioned in my previous blog article, “Introduction to the Traits”, I wanted to break up the games puzzles into three major categories: Intelligence, Charisma and Class. The “Intelligence” based puzzles, inspired by the stories of Sherlock Holmes, would…

Quick update! 

A couple weeks ago, I had a dream where I was sitting in a coffee shop sipping a cappuccino in a plush chair and staring into the void when Lil Nas X came in. After ordering a drink…

The idea for this game came into my head while I was watching a play though of Danganronpa, a near future dystopian game set in a high school that only accepts the best and brightest. In the story, an evil…

Thank you to everyone who has played my demo! I have had some useful feedback that I can use heading forward. 

If you have not yet tried out my game. You can find it at: 

https://hemlockmurder.itch.io/the-murder-on-hemlock-drive-demo 

If you have any…

The Demo has been released!

Download it now at itch.io!

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Thanks you for the support!

One of the struggles with a mystery game is the balance between giving the player enough of a hint that they can figure out the next step to take without the game feeling like it’s leading you by the hand…