A Detective's Novel

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App ID	503820
App Type	Game
Developer	Amaterasu Software
Publisher	Amaterasu Software
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	28974127
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 05:47:37 UTC ()
Release Date	28 July 2016 – 19:48:50 UTC ()

😌 65.56%

881 reviews

In-Game

On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

Additional Information

Developer

Amaterasu Software

metacritic_name

A Detective's Novel

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Amaterasu Software

Store Release Date

28 July 2016 – 19:49:05 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

28 July 2016 – 19:48:50 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

23 July 2016 – 18:12:51 UTC () (1469297571)

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 18 July 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 1409843

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

store_screenshot

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First seen on SteamDB

17 July 2016 – 15:42:28 UTC (), in changelist #2107824

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

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small_capsule

english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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page_background_path	app/503820
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	28 July 2016 – 19:51:23 UTC

Trailers

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trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	65814
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1469693225

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
503821	A Detective's Novel Content	96.21 MiB	57.42 MiB

Total size on disk is 96.21 MiB and total download size is 57.42 MiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		1409843	24 October 2016 – 10:19:11 UTC

A Detective's Novel

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