- Murderous Muses Case Files board game available now! - 7 November 2023
Break out of the gallery and hit the streets to investigate Mordechai's murder as you've never investigated it before! Murderous Muses Case Files game is a tabletop spin-off of your favourite 2023 FMV whodunit, that lets you take over where Mirlhaven's police department gave up. Get your detective on with unfettered access to the original suspect interview transcripts, crime scene report and witness statements. Scour these files and more for clues, then use the Mirlhaven Directory to follow up leads. Take a trip to the crime scene, the coroners, the docks, the spooky Undulating Hills and question new islanders along the way! Perfect to play on your own or with friends, Murderous Muses Case Files immerses you further into the details of the case and plunges you firsthand into the uncanny lore of Mirlhaven. With over 100 residents, businesses and landmarks to choose from, you’ll need shar…
- Patch 1.04 - The Whole Story - 8 June 2023
Update 1.04 includes a new room to explore, new ways to consume content, new help videos, hints and more Eyes of Mordechai to discover! We hope you enjoy this last major update for Murderous Muses, and from all three of us here, thank you for playing
- Patch 1.04 incoming & official tips video - 24 May 2023
Patch 1.04 has hit final testing and brings with it a raft of new changes! These include a new room to discover with a way to watch all the videos you've ever unlocked, all the Mirlhaven's Unsolved Mysteries episodes and full sequences of related videos to help digest content: We've also released an official tips video to help everyone get the most out of Muses (contains non-story spoilers): If testing goes well 1.04 should be out in the next couple of weeks!
- Patch 1.03 - Endgame - 20 April 2023
Patch 1.03 is here and it's our biggest yet, with new stuff to try, find and collect... + Keyword Indicators A new row of indicators will appear under the current keyword plaques from the second run onwards. These allow you to quickly find the videos you've never seen before. + Scorecard Icons A new set of 31 suspect specific stamps have arrived to give your runs a rating, and will appear for everything in your run history so far. + Teleporter Chairs New teleporter chairs have been added to each treasure room to quickly shift you back to reception. Or just run. The choice is yours! + Added Higgins voiceover hints to Urn room + Added new Higgins note to reveal new keyword indicators + FOV slider in settings now display vertical degrees + Camera sensitivity values below default are increasingly slower than before + Added first run message that spacebar (X button) toggles fullscreen video…
- 1.021 - 16 April 2023
Just a tiny patch... + Added new exhibition board in tutorial room + Added hint circles to the police wall in Night Gallery One Our next update will help you unlock all the suspect videos you've missed so far!
- Patch 1.02 - 14 April 2023
Patch 1.02 is now live! + Added Crate smashing animation, click crates 5 times to activate + Added hinter wheels to the corridors to draw more attention to them + Added new "lock-in" mechanic to shut corridors after playing TV, until new gallery found + Added new Sasha note reminder for day 2 mission + Updated Higgins night note to guide players towards corridors, hanging paintings and pressing plaques - Fixed gap in texture on painting frame - Removed 10 minute safety TV unlock
- Murderous Muses is Out Now! - 12 April 2023
After almost 2 years in development, Murderous Muses is launching today! Spend three nights in a haunted art gallery solving the murder of Mordechai Grey - a devilish artist killed by one of his six muses. Explore the ever-changing rooms and corridors to uncover clues, find collectibles, and piece together the layered narrative to find out whodunit - and why. You've been hired as the new night watch at Gallery Argenta. But as soon as you start your shift, the gallery changes, revealing mysterious exhibitions full of talking paintings, puzzling words and locked rooms. Hanging paintings in these night galleries reveals Mordechai's memories, but can you use what you uncover to find out who killed him? Murderous Muses Features Solve a murder mystery that re-rolls every time you play A rich new story setting, Mirlhaven island Explore a procedurally-generated gallery and share seeds with frie…
- Steam Deck Compatibility - 7 April 2023
We've created a special Linux port of Murderous Muses including webm (not mp4) videos so that everything plays as smoothly as possible. Cloud saves work between PC, Mac and Steam Deck. The touchscreen has been disabled so we've included a pop-up keyboard for seed entry (the only place in the game it's needed) but other than that it's the same codebase as PC and shares all the same features. We're not currently planning on adding any additional features for Steam Deck compatibilty until Valve take a look at it for their official list, but let us know in discussions or by emailing support if there's any must-have feature you'd like to see. We hope you enjoy playing Murderous Muses on Steam Deck!
- Feature Spotlight - The Eyes of Mordechai - 21 March 2023
In Murderous Muses, you catch the killer by seeing through the eyes of victim Mordechai Grey. But how exactly do you do that? Well, in this third feature spotlight, we're going to show you! Presenting…. the Eyes of Mordechai! The Eyes of Mordechai are like miniature crystal balls. Each one allows you to see into the past, restoring Mordechai's memories of his conversations with the six prime suspects - a.k.a. his Murderous Muses. Every night, the painting frames are newly socketed with 6 eyes. Every time you play a painting on a keyword it consumes one eye, so you should choose carefully what to reveal. If you run out of eyes, you won’t be able to unlock all the police interviews, and they’re crucial for solving the murder! The good news is, you can use restoration tables to move eyes between paintings - which will be a big help if you’ve accidentally squandered them all chasing down Ot…
- TRAILER - Murderous Muses releases on April 12th! - 10 March 2023
We've straightened all the talking paintings, dusted all the collectible urns, and polished all the disembodied Eyes of Mordechai - which means Murderous Muses is finally ready to launch on 12th April! We hope you're as excited as we are for Gallery Argenta to open its doors and for the Murderous Muses to spill their secrets. This game has been 2 years in the making and we truly thank you for all your support along the way! If you haven't already, be sure to wishlist Murderous Muses here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/Murderous_Muses/
- Feature Spotlight - The Gallery with a Mind of its Own - 23 February 2023
In Murderous Muses, you play as the night watch exploring a reality-shifting gallery to solve a murder. In this second feature spotlight, we’re taking a closer look all the different ways the gallery elements are “re-rolled” each time you play... By day, Gallery Argenta is just a normal gallery. You can wander the exhibit and help your boss Sasha hang paintings ready for the grand opening. But as soon as you start your night shift, things take a turn for the spooky - not least because an haunting presence is watching your every move! Beyond the familiar walls of reception, new galleries spawn in random, unexpected ways. In each one, you’ll discover an exhibit populated with mysterious keywords on which you can hang portraits of the suspects. We procedurally generate the keywords and arrangement in which they appear, so each player experiences the game in a different way. Other elements…
- Feature Spotlight - Mirlhaven's Unsolved Mysteries - 6 February 2023
With the release date for Murderous Muses looming, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight some of the gameplay features you’ll encounter when you take over as the night watch for Gallery Argenta. First up - Mirlhaven’s Unsolved Mysteries! With all the uncanny events on the island, it’s no surprise Mirlhaven has its very own unsolved mysteries TV show. And the greatest unsolved mystery of all surrounds the murder of controversial artist Mordechai Grey. Every night when the gallery changes, you’ll be able to view a clip from the show revealing a different piece of evidence. How, exactly, was the victim killed? Where did the culprit obtain the murder weapon? What trace evidence was left at the scene? And who placed a mysterious call to the doomed artist on the morning of his murder...? With nine separate clues to follow up, you'll explore the gallery to search for related threads, hangi…
- FMV fan favourites join the Murderous Muses cast! - 25 August 2022
Murderous Muses has entered the final stages of development, which means we're busy testing, tweaking and touching up the scenery ready for release in just a few months. It won't be long until we have a full trailer to show you and - fingers crossed - a release date announcement! But before that, we've got some final, exciting, cast members to reveal. We're thrilled to announce the return of some familiar faces (and voices) to the D'Avekki Studios fold, this time helping us add mystery and intrigue to the 3D gallery as you explore... The Gallery Speaks! First up, we’ve been enhancing the strange and otherworldly atmosphere of the gallery, courtesy of voice over artists Ayvianna Snow and Will Harrison-Wallace. If you've played Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, you'll probably recognise Ayvianna as Millicent from the second episode, “In Bed with Poe and Munro”. Ayvianna plays J.A.M.I.E., yo…
- Murderous Muses has been selected for the #PitchYaGame Summer Showcase! - 2 August 2022
We're thrilled to share that Murderous Muses has been chosen as one of just 21 top upcoming indie games for the #PitchYaGame Summer 2022 Indie Game Showcase. This most recent #PitchYaGame event took place on Twitter on June 6th, 2022 and attracted over 900 pitches from indie developers around the world. It's an honour to be picked out amongst so many fantastic games - plus we've now got a shiny new laurel for our Steam page! You can see our chosen pitch here: Huge thanks to the #PitchYaGame team for selecting us! Check out the full showcase:
- Whodunit? Unveiling Mirlhaven’s Most Wanted… - 5 July 2022
Filming has finished for our Murderous Muses - the six suspects you’ll meet in the FMV parts of the game - and we’re getting stuck in to editing the footage (about 600 videos!) ready to drop them into the gallery. The murderer is selected at random at the start of each playthrough meaning any one of the six Muses could be the killer. It’s up to you to decide who’s innocent and who’s guilty based on their statements and the evidence you discover – whether that’s about the time of the murder, clues at the scene of the crime, the murder weapon, or the very specific symbol painted in blood on the victim’s forehead. It’s all very Cluedo-esque just more… occulty. Each suspect will also have their own sordid and/or supernatural story to reveal, and of course, they’ll each have a very good reason to want to kill poor innocent artist Mordechai Grey... Which Murderous Muse is your favourite? And…
- Teaser Trailer II - Clockwork Exhibits and Talking Paintings! - 7 June 2022
A lot's been happening behind the scenes over the last month or so. We've finished filming our six Murderous Muses, plus the gallery has been getting a few new additions, so we thought it was time to release a new teaser trailer. Watch it below! Murderous Muses is our most ambitious game yet and we're packing loads of things into the gallery for you to discover - puzzles, treasure rooms, collectibles, plus of course lots and lots of supernatural lore - so this teaser is just to give you a small peek. (Did you spot the fish? ;-) The full trailer is a couple of months away and we'll be revealing more gameplay in future posts so for now, we're just going to highlight a couple of features... Curate Your Keywords... See those rotating plaques under the paintings? You'll need to pay close attention to those if you want to get the evidence you need to solve the murder... Make 'Em Talk... Every…
- Meet the Murderous Muses... - 29 April 2022
Over the last month we've been busy casting for the roles of the five remaining Murderous Muses - aka the main suspects in the murder of Mordechai Grey - and we can now introduce the cast. If you saw our news last month, you'll know we already announced the supremely talented Aislinn De'Ath as Lilith, the undertaker with a secret vice. Aislinn is one of the most recognised actors in FMV and won fans for her beguiling portrayal of Marianna in Doctor Dekker and Violet in The Shapeshifting Detective / Dark Nights with Poe and Munro - we're so excited to be working with her again! We're thrilled to be able to introduce the five actors who'll be joining Aislinn as Murderous Muses - all of whom are making their debut in FMV games. Clockwise from top left they are... AISLINN DE'ATH as Lilith Rendell, the undertaker BETH GATHERER as Professor Catherine Myers, the criminologist DAVID JOHN-BORES…
- Cast announcement: Aislinn De'Ath returns! - 25 March 2022
We're thrilled to announce that Aislinn De'Ath has signed on to play Lilith Rendell - an undertaker with a taste for the macabre who is one of the six Murderous Muses and a potential suspect in the murder of Mordechai Grey! FMV fans will know Aislinn only too well from our previous games as she played the alluring Marianna in The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, and the charming yet chilling landlady Violet in The Shapeshifting Detective and Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. Lilith is the second role to be cast alongside gallery manager Sasha Venice (played by Olivia Bourne) and auditions for the other five Muses begin next week!
- Dev update - the gallery is growing - 16 March 2022
Here at D'Avekki Studios, we've been busy developing Murderous Muses and thought it was time to give you an update on our progress and what you’ll be able to do in game when it releases later this year. No Ordinary Gallery Over the last couple of months, Sam and Tim have been focusing hard on bringing the 3D gallery to life and giving it a mind of its own by adding randomly generated rooms, spontaneously spawning paintings and clockwork exhibits to keep you guessing. The whole game might take place inside the gallery walls, but those walls don’t always stay in the same place! The Artist's Vision We’ve also been fleshing out the gameplay and adding loads of things for you to explore. You can discover the otherworldly origins of Mirlhaven Island and its lore - from the Headless Hearseman to the Undulating Hills - by finding and hanging paintings. Then, as the gallery shifts, you’ll encoun…
