- Dekker 2 demo releasing next week - 6 February 2026
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2 demo releases next Thursday ahead of Steam Next Fest! The full game sees six more patients on the couch including the return of Marianna and the demo contains one full session with Ophelia - a sculptor with a haunted history. Download the demo to try out the new gameplay and get closer to Marianna, Doctor Franz and Ophelia for around 30 minutes to an hour (if you try to find all the responses).Wishlist Dekker 2 now and we'll be sending out reminders for the demo when Next Fest starts and for the full game when it's released!
- Doctor Dekker 2 cast revealed... - 15 July 2025
The Dekker 2 main cast has been revealed!Head over to the Doctor Dekker 2 Steam page to get the full bios of the cast and characters... please wishlist and / or follow Dekker 2 for more updates!
- Murderous Muses is out now! - 10 May 2023
Murderous Muses is out now! 6 Suspects ːsteamthumbsupː New Couch ːsteamthumbsupː Aislinn De'Ath (aka Marianna) ːsteamthumbsupː Same writers ːsteamthumbsupː Doctor Dekker references ːsteamthumbsupː https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/Murderous_Muses/
- Dark Nights with Poe and Munro launches - 21 May 2020
Our 3rd FMV game, "Dark Nights with Poe and Munro" has just launched along with a new Dekker patient, and a new Dekker bundle! Jump into 6 episodes of supernatural strangeness with The Shapeshifting Detective's radio hosts Poe and Munro, and meet up with a Dekker patient that just might hold the key to the Dekkerverse and ends the trilogy with a bang! There's a 10% launch discount, and Dekker will be flying the 10% flag from tomorrow too, but you can gift friends a complete Double Dekker bundle (including Dekker and Poe and Munro) for 30% off right now to share the madness together :o Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam store page
- A new Dekker patient is coming to the couch... - 1 November 2019
We're delighted to announce our latest Doctor Dekker patient, Elizabeth, who will be appearing first in a mind-bending crossover episode of Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. We did mention we're releasing another FMV game, right? Head over to the Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam Store page and get it wishlisted now! Dark Nights with Poe and Munro Steam Store page
- Need another dose of Dekker? Try one more patient... LIVE! - 28 February 2019
**NEW DATE** This special live stream will now take place on Thursday March 14th at 6pm GMT (11am PDT). ---- Doctor! Another patient needs you... Eve is a brand new patient in the Doctor Dekker universe and she wants to schedule a session with you, LIVE! Set in the time before Doctor Dekker's death, this live episode will be entirely improvised. Type questions in the Twitch chat for Eve to answer and uncover her compelling story... We will be streaming Doctor Dekker story LIVE! on Saturday March 9th, 6pm GMT (7pm CET, 1pm EST, 10am PST). Follow us on Twitch to take part... https://www.twitch.tv/davekki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oGuoBR23Q
- Have You Played The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker? - 27 December 2018
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. FMV games were a largely antiquated genre for the longest time, relegated to niche games that only a few people fully embraced. However, YouTube and the popularity of horror games have allowed for games like Her Story and more recent mind-bending efforts like Simulacra to gain an audience. However the one that wrapped its tentacles around me was The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker , helped by an intriguing story and some spectacular performances. (more…)
- The Shapeshifting Detective releases 6th November 2018! - 22 October 2018
Yes, we made another FMV game... The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural noir murder mystery where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters to unlock secret conversations and private encounters. The game stars Aislinn De'Ath (Doctor Dekker's Marianna) plus Rupert Booth and Anarosa de Eizaguirre Butler (Contradiction: Spot the Liar's Jenks and Emma) and features a whole host of brilliant new FMV actors and guest voiceovers including Jesse Cox and Tex Murphy! Check out the trailer and full description on The Shapeshifting Detective's Steam page where you can also enjoy a 20% pre-order discount!
- The Shapeshifting Detective - our next FMV game! - 5 January 2018
We're happy to announce our next FMV game - "The Shapeshifting Detective" https://shapeshiftingdetective.com • A large FMV world to explore • Shapeshift into other characters, or be yourself • Branching storyline - catch the killer, save the victims, or both? Thank you for all the positive feedback, constructive criticism and love (where provided ;-) as it has encouraged us to change focus to deliver a new game sooner rather than later. We love playing FMV games and are humbled to be able to make those games ourselves. There. Will. Be. No. Text. Parser. :-o.
- The Shapeshifting Detective - our next FMV game! - 5 January 2018
We're happy to announce our next FMV game - "The Shapeshifting Detective" https://shapeshiftingdetective.com • A large FMV world to explore • Shapeshift into other characters, or be yourself • Branching storyline - catch the killer, save the victims, or both? Thank you for all the positive feedback, constructive criticism and love (where provided ;-) as it has encouraged us to change focus to deliver a new game sooner rather than later. We love playing FMV games and are humbled to be able to make those games ourselves. There. Will. Be. No. Text. Parser. :-o.
- 1.07 patch - Jaya, Jaya, Jaya... - 22 November 2017
PATCH NOTES A few keyword and hint improvements. Fixed a bug that prevented Jaya giving hints to go green. At least we think it was a bug, and not just Jaya being difficult :-o
- 1.07 patch - Jaya, Jaya, Jaya... - 22 November 2017
PATCH NOTES A few keyword and hint improvements. Fixed a bug that prevented Jaya giving hints to go green. At least we think it was a bug, and not just Jaya being difficult :-o
- 1.06 patch - The "brkn kyb8rd" update! - 18 October 2017
PATCH NOTES Added "suggested questions" SUGGESTED QUESTIONS There's now a new way to traverse the Dekkerverse... 1. Click the dropdown button at the right of the text box for suggested questions. 2. Click a question, watch the video. 3. Repeat. Use the button as much as you like, or ignore it, it's up to you! Asking for suggested questions adds one to your hint tally, so if you don't type at all you're certain to pick up our 'hinty aftertaste' achievement. At launch there are just under 1000 suggested questions available, which will enable you to easily finish the game, leaving 500+ responses as keyboard 'easter eggs' if you want to find them. We really hope this new input system makes the game more accessible, and gives veterans a good reason to head back to the couch for a replay too... http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/874121654261935519/83B0EB0C33818F5712016DB16CD0E7ADA89CA3C7/
- 1.06 patch - The "brkn kyb8rd" update! - 18 October 2017
PATCH NOTES Added "suggested questions" SUGGESTED QUESTIONS There's now a new way to traverse the Dekkerverse... 1. Click the dropdown button at the right of the text box for suggested questions. 2. Click a question, watch the video. 3. Repeat. Use the button as much as you like, or ignore it, it's up to you! Asking for suggested questions adds one to your hint tally, so if you don't type at all you're certain to pick up our 'hinty aftertaste' achievement. At launch there are just under 1000 suggested questions available, which will enable you to easily finish the game, leaving 500+ responses as keyboard 'easter eggs' if you want to find them. We really hope this new input system makes the game more accessible, and gives veterans a good reason to head back to the couch for a replay too... http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/874121654261935519/83B0EB0C33818F5712016DB16CD0E7ADA89CA3C7/
- 1.05 Patch - 13 September 2017
PATCH NOTES Added Linux platform Added subtitle hints for side patients Added multi-language framework Added many many more keywords and combinations LINUX We have tested multiple successful playthroughs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit so that's our recommended platform. SUBTITLE HINTS We've continued with subtitle hints for all the side patients so you can quickly enjoy those stories if you want to. MULTI LANGUAGE We've added multi-language support thanks to various members of the community with their translation offers. We are locking the keywords with this release (unless we've epically broken anything!) so they can be released into the wild for translation. If you'd like to help with this process let us know. Thanks again to everyone who has supported the game, greenlight voters, purchasers, testers, streamers, reviewers and fans. We'd like to say sorry to those players who couldn't live…
- 1.05 Patch - 13 September 2017
PATCH NOTES Added Linux platform Added subtitle hints for side patients Added multi-language framework Added many many more keywords and combinations LINUX We have tested multiple successful playthroughs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit so that's our recommended platform. SUBTITLE HINTS We've continued with subtitle hints for all the side patients so you can quickly enjoy those stories if you want to. MULTI LANGUAGE We've added multi-language support thanks to various members of the community with their translation offers. We are locking the keywords with this release (unless we've epically broken anything!) so they can be released into the wild for translation. If you'd like to help with this process let us know. Thanks again to everyone who has supported the game, greenlight voters, purchasers, testers, streamers, reviewers and fans. We'd like to say sorry to those players who couldn't live…
- Wot I Think: The Infectious Madness Of Doctor Dekker - 29 June 2017
There have been surprisingly few FMV games in the wake of Her Story. It’s a high bar to try to reach. So does the incredibly ambitious The Infectious Madness Of Doctor Dekker reach it? Here’s wot I think. …
- 1.04 Patch - 27 June 2017
PATCH NOTES Added subtitle hints Added new subtitle display option (on / off / replay) Added cursor up / down question recall Various keyword changes Various note changes Fix for playing with more than one monitor SUBTITLE HINTS When playing with subtitles on, this option highlights keywords and phrases that you should talk about. Subtitle hints are only available for required (amber) responses - green is still intentionally hard. We're defaulting to subtitle hints on for replay, but you can set your preferred combination in the options screen. Typing *hint* should still remain 100% effective for progressing though! QUESTION RECALL Up and down arrows now recall your most recent questions, so you can fix typos and add / remove words quickly.
- 1.04 Patch - 27 June 2017
PATCH NOTES Added subtitle hints Added new subtitle display option (on / off / replay) Added cursor up / down question recall Various keyword changes Various note changes Fix for playing with more than one monitor SUBTITLE HINTS When playing with subtitles on, this option highlights keywords and phrases that you should talk about. Subtitle hints are only available for required (amber) responses - green is still intentionally hard. We're defaulting to subtitle hints on for replay, but you can set your preferred combination in the options screen. Typing *hint* should still remain 100% effective for progressing though! QUESTION RECALL Up and down arrows now recall your most recent questions, so you can fix typos and add / remove words quickly.
- 1.03 update - 20 June 2017
The 1.03 patch is incoming with the following notes... NEW - replay game ending (available if you haven't started a new game) NEW - windowed mode and Increased *wait* time for multithread loading (fix for slower machines) Repost achievements on launch (fix for any missing achievements) Added app_id file to root directory (for linux testing) Added / removed keywords and phrases for balancing Added GUI options for hardware flags and acceleration ------ Note for players running a BETA branch or using launch params: You will need to reset these options after updating, available in the init.json file (browse local files option from Steam properties) or from the options screen in the GUI. E.g. {"hardwareAcceleration":true,"inProcessGPU":false,"windowStyle":"full"} For no hardware acceleration: "hardwareAcceleration":false For the inProcessGPU launch parameter flags: Remove the --params from y…
