Dotson always wanted to become an actor and star on the Bollywood scene, but after the mysterious death of his detective father he must play a new role to solve the case himself. As seen during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, this adventure will take the reluctant detective through a vibrant Indian setting, where nothing is quite as it seems...
Presented in a cozy 2.5D pixel art style, you have to explore each area to uncover clues for your current case, using parkour and ziplines to access hard-to-reach locations. You'll also need to speak to the lively cast of characters to obtain new information, but some won't be willing to talk to Detective Dotson – so you'll need to use your acting background to don a wide range of disguises and encourage them to open up.
Central to each of your investigations is the evidence board, serving as a puzzle where all of the clues you've discovered need to be logically inserted into the correct slots to spell out what happened. Find enough evidence and complete the board successfully to solve the current case and move on to the next one.
Detective Dotson was envisioned by Oscar-winning Pixar artist Shalin Shodhan as a love letter to India, and to increase representation of Indian culture in games as it rarely appears, despite around 20% of the world's population living there. You can experience this through the episodic single-player story, or team up with a friend to take on two-player couch co-op levels.
Detective Dotson will be arriving on PC through Steam later in 2024, with future releases planned for mobile and consoles. In the meantime, there's a demo available on Steam right now so you can take an initial run at solving the case.
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