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Dance Dance Detective

Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.

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About the Game

You must dance. Dance, Detective!

Story 

It’s August 9th, 1986. You are Detective Gene Burning, sent undercover aboard a private cruise ship to solve a murder. Your only way in? Pose as the ship’s recreational ballroom dance teacher. Your job is to investigate the murder of Stephanie Delafontaine, chief science officer of the Bolero Chocolate Company

Suspects will waltz, tango, and cha-cha-cha their way into exposing their darkest secrets. Create custom dance choreographies, teach them how to dance on beat, and uncover hidden clues to reveal the real killer. Because sometimes the truth only comes out on the dance floor.

Game Features 

  • Play as an undercover detective solving a murder mystery

  • Meet a wacky cast of ghastly characters

  • Create dance choreographies by arranging dance moves to uncover secrets

  • Collect and combine clues to get closer to the truth

  • Includes a little rhythm minigame! Because you have to dance on beat!

  • Handmade pixel art inspired by DS and GBA classics

  • Designed by a certified ballroom dance teacher. Learn real ballroom dance moves!

  • Enjoy the cruise!