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Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case

A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.

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About the Game

A murder. A city. A pug.

In a dark, rain-soaked city of animals, a single murder awaits solving.

You are Inspector Pug — a detective who is… not exactly the sharpest mind in the precinct.

The world around you is logical, structured, and makes perfect sense.
Your conclusions, however, might take a slightly different route.

Deduction, step by step

Inspired by games like The Case of the Golden Idol, the investigation is built around layered deduction:

  • Combine clues using drag & drop

  • Turn evidence into conclusions

  • Use conclusions to unlock new insights

  • Apply your deductions in conversations

Each conclusion becomes a new building block — allowing you to form longer and more complex chains of reasoning.

Serious world, questionable detective

The city plays it straight.
The characters are rational.
The logic is consistent.

And then there’s you.

  • Ask the wrong questions with confidence

  • Present bizarre conclusions to perfectly reasonable suspects

  • Watch people react… surprisingly seriously

The humor comes not from the world — but from how you interact with it.

A focused detective story

This is a short, story-driven experience (~5–8 hours):

  • 1 murder case

  • 5 episodes across different locations

  • No filler — just investigation, dialogue, and discovery

Discover more than you need

Not every conclusion is required to solve the case.
Some will deepen your understanding of the world.
Some will simply exist because… you thought of them.

Features

  • Play as a pug detective with questionable reasoning skills

  • Build chains of deductions by combining clues

  • Solve a single murder case across 5 episodes

  • Use conclusions in dialogue interactions with characters

  • Experience humor driven by the protagonist, not the world

  • Explore a coherent noir city populated by animals