Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
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A phone call from a small, out of state police force was the last thing writer Penelope Pendrick was expecting that morning. But, it wasn't long after that she was boarding a flight to the quaint old town of Carlisle, Connecticut. When debriefed, Penelope learns her job is to join the search for three missing people; an older man who owns a local bookstore, a mysterious woman who keeps to herself, and a troublemaking teenage boy – the only common link between them being that they disappeared from the same town, within the same week. The Sergeant is stumped.
Once she begins to unravel the case, Penelope realizes that there’s something deeper – stranger – going on here. Unusual ties form between four deceptive suspects, each with something to gain and each with something to lose. Motives and suspicions weave in and out as Penelope uses her wits and penchant for rule-breaking to search for answers; some of which died with an eccentric and mysterious local artist fifty years ago. As the danger escalates, a timer begins to tick down on the lives of the missing. All that Penelope knows for sure is that there’s more to the town of Carlisle than it would appear, and that one wrong move could make this first case her last.
Game Features
Explore the town of Carlisle
Interrogate four unique suspects
Steer the conversation with non-linear dialogue
Your choices matter - speak wisely!
Solve unique puzzles inspired by a famous artist
Don't get caught when you snoop!
Check every corner with your magnifying glass
Watch the clock to know who's around and when...
Use the landline to call friends or order pizza!
Examine any inventory item for details
Choose between two difficulty levels
Read in-game notes and check off your checklist
Type in answers to questions to progress the game
Join Penelope on her first official case!
Game Characteristics
Point & Click Gameplay
First Person Point of View
Single Player Game
Fully Voice-Acted
Detailed Environments
Complete Closed Captioning
Mystery Adventure Genre
NOTE: The game is NOT Steam Deck Verified. Some users with the Deck experience issues with character and cutscene animations, such as blurriness, pixilation, or missing animations.
