The Witness (1983)

Infocom's 1983 murder case is the compact place to try this style. A small cast moves around the Linder property while your questions and searches advance the night; being somewhere at the right time can expose what a suspect would rather keep hidden. Most investigative actions spend a minute, with some careful examinations taking longer. Use SAVE and RESTORE to revisit a promising interval. It is more manageable than Deadline, but a wrong arrest or a missed piece of evidence still matters.