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The Witness (1983)Released 31 Dec 1983Infocom'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…0 - 2
Deadline (1982)★ 7.9/10 on IGDBReleased 31 Dec 1982Twelve fictional hours turn an apparently settled death into a demanding exercise in observation. The Robner household carries on while you search, arrange analysis and compare what people say with where they actually go. An important opportunity can pass while you pursue a different lead, so an…0 - 3
Suspect (1984)Released 31 Dec 1984Being the person the police may arrest gives the costume party a sharper urgency. You must move among guests, follow their movements and preserve a convincing account of the crime before other people and the arriving investigation complicate the scene. Time advances with commands, so deciding whom…0 - 4
Corruption (1988)Released 31 Dec 1988The most valuable thing in this City of London thriller may be knowing who will meet whom, and when. Each turn spends a minute while other characters go about their business; FOLLOW and WAIT UNTIL make surveillance an active plan. ASK and TELL also track information, so remembering a fact from a…0 - 5
Make It Good (2009)Released 13 Apr 2009A moving household and a troubled detective make this a richer, less comfortable successor to Infocom's small-cast mysteries. The afternoon advances as you investigate, and other people's actions can change the situation you hoped to examine. Timing is tangled up with how you handle the case,…0 - 6
Moonmist (1986)★ 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased 18 Sept 1986A haunted Cornish castle offers a gentler-looking introduction to watching the night unfold. Dinner, guests' movements and later appearances make waiting and choosing where to investigate meaningful; TIME reports the hour, and the story pauses while you consider your next command. Four…0 - 7
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (1988)Released 31 Dec 1988Watson has forty-eight fictional hours to recover the stolen jewels, following riddles through Victorian London while some opportunities depend on the time of day. This is a trail of literary and physical puzzles more than a household of suspects to interrogate. WAIT UNTIL helps with timing, and…0 - 8
1893: A World's Fair Mystery (2003)Released 31 Dec 2003The fairground's scale turns time management into route planning. Most commands spend a minute, opening hours affect useful visits, and meals and sleep take larger chunks of an investigation that can run across the week. Photographs and the supplied maps help you keep your bearings, but this is a…0
