A Train Mystery

A Train Mystery is a noir-style visual novel made by Bianca Cannata (character and background art), Tony Guizar (sound and music), and Adrian Clayton (writing, programming, and direction/project management). This was a group formed for UC Santa Cruz's ARTG 120 program, and was the first of two games developed during the quarter. This project was a warm-up for us to see how we worked together, and was developed over the course of one week.

In the game, you play a detective tasked with solving the murder of a famous film critic. There are three suspects: the Actress, the Banker, and the Understudy. You must interrogate each of them, choosing your questions carefully, and at the end make your accusation. Playtime for this game is ~45 minutes.