Vaudeville (v0.9.14)

Three brutal deaths shake a picturesque European city where cabarets, circuses, grand estates, and misty woodland conceal more than theatrical glamour. Vaudeville is a narrative detective adventure that casts you as Detective Martini, a celebrated investigator untangling murder, betrayal, and private grief. The tone blends colorful stage-show excess with classic noir suspicion, making every elegant venue and flamboyant citizen feel like a potential crime scene.

Martini’s work centers on visiting key locations, examining leads, collecting clues, and questioning a cast of suspects with reasons to hide the truth. Conversations are the defining mechanic: rather than selecting from a limited dialogue wheel, you can type questions naturally or speak through a microphone, allowing you to pursue lines of inquiry in your own words. The game uses AI-generated responses to make exchanges feel less scripted, so interrogating the lion tamer, burlesque performer, grieving widow, or arrogant count becomes a test of observation and phrasing as much as clue gathering. Progress depends on connecting what people say with what you uncover across places such as Circus Saxabar, Gravesen Manor, Cabane Violette, and the Blackwoods.

That freeform interrogation system gives Vaudeville its identity, even if it also asks players to be patient and willing to experiment with how they phrase questions. Its painted, theatrical locations and emphasis on music, performance, and hidden social tensions make the murder mystery feel more eccentric than a standard police procedural. Fans of dialogue-heavy investigations such as Disco Elysium or classic point-and-click mysteries should appreciate the focus on deduction and character reading, while newcomers can enjoy it as an unusual, conversational take on the detective genre.