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The Incident at Galley House

93% positive of 4,445 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by William Rous, Evil Trout Inc.. Published by Evil Trout Inc..

About the game

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.

Tagged by players

  • Detective
  • Mystery
  • Nonlinear
  • Visual Novel
  • Logic
  • Puzzle
  • Story Rich
  • Horror
  • Atmospheric
  • Adventure
  • Investigation
  • Colorful

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    I gupled the game in one sitting, so it's good. Gameplay-wise, you play as a scientist investigating a chain of mysterious deaths scene after scene, a la Return of the Obra Dinn or IMMORTALITY. To see a scene, you need to figure out its exact place, time, and participants. The string of connections is chained well — I only used hints a couple of times at the end because I was tired; otherwise, if you're paying…

    13 h played when written. 27 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A narrative and mystery masterpiece. Go in completely blind. If you like visual novels, murder mysteries, and good stories, this is a no brainer. Game is tagged as Horror btw, but there's literally no horror in it (I don't like horror).

    20 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    A fine deduction game. Making connections definitely accomplished the same kind of satisfaction as any good logic puzzle. The story is...how do I say this? The story is a spooooky story, where you can't really trust anything except the good hard facts of science and observation and logic. Except for those times when those aren't trustworthy. This is a campfire story. I've beaten the game and found all the scenes.…

    8.5 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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