Dev Note: Inspirations Behind Death at Fleming Manor

Dev Note: Inspirations Behind Death at Fleming Manor

This time, we’d like to share some of the games and media that have inspired us

while creating Death at Fleming Manor.

We believe that knowing our tastes and influences might give you a better idea of

what kind of game to expect.

1. Games that inspired Death at Fleming Manor

• The Case of the Golden Idol

• Return of the Obra Dinn

• Papers, Please

• The Roottrees are Dead

2. Mystery & adventure games we love

• Ace Attorney series

• Danganronpa series

• Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – especially the art style

• Laura Bow: The Colonel’s Bequest (Sierra)

Of course, we also enjoy many other genres.

We usually make sure to play all the major GOTY contenders as well.

3. Comics we enjoy

• European comics: Snowpiercer, The Adventures of Tintin, works by Floc’h

• Japanese comics: thrillers by Naoki Urasawa, horror by Kazuo Umezz

• American comics: crime detective comics

4. Films & shows we referenced during development

• Agatha Christie’s Poirot (starring David Suchet)

• Endeavour (British drama)

• Crooked House (film)

We often look to these works for inspiration on characters, settings, and interiors.

5. Other mystery games

Board games have also been a big source of inspiration:

• Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

• CLUE

• Watson & Holmes

The story of the game is already complete. Right now, we’re working like we’re piecing together a puzzle, carefully building the full experience. Before releasing the demo, we want to polish things further so that we can show you the best version possible.

We’ll continue sharing our development progress like this from time to time. Thank you very much for your interest and support!