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The Painscreek Killings

Also known as The Painscreek Killings, painscreek killings, pk

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

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21 May 2026

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StorePublished 19 Mar 2026

The Painscreek Killings Soundtrack Release

Hi everyone, We’ve received many inquiries from fans asking whether the soundtrack for The Painscreek Killings would ever be released. We truly appreciate the continued interest and support. Originally, we did not plan…

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December 2024
11/30/2024: Changed all locks to start at 0. ex. 6 digit lock will be 000000. Changes to how items are rotated while being Inspected.2 changesGameplayStore01 Dec 2024
July 2024
7/24/2024: Added 3200x2000 resolution. Fixed an issue with Andrew's House. This fix will only work on save datas that didn't already run into this issue. If you left Andrew's house after interacting with his journal, an…3 changesFixGameplayPatch notes25 Jul 2024
June 2024
A Bold Approach to Mystery | Dissecting THE PAINSCREEK KILLINGS 1 by Vote 4 HoltHi everyone! Recently Vote 4 Holt published an essay style video about mystery games and featured The Painscreek Killings as his case study. He invited 4 players to play The Painscreek Killings and compiled their approa…Announcement27 Jun 2024
April 2024
Hi everyone! We have released The Making of The Painscreek Killings to be available for purchase! To celebrate launch week, it will also be 10% off. The Making of The Painscreek Killings is a 206-page digital book for f…1 changeStore19 Apr 2024
April 2023
The Making of The Painscreek Killings is now available on IndiegogoHi everyone, Indiegogo reached out to us and we have decided to continue the Scene Investigators Kickstarter campaign on their platform. For those who have missed the Kickstarter campaign, The Making of The Painscreek K…Announcement1 changeGameplay12 Apr 2023
January 2023
Hi everyone, We are currently developing 'The Making of The Painscreek Killings', a 90+ pages jam-packed information on how TPK was created from beginning to end. It is currently available on Scene Investigators' Kickst…1 changeStore24 Jan 2023
November 2022
Scene Investigators is coming to KickstarterHi everyone! We would like to inform you that a Kickstarter launch for Scene Investigators is well underway. It has been approved and a pre-launch page is up. Scene Investigators has been entirely self-funded from the s…Announcement23 Nov 2022
October 2022
Hi everyone! It's been a while since we posted news other than patch notes. Today, we'd like to share with you the interview video our game director had with Arc Xcala from Kyber Cave Productions about how The Painscree…Patch notes29 Oct 2022
July 2022
7/6/2022: Added 3840x1600 and 5120x2160 resolutions. Made Controller Settings scale better to different aspect ratios. Let us know if you face any scaling issues with specific resolutions.1 changeGameplayPatch notes07 Jul 2022
June 2022
6/25/2022: Fixed some typos and grammatical errors. Removed one instance of a note that could be found in two different locations.2 changesFixGameplayPatch notes25 Jun 2022
January 2022
1/10/2022: Fixed 3840x2160 resolution. Enabled Sprint Toggle and Subtitles on by default. Fixed an issue where if you delete saveoptionsData.txt, the game changes your Brightness to 0.1 and Master Volume to 0. 1/18/2022…4 changesFixGameplayPatch notes10 Jan 2022

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