RMMV Dawnbourne - A Murder-Mystery Detective Adventure

[Patchi]

Dawnbourne
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STORY SYNOPSIS: A Case in Cold Blood

A story-based, mystery adventure set in Dawnbourne: a remote, suburban town overlooking the Capital. Ashley Folger, a rookie investigator who just moved into Dawnbourne, gets caught up in a grim murder that threatens to unveil the town's darkest secrets. She must deduce logical scenarios and use her wit to solve this murder, before the trail of evidence turn cold. Throughout the case, she will have to learn to face the rigours of being an investigator, and of some truths that are better left buried...



FEATURES/GAMEPLAY

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Experience Dawnbourne through Ashley's eyes as she learns about its residents and history



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Get to know quirky and interesting characters. Who can you trust and be your friend?



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Examine evidence and question witnesses to unravel the mystery. You are only limited by your desire to pursue the truth



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Journey through an emotional adventure that develops based on your choices. The fate of Dawnbourne is in your hands



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CHARACTERS​

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Ashley Folger: A fresh law graduate who decided to venture as a rookie investigator in Dawnbourne.
While naive and inexperienced, her wit and earnestness have helped her overcome adversities.













Haley Morgan: The head of Calia Detective Agency, one of Dawnbourne's few trusted agencies.
His sharp tongue and cold demeanorbelies an extraordinary passion for justice.













James Hawthorne: A forensic scientist working for Calia and Dawnbourne's Police.
Friendly and carefree, his playfulness often earns scorn from his superiors.













Galen Leonhardt: Dawnbourne's Chief of Police.
A stern and intimidating man, few criminals dare to cross his path.













Emma Piers: A news reporter working at DBS News. A woman of few words, she can come off as unapproachable to all but her closest peers.

• And a cast of many more mystery characters! There's more to come!

UPDATES​

(Latest Update) 22nd November 2022: Around half of the game's story and gameplay has been coded (~4 hours of gameplay), and most character sprites done. Currently focusing on coding the rest of the story in.

PROJECT STATUS​

Planning to release on Steam and itch.io when game is complete. As this game is mainly story-based, I've spent a large amount of my time crafting and refining the writing. The main plot is finalized and the scripts are mostly done. The visuals of the game will likely differ from the screenshots, as right now I'm focusing on finishing the story's coding before focusing on more visual assets. So far all the character art and sprites that I've thought of are finished, I've just hid some of them to avoid spoiling them for you

Let me know about anything regarding my game's design, or if you have any questions feel free to comment! Feedback is very much appreciated

 

[Patchi]

Also! Demo is expected to be released in the middle of next year! The game will change depending on user feedback and most importantly, yours )

 

[ZerenaBlack]

Can't wait to find out that story. I'm love visual novels and it's really cool to see it in rpgmaker so im looking forward to this one too.

 

[Patchi]

Can't wait to find out that story. I'm love visual novels and it's really cool to see it in rpgmaker so im looking forward to this one too.

Thanks! The game is very story-heavy and I just wanted to try building something like this in RPGMaker where it's usually combat-based. I'm inspired by older RPGMaker horror games that are story-based such as Mad Father, Witch's House, Mermaid Swamp, etc, trying to relive that older era with a new twist