A Detective’s Demise

- Type: Audio game
- Genre: Action-adventure
- Developer: Purple Jam Ltd.
- Release date: October 26, 2020
- Status: Paid
- Platform: iOS, iPadOS, Windows
- Language: English
- Rating: 10/10
A Detective’s Demise invites you to dive into the shadowy backstreets of a tech-noir city, where every step echoes louder than silence and the truth must quite literally be heard. You are a Detective with a complicated past, wandering through District 5 in search of something once lost. Here, the story unfolds through voices, rustles, distant threats, and rare flashes of revelation. Sound is your only source of information—and your only ally.
The gameplay is built entirely on a system of spatial audio navigation. You orient yourself using binaural cues, tracking the direction of footsteps, passing vehicles, or the whisper of danger behind your back. You’ll explore an unforgiving city, engage in tense confrontations, and fight to survive its relentless rhythm. Every element—object, character, and enemy—announces itself through sound. Your ability to recognize these sonic traces becomes the core mechanic of progression.
The game is crafted without traditional visual cues and reveals itself completely in audio form. This makes it especially compelling for those who rely on hearing or want to experience a story where sight is unnecessary. You will journey through an atmosphere of desperation and hope—facing both external and internal threats, and learning to listen to the city in order to understand it, and yourself.
A Detective’s Demise is not just an adventure but a unique auditory experiment where you explore, fight, and uncover the truth using a single tool: your attention. The game opens up an entirely new and unusual way to experience interactive storytelling.
Accessibility Information
The app is designed for a wide range of players and fully supports assistive technologies. For the best experience, you may need to enable Direct Touch in the rotor or temporarily disable VoiceOver, depending on your preferred style of play.