Duck Detective 🦆🎮 First Impression & Fun Deducktions

Duck Detective: The Secret of Salami is a comedic mystery game with a Demo released as part of Steam Next Fest. The game follows a recently divorced Duck Detective as he solves cases to pay rent.

Duck Detective is an upcoming PC game. You can download the Demo via Steam Here!

The game has a cheerful art style and tone. The characters are outlined in a sticker-like style which is cool to see as they bounce as they move. I downloaded the Demo as soon as I saw the art style.

All the characters are anthropomorphic animals. I've seen a Duck, a Koala, a Giraffe, and an Alligator in this demo. Looking at their art made me want to draw some anthropomorphic animals too.

The Detective's suffering is played for fun as he reminisces about his wife who recently divorced him. The first mystery of the game was about him trying to find out where his money went. As you expect, it wasn't an admirable thing he spent his money on.

The gameplay is simple. You move around the map to gather clues for the current mystery. As you interact with people and objects, new Keywords are added to Detective Duck's Notebook. After gathering enough clues, you'll have to place/organize them in a way that makes sense to the mystery.

The first mystery of the demo was easy to solve. For the second mystery, however, I struggled to connect the Keywords to their correct placements even after finding all the clues.

The Demo is 15 minutes long, and even less if you already know the answer to the mysteries. It did a good job of making me interested in the game, and it ended in the right place in my opinion. You stop just after opening to the real mystery of the story, which I'm sure will make more people interested in buying the game.

I recommend playing this Demo for Duck Detective: The Secret of Salami, especially if you're interested in a light-hearted mystery that makes you feel good. The game is planned for release sometime in 2024. I wishlisted it, and will probably buy it during a sale.

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