The Ski Lodge Murder is an indie mystery game developed by Serious Point Games. The Ski Lodge Murder is a narrative-driven and puzzle-solving murder mystery game where you play as a seasoned detective snowed in with a group of high-society elites.

There are five main plotlines to explore, featuring characters who act independently, collaboratively, and as part of a richly woven narrative, all working towards a shared goal of murdering host Nicholas Bordeaux.

DESCRIPTION

Inspired by sensational narrative-driven games like This Bed We Made, Killer Frequency and The Invisible Hours, as well as the mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, we’re aiming to build a classic noir mystery; gritty, grounded in genre conventions, and set in a seriously good-looking hand painted stylized world.

FEATURES

• Discover The Grand Ski Lodge, facilitating murder, hiding evidence in plain sight and entangled with puzzles.

• Create Uncomfortable Moments, push suspects to their limits, collect photographic evidence, call bluffs, solving your way to finding key pieces of the puzzle to answer the question; Who Killed Mr Bordeaux this time?

• Uncover disturbed, greedy motives and twisted relationships,

• This is a raw, grounded murder mystery that doesn’t shy away from difficult themes. It deals with violence, prejudice, organise crime, drug use, discrimination and addiction, but with optional content settings, you stay in control of your experience.

Initial Development Date: January 2024

Estimated Launch Date: November 2026

GAME FACT SHEET

Target Devices: PC (Windows 10/11), Switch, Steam Deck

Distribution Platforms: Steam, Nintendo Store

Steam:

EXTERNAL LINKS

Nintendo Store:

Estimated Sale Price: £12.99

Serious Point Games LTD is an independent game studio founded in Guildford, United Kingdom. Our goal is to create meaningful, immersive games.

Serious Point Games LTD was registered for business in March 2024.

ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

SUITABILITY

CONTENT WARNING:

This game contains mature themes and may not be suitable for all players. It includes depictions of violence, cartoon depictions of blood/gore and references to sensitive subjects including homophobia, discrimination against minority groups, domestic violence, organised criminal behaviour, suicide and suicidal themes, substance misuse (including drug use), and gambling (with no use of real-world currency). All mentioned subject matter is handled without intent to promote or romanticise any of the themes presented.

Depictions of homophobia and discrimination can be disabled via the settings menu, with replacement dialogue in place.

Depictions of domestic violence can be disabled via the settings menu.

Gambling Mini-Game/Feature can be disabled via the settings menu.

EPILEPSY WARNING:

This game features flashing lights that may trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy.

These visual effects can be disabled via the settings menu.

AUDIO WARNING:

Some sound effects in this game may cause discomfort or aggravate conditions such as tinnitus. Audio triggers can be reduced or disabled through the settings menu.

As a work in progress project, this list may be changed.

CURRENT GAME CREDITS