Detective Osiris

Death. Conception. Genesis. Mystery.  You are Osiris, the recently deceased king of Egypt. And it's time to investigate your own murder. From the bank of the River Nile, to the heavens above, DETECTIVE OSIRIS is an explorable text-based re-imagining of Ancient Egyptian mythology, with a light noir twist. 

Question the gods!

Interrogate the Egyptian pantheon, to piece together the details of your death.

Search ancient streets for clues!

From Waset to Sepermeru, travel through primordial cities to find evidence.

The hunt is on!

As you track down your killer to make them face judgement, you'll be free to complete your investigation in any order, unlocking new conversation options with characters as you go. Use your observational skills and complete a couple of light riddles to catch the killer and reach the story's thrilling conclusion.

More info!

This is a short piece of interactive fiction, created for IFComp 2023, where it placed 30th out of 74 entries. Estimated playtime is an hour, but could vary depending on the choices you make.

Credits

Written and developed by Adam Burt

Illustrations by Kama Mielczarek

Music and audio by Mycelium Music

Playtesting by Ben Joy and Taya Beleanina

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