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Just a small update: a new trailer is coming, as well as a major announcement! (Hint: it rhymes with “police gate”)

Meanwhile, here’s a couple more screenshots.

No game is complete without a sewer level

Being a private investigator means facing resistance from the police.

It’s “release date!”

Lamplight City will be out on September 13, 2018.

Here’s a new trailer:

When I heard you say in an interview that there weren’t going to be any puzzles, I was worried. Then I read a preview by a German gaming magazine. You kidder. The cases themselves are the puzzles! I love the fact that I have to think about the cases myself to solve them. I haven’t had a proper crime solving adventure for an eternity. Consider it bought.
Looks like I might have to play this one several times to solve everything. That’s nice.

LittleRose - 29 July 2018 04:02 PM

When I heard you say in an interview that there weren’t going to be any puzzles, I was worried. Then I read a preview by a German gaming magazine. You kidder. The cases themselves are the puzzles! I love the fact that I have to think about the cases myself to solve them.

To be fair I don’t think I ever said that the game didn’t have puzzles, just that it didn’t have an inventory or any “use item on hotspot/inventory combination” puzzles.

But yes, the cases themselves are the puzzles. You need to search areas, ask people questions, and figure things out in order to get the optimal solutions. You just don’t have to build wacky contraptions out of dozens of items you’re carrying around.

Sounds still awesome.

In case you weren’t sick of listening to me talk about Lamplight City:

This month, there are six games from my wishlist about to be released. I’m still not 100% sure, but I think, I’m going to buy your game first. It’s one of the two most promising. The others will have to wait, because I’m so eager to play Lamplight City.
First there’s nothing for months, and then they all come on running.

Happy to announce that Lamplight City will also be available DRM-free on GOG!

https://www.gog.com/game/lamplight_city

Good to know. I prefer that.

I created a forum account, specifically to say that I will definitely be purchasing this game* (the GOG version, as I simply cannot sanction DRM).  I’ve been a fan of Francisco Gonzalez’s games, ever since the Ben Jordan Case Files (easily some of the greatest fan-made efforts out there).  This new game looks gorgeous and I’m intrigued by the non-traditional nature of the puzzles.  Role-playing as a detective and solving cases by way of your own logic and deductions, sounds like a ton of fun.

Roll on the 13th!

* Now that I have an account, I’ll be sure to also post in other threads as well, mind you.  I’m a huge adventure game fan and have been a lurker on this forum for many, many years now.