Murders & Mistresses Demo Update – Detective Difficulty Selection & Improvements

Hey everyone!

We’ve had an incredibly positive response to the Murders & Mistresses demo so far, along with a lot of thoughtful and insightful feedback—thank you. One clear theme emerged: players loved the game for different reasons, and the biggest divide was around the case-solving mechanics.

Some of you really enjoyed the depth and complexity of the deduction system, while others wanted a more straightforward way to progress through the story.

During early prototyping, I actually experimented with different detective systems and difficulty approaches—but I underestimated just how many different playstyles this game would attract.

The good news is that the system was flexible enough that adding detective difficulty turned out to be surprisingly clean and elegant.

So, I’m excited to announce that all demo download links have now been updated to version v0.15.0.70. The update introduces a brand-new feature:

New Detective Difficulty: Story Mode

You can now choose your detective difficulty, and you can switch it at any time — even mid-investigation.

Story Mode

Story Mode keeps most of the gameplay intact:

Explore locations

Make deductions

Interrogate suspects

The key difference is this: You no longer combine deductions into conclusions.

Instead, once you’ve spoken to all suspects, you can directly select who you believe is guilty and why for each victim via a dropdown menu. This removes the combinatory layer while keeping the investigative and judgment-based core intact.

You can still interrogate suspects—Story Mode simply uses deductions directly instead of conclusions.

Immersion Mode

If you loved the original system, don’t worry: Immersion Mode is completely unchanged. All combinatory conclusions remain exactly as they were, so you can continue living out your full red-yarn-on-the-wall fantasy.

Other Changes

Fixed a typo

Fixed a rare issue where an achievement could cause an error when unlocking the laptop

Fixed rollback being possible via scrolling in Real Life Mode

Added a unique save page specifically for Real Life Mode saves

Fixed a bug where mc would tell Morgan about the wrong case solution

Fixed a missing griffin image during the barbecue

If you struggled with the original system, I’d really love for you to try Story Mode and let me know if it made solving the case more enjoyable. And if you’re an Immersion Mode purist—rest assured, nothing has been taken away from you.

You can find the new download here.

As always, thank you for playing and for the feedback.

— Steve