Shanghai-based developer Posh Cat Studio focused on the satisfying thrill of solving life’s small mysteries in this cosy crime caper
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s the latest generation of 18-year-olds is about to find out, starting university is an experience fraught with minor as well as major problems. Oversleeping and missing lectures, forgetting where your study group is meeting, mislaying your books – a lot of your time is spent looking for things.
It is these small mysteries that concern Little Problems, a cute detective game, in which the protagonist, Mary, must use her sleuthing abilities to make it through each day as a new student . Created by Indonesian designer Melisa, who has chosen to go by her first name only, the idea comes from her love of detective stories, but also her wish to take violence out of the genre.
“I read detective comic books, novels and manga, and have been playing detective games since I was a kid. I like horror as well, so I originally thought it would be a great idea to develop a detective game with a horror aesthetic. But after a few weeks of consuming murder and horror stories 24/7, I began to feel depressed, like the world was such a dark place. I wanted to make a story about good people who grow up and make mistakes. This game is all about that nice fuzzy feeling you get from solving small life mysteries.”
