Hi r/IndieDev! I'm looking for a small group of playtesters for my new game, The Detective. It's a single-player social deduction mystery game inspired by the game show, The Traitors. I've spent close to a year and a half on it and I'm ready to test it out on actual players!

**THE GAME:**

You oversee a randomly chosen, rotating cast of characters, some of whom have been secretly chosen to be Killers amongst the group. Your job is to identify the Killers and help the Innocents make their way to the end of the game.

Each day, you'll play mini-games to earn Tokens. These Tokens will help you unlock clues about the identities of The Killers. Use the clues to narrow down the suspects. Clear a suspect and maybe they'll align with you to help knock out the Killers.

Each evening, a secret vote will be held and the player with the most votes, Killer or not, will be eliminated from the game. Each night, the Killers murder another victim (or recruit an Innocent to their side of evil). Deduce who the Killers are and eliminate them during the endgame to claim victory for you and the surviving Innocents.

**WHAT I NEED:**

I need a small group of playtesters. As of now, this is Windows only. Each game is anywhere from 30-60 minutes. The more you play and get to know the game, the quicker the games will be. For now, distribution is through [itch.io](http://itch.io), so you will need an account there.. and I'm using Discord for all playtest chatter, so having a Discord account is also mandatory. If you're a fan of the genre and think you'd be able to help out, please click the Google Form link below and sign up. The form is quick and easy and will only take a minute to fill out.

**PLAYTESTERS:**

If chosen, you will be added to the playtest Discord. You'll be given the [itch.io](http://itch.io) key to download the game. I'm asking for bug reports, suggestions, basically anything you feel would be useful information for me moving forward. Even if that information is that you didn't have fun and didn't like the game at all.

In return for your help, this game will be free to you permanently. Eventually, The Detective will move to Steam for sale, but you'll be given a free key to all versions and any DLC, should we get to that stage.

Thank you for reading and extra special thanks to anyone who takes the time to apply to be a playtester!

Jason

Metal/Pencil\\Games



**APPLY TO BE A PLAYTESTER:** [https://forms.gle/jVG742xUnSMPC3289](https://forms.gle/jVG742xUnSMPC3289)

Playtesters Needed! THE DETECTIVE: a social deduction mystery game. Traitors x Clue x Carmen Sandiego x Guess Who?