Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!
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Very Positive (49) - 97% of the 49 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Very Positive (302) - 99% of the 302 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Aug 15, 2024
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“If you love the old murder mystery games like the Laura Bow Mystery Series, you will enjoy this game by Julia Minamata – The Crimson Diamond. (*read more below!*)”
Roberta Williams, Director & writer of The Colonel's Bequest, co-founder of Sierra On-Line

“An enthralling retro-inspired EGA game with modern mystery style”
Rock Paper Shotgun

“For those of you who have been eagerly awaiting for years to play The Crimson Diamond: Yes, it’s as amazing as you were hoping. Go get it.”
90% – Adventure Game Hotspot

About This Game

The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple. Nancy is born and raised in Toronto, Canada, where she works as a clerk for the Royal Canadian Museum. She dreams of attending university to study geology and mineralogy, and she's prepared to venture into the unknown to achieve her goals!

Follow Nancy as she travels north to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in the area. Eavesdrop on conversations to learn more about the eccentric cast of characters who find themselves gathered at Crimson Lodge. Explore the lodge and its environs to evaluate the diamond claim, and maybe solve a mystery or two along the way! The Crimson Diamond is a cozy mystery that encourages reading and engaging in the story over devious arcade challenges.

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If you love the old murder mystery games like the Laura Bow Mystery Series, you will enjoy this game by Julia Minamata – The Crimson Diamond. The art style will give you that sentimental feel of the first Laura Bow Mystery, The Colonel’s Bequest. If you relish the nostalgia of the ‘old games’ -- perhaps taking you back to your childhood – this game will do it for you! It has the requisite feel of an Agatha Christie novel, set in the early 20th century. It even has a parser interface, so that you can question the other characters that you meet, develop your hunches, and write your notes along the way . It’s an observational, detective-type of game, and for those who love mysteries and suspense, you should really give this game a chance. To coin an old phrase: It’s the ‘bee’s knees!’

Roberta Williams – Director & writer of The Colonel’s Bequest, co-founder of Sierra On-Line

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- Explore Crimson Lodge and the surrounding wilderness
- Listen and talk to a cast of characters with different personalities and motivations.
- Uncover secrets, discover hidden areas, solve mysteries!

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows Vista or later
    • Processor: Pentium or higher 1.2 GHz
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows Vista or later
    • Processor: Pentium or higher 1.2 GHz
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.14 and newer
    • Processor: Intel and Apple Silicon
    • Storage: 237 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 10.14 and newer
    • Processor: Intel and Apple Silicon
    • Storage: 237 MB available space

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