Andre Gareis and Dear Villagers reveal their partnership on MINDCOP

Dear Villagers :

Dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover the truth in this non-linear “whodunnit” detective game. As the Mindcop you have 5 days to catch the true killer among Merrilyn Crater Camp’s inhabitants

Montpellier, France - September 4, 2024. Dear Villagers is proud to announce their publishing partnership with German solo developer Andre Gareis on his detective narrative game Mindcop (trailer, website), a non-linear “whodunnit” detective game, mixing a story driven adventure with investigation time management and also real-time puzzle mechanics. The game has a release window set for Q4 2024 on Steam, Nintendo Switch and PS5. 

After 6 years in development, Mindcop is almost ready and will bring interesting fresh ideas into the detective game genre. Players will have to use their Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of the town’s murder. The Mindcop can attempt to sneak into the mind of one of the suspects, this plays out as a real-time puzzle game. for example to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies. You have 5 days to solve this murder and every action comes with a time cost. As the Mindcop, make tough decisions on what is worth your time and what will lead you to dead ends. Choose well and discover two different endings!

Are you curious to try out Mindcop? Then we invite you to check out the game’s Steam page to access a demo with the 1st day of Mindcop’s investigation!

“Mindcop is my first commercial game project, a detective game in which players really become the detectives and make all the choices. My aim was to create a small world with fleshed-out characters, a captivating mystery and a lively, unpredictable gameplay experience. The most interesting aspect of the game is its time management system: every action costs time, and the total time you have to find the murderer is limited. This gives weight to every decision and makes each game unique. Mindcop has been my main creative outlet for six years, and I hope it will become someone's favourite game for some time to come." - Andre Gareis, Mindcop developer

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ABOUT ANDRE GAREIS

Mindcop is created by German game developer Andre Gareis (he/him). Andre Gareis has been working as a solo-developer on MindCop for 6 years and full time starting 2022.
 

ABOUT DEAR VILLAGERS

Based in the South of France, in sunny Montpellier, we are a boutique publishing label composed of a team of twenty people. Open-minded and versatile, Dear Villagers offers handcrafted marketing and production guidance. Our mission: We tell memorable stories through memorable games. We love pixels, but we believe in people.