New York, 2082
A haunted Gothic metropolis perched on the razor-thin line between life and death, and fractured into tiny shards of neighbourhoods, dead zones and ivory towers. An ancient city with a living, breathing mind of its own, that slowly climbed its way out of the pits of death and morph itself into a grand Art Gothic metropolis, cocooned behind a chitinous wall of ruined buildings and trash-filled rivers.
Its cold streets are sparsely populated with shell-shocked survivors of a nightmare war, slowly eking out a new life while their greatest fear lives among them. Zombies; moving on crippled cybernetic limbs and suffering the pain of guilt for their past, the living dead slowly piecing together the remnants of their lost lives.
Some have managed to move on and prosper in this great city. Others have not.
Murder, slander, prejudice and plight plague the city. The lives of citizens are destroyed seemingly at random. And now by cruel fate, two women are next in the firing line.
Immerse yourself in the detailed gothic metropolis of 2082 New York as your investigations take you from the ruins of Harlem to the gothic spires of Midtown, to the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen and the lights and lust of Little Tokyo.
Using a purpose-built conversation system, your words are your best weapon! Direct the flow of conversation towards character-specific angles of manipulation to make you feel like a Femme Fatal detective. An RNG-assisted case-building system that will let you construct the case against your suspects yourself. Ensuring no two playthroughs will be the same, Dead Heat aims to be a fun & faithful love letter to both the Noir genre and classics of the late PS1 era.
Features:
- It's your investigation: Experience a non-linear narrative directed by your actions and performance.
- Comamand the Conversation: A unique dialogue system that allows you to naturally direct the flow of conversation.
- Win Hearts and Minds: As Sonja Vargas, use their lust to control their hearts. As Lilith Troy, use their fear to control their minds.
- Leathal Force Authorized: Fight off the Killers, Gangs and creatures of the undead city with an arsenal of weapons. Collect upgrades and ammo types for your weapons but be warned. Your detective may not be suited for a pitched fight!
Follow Detectives Sonja Vargas & Lilith Troy as they delve into a post-apocalyptic world of paranoia and murder! Using their talents for deception and manipulation to scrape out the truth from New York's colourful denizens, Sonja & Lilith must race against time to stop the Machiavellian schemes of shadow dwelling death cults before they enact their twisted justice on what's left of humanity!