Mr Investigator

Devlog

• #Devlog 9 Playable demo released on Steam
  November 01, 2025 by haoningwu#indiegame, #detective, #mystery, #adventure, #story, #storyrich, #narrativegames, #narrative, #deduction, #obradinn, #thecaseofthegoldenidol, #herstory, #investigation, #gaming, #steam, #nextfest

  A bit of late announcement but the playable demo for Mr Investigator was released on Steam 4 days ago. Please check it out and let me know what you think! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816830/Mr... Continue reading

  
• # Devlog 8 New name, same formula.
  September 28, 2025 by haoningwu

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  The game is now called Mr Investigator instead of Dear Clara, which was previously known. I made a creative decision to change a majority of the story for a better experience for the player, it keeps... Continue reading

  
• Dev log #7 Dining room interior + Hint system
  August 13, 2025 by haoningwu

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  #game, #indie, #detective, #deduction, #puzzle, #adventure, #dearclara

  Dining room interior wip capture I am quite fond of how the dining room turned out relative to the early concept art I had shared in the last dev log. There is a new and simple hint system in the game... Continue reading

  
• devlog #6 super-early concept art
  August 05, 2025 by haoningwu#adventure, #dear, #dearclara, #dear clara, #detective, #deduction, #environment, #devlog, #investigation, #conceptar, #conceptart, #update

  Concept art I've yet to share since the start of making the game. Some changes since, but still captures the cottage atmosphere... Continue reading

  
• devlog #5 major content push towards next fest
  July 21, 2025 by haoningwu

  Fleshing out the house this month leading up to Steam next fest, so I have a little over a month to polish the demo. I modelled and rigged the characters, I had done Clara from a detail sculpt first,... Continue reading

  
• devlog #4 black and white
  July 07, 2025 by haoningwu#dearclara, #dear clara, #devlog, #mystery, #adventure

  Started exploring ways to increase the legibility in the house. I liked the cinematic effect in the screenshots from the previous builds, but I never quite felt like it worked in game, while tweaking... Continue reading

  
• devlog #3 - Steam store page is live! Wishlist now!
  June 26, 2025 by haoningwu

  It's here ! We've passed the review! Wishlist Dear Clara to be the one of first to know on release date. A Time-Hopping Adventure Across Generational Timelines. On the 19th of January 1989, Clara rece... Continue reading

  
• devlog #2 - Steam page in review and gameplay revision.
  June 23, 2025 by haoningwu#devlog, #dear, #dearclara, #detective, #investigation, #solve, #adventure, #itch, #steam, #wishlist

  Good news, the Steam page is now current in the review process. Once it's done, I will update on here for you guys to wishlist. The last 10 days before the demo was finished was pretty much all crunch... Continue reading

  
• devlog #1 - What's next after the development demo!
  June 14, 2025 by haoningwu

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  #update, #postmortem, #dearclara, #ui, #gameplay, #environment, #detective, #investigation, #mystery, #solve, #obradinn, #herstory, #goldenidol, #deduction, #steam

  Hey guys, thanks for playing the first development demo for Dear Clara. I am quite new to the devlogs and game dev in general, so it's nice to hear that at least few people have enjoyed it. I am grate... Continue reading