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Release Date 23 March 2014
Release Type Freeware
Content Advisory Mild | None | Strong
Operating System Windows
Setting Contemporary
Genre Investigative
Story Original
Play Length Medium Length Game
Language English
Graphics 320x200, 32-Bit Colour
Downloaded 1,350 All Time

About

Tomes: Layne's Discovery, is a relatively short (took beta testers between 45 minutes and 2 hours) and story-driven game that revolves around a young man with a litany of personal problems. Through investigations and a fair amount of seeing his way through internal crises, Layne eventually stumbles upon the Tomes, and a new mystery begins.

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Awards & Reviews

AGS Panel Rating

Layne's discovery is (hopefully) the first in a series of investigative adventures from Domithan. It's a good all round shortish game with some lovely touches, a fun deduction system and a decent level of polish.

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By Lasca on 21 January 2015

I really enjoyed this game. I kept me curious, wanting to know more, and the deductions part was intresting. I absolutly recomend this!

I'm usually a sucker for graphics, but this kept me hooked even though I felt it was lacking visually.


By Stupot on 11 September 2014

Despite a few glitches, this is a really super game. The clue deduction system is well done and the story is quite scary. I look forward to more from Layne.


By Ibispi on 31 August 2014

A very nicely designed Sherlock Holmes style puzzle design based on deduction. The game is quite enjoyable aesthetically. Story is great, except the fact that a lot of things are left unexplained and the game ends on a cliffhanger. Can't wait to play the next installment! :)


By jkohen on 17 May 2014

This game is the first part in a new series called "Tomes". The first part opens with a couple interesting characters and events, but it ends abruptly before we learn much. There's a hook into the next parts, but in my opinion it came too soon.

The graphics are good and the author obviously added a lot of polish. The music and sound effects are well fitting and the sound editing was flawless. The interface had a nice feeling to it, and because of that, it played better than most other adventure games.

The investigative game mechanics have a lot of potential, but I got the feeling that the crime scenes were too short and simple. Layne was obviously learning a lot more about the crime than I was, which I guess makes him the player, not me.

The game is worth playing and I'm looking forward to the following installments.


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