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Thanks for those five minutes of your time. It means a lot. 

Hi,

I've read through the getting indexed link, but I am posting here because this feels weird. 

I've had some of my games being accessible via the browser for over a couple of years, with no issues. Then, all of a sudden, none of them are listed. I have not made any changes to most of them for ages, so this cannot be attributed to a recent update.  None of them are NSFW stuff.

Would any mods mind checking what's wrong? 

Here are the links:

/itch/thistlestudios/tessa-blackwoods-crime-time

/itch/thistlestudios/four-full-moons

/itch/thistlestudios/dead-girl-trending

/itch/thistlestudios/wolf-camp

/itch/thistlestudios/the-yearbook

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback! The report is meant to be a little more difficult than identifying the bodies. :)   To complete it you need to be able to explain what happened based on the evidence you have. 

If you're stuck, please feel free to post any specific questions here (with some sort of spoiler tag) or just PM us!

/itch/thistlestudios/the-yearbook

A devastating fire tore through Eldermere Preparatory School’s 15-year reunion. The flames are out, but the truth is still out there, buried in the ashes.

It's time to find out what happened, Detective. 

_____________________

This game is our entry to the 2026 Mystery Game Jam. The Yearbook is fully playable from beginning to end, but there are still a few things we would like to implement after the jam. Follow our dev diaries to learn about future developments. 

Sounds like the most sensible thing to do. Thanks!

Sorry for a potentially silly question. 

I never release my games until they're close to the final version, so I have a ton of games that have been in the making for a long time. This includes one that could fit the topic of this jam, which I have picked up now. The point is I cannot prove I started months ago.  Is my word good enough? 

I understand this is a chill jam with no voting and no prizes. A jam about making good games for people to enjoy, so I suppose it's no big deal. But I thought I would just ask.

Thanks!

Agreed, thanks for pointing it out. I don't think I will go back to change the tutorial, but the point is taken for future games.

Thanks very much for playing and for the positive feedback! You need to look for that in the Silverwater county archives (there is a specific app for that in your in-game screen). Please let me know if you have trouble  :)

You are right, thanks very much for playing and for taking the time to comment. I made both games while learning Godot, which means there were graphical issues I was unaware of. I'm trying to fix these in my upcoming games, but I don't think I will go back to Dead Girl Trending or to Tessa Blackwood's Crime Time. :)

:) :) :)

Thanks for taking the time to play and comment. 

Not sure what you mean by "flopped", but the last time I checked the game had around 1000 downloads/browser plays since release. It also ranked among the top mystery/detective games on itch.io for weeks. And the game page still attracts a healthy bit of traffic, even though I don't really promote it.

I'm quite satisfied with the game's performance, to be honest. :)

Yes, this is a known issue. Sometimes it seems to be related to the base resolution of the game and sometimes it seems to be related to the internet browser. If you can, maybe try to play it on a larger monitor for better results. Sorry.

Thanks very much for taking the time to play and comment. This was my first attempt at a mystery game, so naturally there are some flaws. You may wish to try Dead girl trending, a similar game where I tried to improve the gameplay. You may find it more satisfying. :)

Thanks very much for your comment! I'm working on some things. Stay tuned!

In the meantime you may want to check out Dead Girl Trending, also on itch. :)

This is what you should have:

SPOILER AHEAD

James Bell, owner of Bell Farm, had a dispute with William Vance, owner of the Vance Estate, over property boundaries. The Silverlake Court ruled in favor of Bell Farm on June 23, 1962. Soon after, James Bell disinherited his daughter Betty Bell upon finding out she had become secretly engaged to William Vance’s son. Lisa Bell then became sole heiress to Bell Farm.

This is a pretty cool idea. I love the puzzle solving by moving things around. Also, good progression! Two thumbs up!

Somehow I won!

It's a cool game this one. I was sort of lost at first til I found out what to do with the parser. Then I thought I was going to crash because of all the flickering, but I ended up making it back to Earth. 

Good work. I enjoyed it!

I believe the date is wrong, but let me double-check. It's been a little while... :)

Today I fixed some placeholder art and a couple of minor bugs. The game is slowly gaining in polish!

Light is definitely dangerous in this one! :)

I enjoyed playing your game, it's obvious a lot of work went into making it. Well done!

Cool game! I enjoyed the story and the choices. 

I don't know if this is an issue with my own browser, but sometimes the choices get in the way of the main text and you sort of have to guess what it says. :)

I just released my latest project: Four Full Moons! A pixelated horror game where YOU are the horror!

/itch/thistlestudios/four-full-moons

Some screenies here:

The game is already fully playable, but I am still improving things. Keep an eye on my devlogs if Four Full Moons is your cup of tea!

New devlog! Guide to all in-game actions!

/itch/thistlestudios/four-full-moons/devlog/961667/gameplay-actions

I have also added an in-game tooltip bar. I will upload the updated version of the game today.

I added a short guide with all the characters and ritual ingredients.

/itch/thistlestudios/four-full-moons/devlog/960895/important-gameplay-...

I just released my new project! I still consider it work in progress but it's now fully playable from the beginning to the end. I plan to issue some more devlogs as I go. Stay tuned! 

/itch/thistlestudios/four-full-moons

Some eye candy:

I'm now playing this. The controls feel really smooth! It's obvious there was a lot of effort behind this game. Great work!

Really cool idea! The ui is nice and simple if you have played other stacking games before. The mystery is not very difficult, but satisfying to solve.

On the constructive side, maybe it'd be good to color the different items in the formulas in the same color as the cards, so the difference between concepts like "evidence", "fact", and "alibi", is clearer. Also, some of the timers seem to take a long time (Bellamy + Forensic), which I did not really understand.

Overall it's great, though. Two thumbs up!!

Played and rated yours yesterday! :)

This is really cool. The controls work well and I love the idea of the triple threat! Very original. Controlling your stats is also neat.

On the constructive side, maybe combat could do with fewer buttons, so that attacks are faster to perform. Overall a great experience, though! :)