The Case of the Serialized Killer

About this game

When a popular illustrator is found dead, disgraced demonologist Harold Ludicael is hired to summon her ghost. Ghosts are the one thing he can't summon, but with sharp insight, perhaps he can solve the mystery, and resurrect the most important thing:

His career.



We hope you enjoy our fantasy tale with creeping monsters, summoning magic, and a cast of rich, colorful characters. It has:

• 20,000 words/about 3 hours of playtime
  
• Point and Click Investigation
  
• Traditionally painted watercolor characters and locations
  
• A journal which keeps track of a colorful list of suspects and lore
  
• A variable set of bad endings, and one true ending, depending on which suspect you choose!

Meet the cast:

Latest news

• Community & Events·17 Feb 2025Official

  Storyteller's Festival 2025 Feature, Art Book Discount!

  Royce here, and I'm pleased to announce that The Case of the Serialized Killer has been included in the 2025 Storyteller's festival! To celebrate, the art book is on sale. I hear back from a lot of folks who are shocked that the game is free, so if you'd like to support development of future games, please pick up the art book before February 24th!
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• Patch Notes·8 Feb 2025Official

  Achievements Added!

  Hello all! Version 1.25 is live, and it includes: Achievements! There are four in total, two based in standard progression, one for the true end, and one for getting all the endings, Minor cosmetic updates to the main menu and first scene, Assorted bug fixes Now's a perfect time to go in and check out all the endings. And if you haven't left a review on Steam yet, I'd love it if you did!
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• Announcements·4 Apr 2024Official

  See How Harold and Faraday Met in Hoping This Finds You Well, Out May 1st!

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44761523/767e1948c7c44abd40ea061c9a85ddef425018c8.png Hoping This Finds You Well is Coming to Steam! An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoerotisicm of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back. A visual novel with a cute mechanic: Slide the letters back and forth across the screen, to experience the time the letter is written, and when it is read About 10,000 words in length Two scientists, one of them arguably quite mad New art and some control updates! You can wishlist it today!
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• Patch Notes·30 Dec 2023Official

  Art Book Issues Resolved!

  Thank you for your patience! Those of you who have purchased the art book DLC should be getting an update soon. Once that's done, the art book will be in your local files. To access them, follow these steps: 1. Open the Steam client and find The Case of the Serialized Killer in your Library. 2. Right click on the game's name or icon, and choose "Manage" -> "Browse local files". 3. Find the The Case of the Serialized Killer Artbook zip file in the "SK122" folder. Thanks again, and happy new year! -Royce
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• Patch Notes·23 Dec 2023Official

  Art Book Issues

  Hey all! It looks like there's an issue with the Art Book DLC, and I'm working right now to get it fixed. In the meantime, if you've purchased the art book please email queerlittlenovelties@gmail.com with proof of purchase (a screenshot of your receipt email is fine) and I'll respond ASAP to get you a copy. Thank you for your patience! -Royce
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