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Topotes Studio · Published by Topotes Studio
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
In this stop-motion inspired adventure, play as detective Ambroise Niflette in the thrilling investigation of the search for the stolen bell in a mysterious village.
Adventure, Indie, Casual · More free games
Embark on a charming detective journey as Ambroise Niflette solves puzzles and explores a quaint village in this stop-motion inspired indie adventure.
About this game
💥A VILLAGE IN TURMOIL!
Renowned young detective Ambroise Niflette is called in to solve the mystery that has thrown the small village of Touvoir-en-Thym-et-Pomme into disarray: the theft of the Gleaned Bell. Without the bell, time seems frozen, making it impossible for the villagers to celebrate their annual festival! Niflette must lead the investigation in a village where secrets and deception reign supreme...
🔍 PLAY AS THE CUTEST DETECTIVE EVER!
Ambroise is young, handsome and, above all, extremely smart. Help the little detective solve his biggest case yet: the theft of the Gleaned Bell! With his splendid notebook, the young Ambroise will have to stir up the whole village to find the culprit!
💬 QUESTION THE RESIDENTS!
The inhabitants of Touvoir are mysterious, but one of them is sure to give themselves away in the end!
20+ different characters to interrogate, pry on, contradict...
They're all toys
Inspired by stop-motion animation
A village of incomparable charm inspired by miniatures!
📒 USE YOUR INCREDIBLE NOTEBOOK!
With your trusty notebook, you'll need to gather testimonies from local residents, establish their alibis and motives, and confront them when in doubt!
Record all testimonies in your notebook
Gather evidence in the village
Cross-examine stories, find inconsistencies
Confront the villagers with their own lies!
Track down the thief, and perhaps the Bell...
🍎 JOIN THE ADVENTURE OF THE SMALLEST OF THE GREATEST DETECTIVES! 🥐
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz / AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
v0.2.0 CHANGELOG: MASSIVE PERFORMANCE UPDATE (and misc stuff)
🍎Hi everyone!We’ve pushed an important performance update to the demo. This should be the last major update we make to the demo, except if someone finds game-breaking bugs. Here’s the changelist:⏩ Greatly improved overall performance, from 22 fps max on Steam Deck in Medium settings to 30 fps stable in High settings. This means the game should be able to run even on medium-to-low-end PCs. If you're still struggling to play the game, please tell us in this thread with your config so we can investigate more! We'll keep on improving performance for the final release of the game.🏃 Run button for Niflette! (Shift/B/Circle)🐛 Fixed minor visual and gameplay bugs🔔 Added some credits and logos at startupThanks again for playing, love,Les TopotesRead full article on Community Announcements (topotes_studio)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.1.4 for Ambroise Niflette's Demo !
As part of our participation in the Wholesomes Games Celebration festival from August 6–13, here are the patch notes for version 0.1.4 of the Ambroise Niflette demo! Thanks to Warlocs, new languages are now available! Please feel free to send us your feedback!✒️ New languages available:GermanSimplified ChineseJapaneseBrazilian PortugueseThe Steam page is also available in these languages!🔎 General improvements:Added preset graphics settingsUpdated the user interface (particularly for localization)Fixed the placement of the main menu and the UI in general for UltraWide screens (Note: the game is designed for a 16:9 aspect ratio)Fixed anti-aliasing implementationLocalized the game logoFixed the display of controls at the start of the gamePlease don’t hesitate to send us feedback if you encounter any bugs or other technical issues! Your feedback is extremely valuable for improving the game’s quality and motivates us to keep going!P.S.: Over 8,000 of you have tested the demo; a huge THANK YOU! 💖Updated Press Kit Link : Press Kit d'AmbroiseLove!The TOPOTES TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (topotes_studio)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes 0.1.3: ¡Hola!
Hi everyone! Here are the patch notes for version 0.1.3, including the first of many languages we are currently adding to the game thanks to Warlocs: Spanish! We hope you enjoy these new improvements, and as always, feel free to send feedback, it helps a lot! New language:SpanishQOL improvements:Added camera speed and depth of field intensity optionsVsync is now on by defaultGeneral navigation improvements in the settings menuAdded input indications in the notebook when presentingAdded pop-ups to improve feedback during the onboardingBugs:Fixed navigation issues in the setting menu with a controllerFixed a bug allowing the player to move during Samuel’s onboardingImproved the control loss issue on the controllerMisc:Fixed some translation issues and typosIntroduction cutscene volume is now affected by the music volume settingMoving the camera is now bound to right-clicking on the mouseRead full article on Community Announcements (topotes_studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
40,000 WISHLISTS & more than 4,000 players for the demo ! 🍎
No lies, no ‘Bar-à-Thym’, we just wanted to say a huge thank you for the 40,000 wishlists and to the over 4,000 players who’ve already had a go at the demo! 💌This comes exactly one year to the day after Wholesome Direct 2025 and the launch of our Kickstarter campaign: two events that saved the development of Ambroise Niflette and are bringing us closer to the release day by day! What a beautiful coincidence! We’re working on something related to development that’s sure to delight lots of future players! Stay tuned! Love from the Topotes Team! ☀️Read full article on Community Announcements (topotes_studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
See you at 6 p.m. for the AG French Direct !
Hello everyone, it’s the day of the AG French Direct! Let’s meet up at 6 p.m. CEST on their stream with a nice big bowl of popcorn or maybe a bowl of ice cream, given how hot it is. There are plenty of cool games to discover or rediscover. Niflette is ready to shine once again! You’ll find the links to the stream below: French : English : Love The Topotes TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (topotes_studio)
