4 Penny Coffins Launches On Steam October 27
Other Ocean's Project Winter background puts it in the small group of studios building deduction games around evidence rules rather than social bluffing alone, and making evidence a carryable, hideable object is where its design differs from the standard werewolf formula.
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Other Ocean Interactive announced on October 15 that 4 Penny Coffins, its in-development werewolf-style game, will launch on Steam on October 27. One player becomes the murderer Ripper while the rest are the investigation side. Up to eight players are supported, and a solo mode is included. Rounds run through incident, investigation, and trial phases, each ending in a verdict.
Other Ocean Interactive dated the game for October 27 on Steam. Investigation-side players pick one of three roles, each with its own tools: the Police Officer collects fingerprints, the Doctor analyzes bloodstains, and the Newspaper Reporter uses a camera for witness testimony and photographic evidence. Evidence exists as a physical object that can be carried, shared, or hidden, and the Ripper can interfere directly by bribing NPC witnesses or wiping fingerprints off the murder weapon. The design treats evidence as puzzle pieces: a clue can show what happened without showing why.
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