Scarlet Beret - Murder at the Orphanage

STORY

Fabienne, a 17-year-old genius, has a rare gift: she detects lies! Until now, her talent has only managed to isolate her from her fellow orphans.

But when she discovers the body of one of her teachers, she’s left with no choice but to uncover the killer among the residents she’s lived with her entire life.

An intense investigation ensues, forcing Fabienne to untangle webs of deceit and uncover the dark secrets of her grim home.

Can she expose the culprit before they kill again?

Based on the book "Béret Écarlate et le Meurtre à l'Orphelinat", here is the result of a collaboration between author Lion Natty and independent visual novel developer / artist Gud91.

CHARACTERS

aka Scarlet Beret. Our main orphan. She likes to read books to the point of seeing herself as a detective. She can also detect lies? How? I don't know myself, she just can.

Our narrator. She fled her house, but unfortunately, fell into this abandonned looking orphanage. A stranger among them... but somehow caught Fabienne's eye.

The delegate. She's an idiot.

The first orphan Estelle saw upon entering the orphanage. A traumatised boy who's also an ace in board games.  

CONTENT

• ~65k words of text (5-8 hours)

• A young adult murder mystery

• An aesthetic greatly inspired by retro visual novels 

• Kinetic story with no choice branch

• Original soundtrack

• A crazy gentlewoman

CREDITS

Original story: Lion Natty

Art, writing, code: Gud91

Music: JadeVater