Bug Mystery? The Explosion Speaks!

Maggie and Peter are bounty hunters - at least they were, until Maggie's ex-girlfriend Eleanor hires them to solve a mystery. Her rare insect collection was stolen, and she would like it back. Also, Peter is a sentient explosion, and I personally think that is really cool!

Will Maggie and Peter find the missing bugs? Will Maggie win Eleanor back or will she finally listen to Peter and move on? Does a game count as a visual novel if you control a moving character?

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A short visual novel/adventure made for bpseudopod for the 2024 Glorious Trainwrecks Sekret Santa Jam, who requested a game with:
-cool or nice bugs
-a mystery
-a betrayal
-a talking explosion who is your pal

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Controls:
arrow keys/WASD : move
e/space/enter : progress dialogue
esc : quit

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Check out my website for more games and ramblings. I'm also on Bluesky. If you liked the character writing in this game, you would probably like Jailbird Nocturne. If you want to support my work, you should buy the bonus content for Jailbird Nocturne.