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Hosted by Andrew and John · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 27 episodes
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A podcast about detective games. From themes to mechanics, we cover anything detective in video games.Contact Email:flatfootsandfools@gmail.comShow Discord:https://discord.gg/jGnFDyaY
Andrew and John hosts Flatfoots and Fools, a leisure show with 27 episodes published.
Andrew and John take a trip to the south west Pacific in 1941 with The Red Pearls of Borneo, from Bushmonkey Games. We talk about this timeline mystery in a superb historical setting on a plantation in Borneo 1941. You u
Today Andrew and John get cozy with Little Problems, the 2025 game from Posh Cat Studios. This cozy detective game utilizes the Golden Idol formula of dioramas with mad-libs style sections to fill in, but offers some int
Jeremy Johnston and Robin Ward of The Roottrees are Dead , and soon The Incident at Galley House join Andrew and John for our first developer Interview. We discuss their work on the Itch version of Roottrees, the Steam v
Today Andrew and John make their way up and town Tangle Tower, SFB’s 2019 game. This is the second game in the Detective Grimoire series, featuring P&C Adventure style investigation with deduction challenges. SFB continu
Put on your Hideous Tie, because this week it’s time for Disco Elysium - The Final Cut! John and Andrew describe our journeys through Revachol in 2019’s entry for one of the best written games of all time. This RPG where
Whip out your rail guides and sit back in your seats of choice as Andrew and John are here for the ride of Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders. The first of the Modern Poirot series, this cell shaded story closely follows
Clear out your corkboards and get a fresh roll of string! Today Andrew and John dive into The Roottrees are Dead, and Roottreemania. With limited search tools, you must reconstruct generations of a family tree and uncove
Today we dive into Utter a Name, an investigation of a Victorian manor full of ghosts and bodies. In the Obra Dinn lineage, this is probably the most direct descendent, being almost a 2D version. After the game, we chat
Today, John and Andrew wade into the bog with 2014’s Detective Grimoire. This Detective - Point & Click Adventure hybrid has become the first of a series two release games, and one upcoming. In addition to some of the be
This week we return to the foundations of the modern Detective Game Renaissance, with Andrew and John going through The Return of the Obra Dinn. It’s difficult to overstate the influence of Lucas Pope’s 2018 game on play
This week we continue Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All! Andrew and John and Lynx return to discuss the lows of case 3, the highs and quirks of case 4, and the how the title of the game becomes pivotal. We c
This week we dive back into the Ace Attorney Series, with the second game Justice for All! Andrew and John are joined by Lynx for a two part discussion on this Mystery Adventure. This mixture of Investigation and courtro
John and Andrew dive deep into Her Story, what True Crime might look like as a game. From 2015, this game about sorting through interview clips to understand the disappearance of a husband has depth and secrets that we l
Today, Andrew and John Follow the Meaning! We tour through this surreal Point and Click, coming away with different feelings, and wondering where the remaining cats were. Afterward we have a more general discussion, so c
In this Episode, Andrew and John talk about their favorite entry in the Poirot series so far: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express. Developed by Microids Lyon, this game takes the classic story, puts it in a mo
In this episode, Andrew and John discuss John’s thoughts on The Case of the Golden Idol Base game, and then our thoughts on the DLC’s. We chat about both the Spider of Lanka and the Lemurian Vampire, as well as a bit of
Andrew and John discuss the first half year of the Podcast. What were our favorite games that we covered, what did we regret not getting to? What are we looking forward to in 2026? Discuss this episode or any other detec
In this episode, Andrew and John talk about the second Darkside Detective game, A Fumble in the Dark. This is a Point And Click Adventure from Spooky Doorway, and is a great sequel to their previous Darkside Detective Ga
In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2023’s Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case. This is the sequel to The First Cases, and also Murder Mystery Machine. It's a detective adventure with a deduction web s
In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2024’s Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. This is a short but delightful game about solving crimes as the titular Duck Detective, stumbling your way through the case. With great v
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