Hi folks,

in The Darkest Files you not only investigate crimes, as prosecutor Esther Katz you also bring them to court and do your best to achieve a fair and resilient verdict.
This can become a real challenge, because in 1956 Germany there are still many former Nazis working in the judiciary and the police who try to protect their former comrades by sabotaging your work. Don’t expect much applause from the press or the public either, because it is the time before Fritz Bauer initiated the Auschwitz trial, when the majority of Germans were still in favour of letting these crimes stand.
But you are not doing it for fame and glory, you are doing it because it is the right thing to do.



By the way, you can still download the demo during Mystery Fest!
If you've played it to the end yet, you've seen Esther and her childhood friend. Of course, we also needed a concept for these characters, which I won't withhold!


These were the ideas that our artist and animator Laura has visualized in a quick concept!
After a round of feedback with the other artists and designers, we decided to go with these designs:


Thank you for reading! Feel free to let us know what you think of the demo! :)

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