BROK the InvestiGator by COWCAT

Narrative-driven adventure game that blends action and investigation in never-before-seen ways. Will you use your brain… or your brawn?
In a futuristic “light cyberpunk” world where animals have replaced humans, privileged citizens live under a dome protected from the ambient pollution while others struggle to make a living outside. 
Brok, a private detective and former boxer, lives with Graff, the son of his deceased wife. Although he could never elucidate her accident, recent events may shed some light on an even more tragic outcome… one that may be linked to their own existence. 
Will they be able to withstand the threats of this corrupted world and face their own destiny?

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FEATURES #

A deep and emotional narrative-rich experience filled with characters reminiscent of classic 80s/90s cartoons.The first game to combine a “Classic Adventure” with “Beat’em up” and RPG elements!

• Text fully translated into 10 languages
• Solve puzzles with your wits… or muscles!
• Make choices impacting gameplay and/or story
• Easy mode for pure “Point & Click” gameplay (fights can be skipped)
• Level up to beat enemies and bosses
• Combine clues to uncover the truth!
• In-game hints
• All controls supported (mouse, keyboard or controller)
• Fully voice acted

Each itch.io purchase includes a Steam key! (in addition to the DRM Free downloads)

ENJOY THIS ADVENTURE WITH FRIENDS #

Up to 4 players can experience the adventure together!Player 1 can use either keyboard/mouse or a controller.Each co-op player requires the use of a controller. (any kind supported: Xbox, PS4, PS5…)They can:

• Participate in fights
• Gain experience and level up
• Examine the surroundings
• Collect hidden “shadow ads”
• Buy food and hints
• React with sounds and emojis
• 6 playable characters

ACCESSIBILITY #

BROK is the first full-fledged adventure game to be fully playable by blind or visually impaired players! (added in version 1.3)
– Fully narrated via quality text-to-speech and audiodescriptions (characters, locations and scenes.)
– Puzzles adapted for blindness.
– All puzzles and fights can be skipped.
– Adapted tutorials.
– Buttons to repeat the last voice speech and instructions.
– Positional audio for fights
– No online connectivity required (after the download).
– No specific device required: play with keyboard or a controller.
– Additional options: larger fonts and increased contrast (backgrounds and enemies.)
– To enter the accessibility menu, press SPACE (or Y on a Xbox controller) on the title screen, then follow the audio instructions.
– For best audio prompts, choose your type of controller in the options.
IMPORTANT: Accessibility speeches are only available in English. **
However, a new option has been added to the Windows version to play speeches in other languages:- Enable “clipboard narration” at the bottom of the accessibility menu. All the text will be sent to the clipboard.- Install a text-to-speech software on your computer such as NVDA with a “Clipboard Reader” plugin.- Languages supported: Simplified Chinese, French (the other languages are partially supported)More information and plugin download:  https://www.brokgame.com/accessibility.php**

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS #

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
Windows:
Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 (64 bits)Processor: 1.5 GHz Dual CoreMemory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5000, Nvidia or ATI card with at least 1GB VRAMDirectX: Version 11Storage: 2 GB available space
Mac:
OS X 10.15 Catalina or laterProcessor: 2 GHz Dual CoreMemory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5000, Nvidia or ATI card with at least 1GB VRAMStorage: 2 GB available spaceIn-game achievements (no Galaxy support)
Linux:
Ubuntu 18.04 or later (64 bit only)Processor: 2.5 GHz Quad CoreMemory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: Modern Intel chipset, Nvidia or ATI card with at least 1GB VRAMStorage: 2 GB available space
PLEASE NOTE: GameMaker only officially supports Ubuntu. I will not provide support for other Linux distributions, although the game will probably run fine.

iiRcade:
Since the discontinuation of these arcade machines and their digital store, I am including this build, along with configuration files. This is an option to legally get the game for iiRcade hardware owners. Please note that I will not do updates for this version.
Although this is an .apk file, I do not recommend using it on a phone as this has no touch support and some commands are bound to player 2 controls.