Detective Face by subpixel
In the game of Detective Face, detectives face-off detecting faces to detect which detective is best! This refined contest of logic and deduction is intended for two players, and is played by passing a Playdate between them in turn.
The game creates a random gallery of suspects, and then assigns each player their spy. Players then take turns asking each other questions about their opponent’s spy’s appearance, names, and likes. The first player to unmask their opponent’s spy wins! Play it straight by just describing what you see, or BYOS (Bring Your Own Silly) and go for laughs by looking for the funniest useful description! “Does your spy look like a goth bassist?”
Detective Face features fun zany illustrations, a fast talking narrator, an optional turn timer to turn up the pressure, and a delightful crank based interface. Our difficulty option lets you dial the game from rapid-fire short match, to epic mind-melter. Hours of fun for all the family!
This game does not deeply enforce rules, so play it your way! Some fun house rules you can explore:
- Try playing a game where you’re only allowed to mention each part of the face once!
- Try playing without being allowed to say any of the words in the hashtags!
- Try playing in teams, two heads deduce better than one!
New to purchasing Playdate games on itch? Loading a game onto your Playdate is as easy as dragging and dropping it onto the Playdate website. For detailed information, see the Sideloading article over at Panic! Detective Face is now also available on the Playdate Catalog. Both versions will always be updated to the latest revision, please feel free to purchase it where you prefer!