Metaphobia

Shortly after being elected mayor, Carl Elmstat is murdered by a thief who is quickly caught, convicted, and sent to prison – case closed. Carl’s son Richard however, is unsettled by the details and decides to investigate further on his own. His prime suspect? His father’s political rival – Edward Raban. Throughout the investigation, Richard will find out that the truth behind the murder is hidden deep under the ground – deeper than he ever could have imagined.

Metaphobia is a dark mystery detective story, inspired by classic adventure games from the 90's. The game has been created with passion not credit cards so it is completely FREE TO PLAY.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Digital Mosaic Games
Developed By Digital Mosaic Games
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) from mobygames.com
IGDB Cover from igdb.com
The game starts with an intro which says mostly the same as the game's "blurb"... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Carl Elmstat's funeral (Windows) from mobygames.com
Richard resolves to discover the truth behind his father's death. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The city library with a quote I admire. :) Yes, this is something I love about literature too. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Researching a series of murders from the 1980s which bore suspicious similarity to Carl Elmstat's case... (Windows) from mobygames.com
A cabin in the woods (Windows) from mobygames.com
Entering the university (Windows) from mobygames.com
An image particularly nice for me as someone who still uses a 20-year-old mobile phone. But mine is more modern - it has no antenna! ;) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Taking a plane to Iran (Windows) from mobygames.com
Getting help from a local. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The Shant-Magorian Museum lobby... I'd say it looks too "Western" and too "living-room'like". (Windows) from mobygames.com
Making a little commotion at the museum to steal the ancient book. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Type the quote in ancient Sumerian to open a secret entrance. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The ancient ruins... in this case, too "photographic". But nevertheless, I appreciate the game's retro graphics (despite not really having liked it). (Windows) from mobygames.com
High time for a little spoiler: the game deals heavily with the Reptilian conspiracy theory. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Taking a motorboat to "the secret island". Which turns out to be right under Richard's nose, not, as one could expect, somewhere far away in Iran... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Type another disturbing message in ancient Sumerian to open another secret door. (Windows) from mobygames.com
And now it's time to stop because the ending would be much too spoiler-y... All I can say is that the game left me with a similar disappointed feeling as "Infinity String". :( (Windows) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
2019

Platform(s):

Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
Retro-Style

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Mystery

Free to Play:
Yes

Available From: