Play as former police detective Judith, who discovers a thousand-year-old secret in Munich's upper echelons.
Reach deep into the heart of Munich as Assemble Entertainment and developer SenAm Games reveal a new narrative-based noir investigative visual novel, Haoma - Black Reasoning. Haoma's story will arrive on the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC this fall via Steam and Itch.io, unfolds in a thrilling comic-book visual style with unique story elements. Haoma - Black Reasoning challenges players to master the art of reasoning and uncover the harrowing conspiracy perpetrated by the city's upper classes. The game can now be wishlisted and can be played for free on Steam.
At the Indie Games Live Expo on May 20, 2023, Haoma Black Reasoning joined Assemble Entertainment's indie gaming peers, including Ruyin Bicao - The Guardian, Between the Horizons, Mira and the Legend of the Lamp and Verne: The Shape of Fantasy. Haoma's prominent narrative and female-led plot make it an excellent addition to this year's showcase celebrating indie developers and their games from around the world.
In Haoma - Black Reasoning, players will take on the role of an exhausted Judith, a former detective awakened from retirement due to suspicious behavior by the upper classes of society. Explore real-world locations presented in a unique graphic novel art style as you track down and interrogate the city's conspirators, uncover hidden pieces of history, and use these clues to uncover their mysteries. Collecting items, solving puzzles, and overcoming dialogue puzzles, players use the "Mind Board" for their own investigative reasoning, a unique feature of the game that contains items, ideas, and other clues necessary to decipher the dark secrets beneath the city.
The main features of "Haoma - Black Reasoning":
More than just seeing is believing: embark on a journey of reasoning and intrigue to uncover the secrets of Munich's elite fascist society and piece together the mysteries of the conspiracy within
Access to the Palace of the Mind: Get acquainted with the Mind Board, an innovative list of interconnected objects and ideas that, when properly intertwined, uncover clues and solve mysteries.
Make your own conclusions: Take advantage of engaging investigation mechanics that include a variety of puzzles and challenging dialogue riddles
Comic-inspired stories: Haoma is presented in a vivid graphic innovative style art form that allows you to visually engage in a gripping story until you discover every conspiracy.
Listen to me: Hauma features an all-voice cinematic adventure with diverse actors and evocative characters.
About publisher Assemble Entertainment
Assemble Entertainment, based in Wiesbaden, Germany, is an independent game publisher with a mission to "save the world through games." Founded in 2016 by Stefan Marcinek, Assemble is known for its critically acclaimed and diverse indie games such as Doomzone: Isolated, The Guardian, Lacuna, and Ring Bullet. Since 2022, Assemble is responsible for the release of the Mixtvisions game, responsible for independent games such as Far Away: A Long Voyage. Assemble has also twice won the "Best Publisher" award at the German Developer Awards.
GermanDevDays organized by Assemble is one of the most popular German-speaking meetings in Frankfurt. The conference, chaired by Stefan Marcinek, features the GermanDevDays Independent Prize, which can be attended by independent teams from all over Germany and can win cash prizes.
About SenAm Games
Founded in 2018 by CEO Senad Hrnjadovic, SenAm Games is an independent game development studio based in Munich, Germany, with a network of diverse and experienced freelance collaborators spread across the globe. The studio was founded to provide more traditional video game experiences in the games it publishes, with social relevance, learning, and experience being key real-world goals for SenAm Games. This goal of the studio will be demonstrated in their upcoming first studio production, Hauma. Please log in Senam-games.com to get to know us.