The snowbound canine noir mystery arrives, and the truth won’t stay buried.
There was no long countdown. No slow reveal.
Set in the frozen City of Ink, the painterly pixel canine noir mystery places players in the role of the Apprentice, an investigator digging through lies, loyalty, and political rot in the aftermath of King Mere’s murder. His brother stands accused. The verdict is ready. The truth is not.
Players can step into the investigation immediately, navigating snow covered rooftops using parkour, interrogating a fully voiced cast of suspects and allies, and uncovering a conspiracy that threatens to fracture the Dog Empyre from within.
Every conversation reshapes the case. Every decision carries weight. Justice is not guaranteed.
Play now on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3875890/Darkway_Murder_of_King_Mere
The trailer highlights both sides of the Empyre. Snowbound rooftops and sweeping vistas collide with rough sketches that hang like warnings of what’s to come. Every corner of the city feels like a secret waiting to be weaponized, and every whisper points to the same truth: something is coming.
Welcome to the City of Ink
The King Mere Is Dead. His brother stands accused. The truth is buried deeper than bone.
In the remote City of Ink, diplomacy has died alongside its greatest champion. King Mere, once the Dog Empyre’s beacon of peace, now lies a bloodstain on the snow while his brother August faces swift conviction. But you’re not here to accept easy answers – you’re here to dig up what others want to keep hidden.
As the Apprentice, you’re left piecing together scraps of truth in a city where every answer only leads to another question.
Was it simple regicide, or a conspiracy that threatens the entire Empyre? Will you uncover what really happened? Will you die trying? Or will you find yourself behind bars?
Key Features
- Branching Conversations – Choices matter. The truth shifts depending on how deeply you’re willing to dig.
- 20+ Fully Voiced Characters – A diverse cast brought to life with full voice acting. Uncover secrets, build trust, and gain allies – or enemies.
- Fluid Parkour Movement – Scale castle walls, leap rooftops, and slip through hidden alleys as you gather evidence.
- Painterly-Pixel Art Style – Hand-crafted visuals that blur the line between painting and pixel art.
- Multiple Endings – Your investigation will determine not just who you expose, but whether justice or conspiracy wins the day.
A One-Dev Creation
Programming, art, 3D models, music, narrative, every piece of Darkway: Murder of King Mere has been built by a single developer. One set of hands shaping an entire empire of loyalty and betrayal. The result is a noir mystery as personal as it is political, a vision of fractured power struggles created without compromise.
Steam:Â https://store.steampowered.com/app/3875890/Darkway_Murder_of_King_Mere
About IM/MORTAL Studios & Pierce Papke
Led by director Pierce Papke, IM/MORTAL Studios creates emotionally resonant games about the complexity of loyalty, truth, and power. Papke has worked with Nexon Korea (Dave the Diver) and Hero Forge before founding IM/MORTAL Studios. With Darkway: Murder of King Mere, the studio delivers an anthropomorphic noir where justice has claws and the truth always bites back.
