Masala Games released the Indian detective game Detective Dotson. Masala Games is an indie game developer studio best known for their game Word Mess. Although they didn’t release a lot of games under their studio, they had worked with numerous gaming studios and helped them develop their games.
The studio was founded by Shalin Shodhan, who has been in the gaming and film industry for more than 20 years. Shodhan had worked for companies like EA, Pixar, and Lumosity. Detective Dotson is their second game under Masala Games Studio After Word Mess.
Masala Games officially announced the game in August 2022 with a poster. Shodhan is also the music composer of Detective Dotson. He created background music for the game. Shodhan later collaborated with his childhood friend and the lead guitarist of Indian ocean music Nikhil Rao for the background score.
In Detective Dotson, players play as the protagonist Dotson, who embarks on a journey to solve murder mystery. The game is heavily inspired by Bollywood and the famous Indian detective TV series CID. The game’s demo version is available on Stream. Users can wish to list the game in Stream. Shodhan said the game is a love letter to modern-day india.
In the demo version, players have to solve several puzzles, chase down criminals, and hunt for clues in order to find out who killed Detective Dotson’s father. Masala Games is going to release the full game later this year.
Masala Games is going to showcase Detective Dotson in the upcoming Courage XL pre-GDC event on March 17. If you are interested in playing the game, then you will be able to try the game at Masala Games booth in GDC Expo from March 20 to March 22. Masala Games is also giving early access to the game to gamers and streamers from different countries.
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