About This Game

Compromised Investigator is a narrative-driven investigative RPG set in a town governed by the Compromise. The creatures of the Night and Day have been separated by a curfew with few ever even getting to see one another. Peace is maintained through the Compromise, a collection of rules that value order and stability over truth or justice.

You play an investigator tasked with reporting on breaches of the Compromise. You examine crime scenes, question those involved, and decide how far to push them. What you uncover, and what you miss, shapes the world.

Investigate Strange Cases

Each case places you at the center of an incident involving some breach of the Compromise.

• Review in-world scenes and evidence

• Question witnesses, suspects, and officials

• Decide which leads to pursue and which to ignore

• Deal with missing, misleading, or deliberately false information

You are not guaranteed certainty. Every case still moves forward.

Outcomes Shaped by Investigation

You do not directly issue judgments or punishments.
Instead, the outcome depends on how the investigation unfolds.

• The evidence you uncover defines what can be acted on

• Unasked questions and ignored leads matter

• Responsibility may fall on unexpected parties

• Even flawed or incomplete investigations have consequences

You don't get to know the consequences of your reports, until it's too late to escape them.

Multiple Playable Investigators

You can play as different investigators of different races and backgrounds.

• Your character's nature affects how people react to you

• Some witnesses are more open, others more hostile

• Certain situations become easier or harder depending on who you are

• The same case can play out very differently with a different investigator

As the Investigator, you are allowed to break the curfew of the Compromise, but that doesn't mean you'll get a good response if you're outside in the middle of the Day as an Undead.

A Persistent, Reactive Town

The town remembers your past cases.

• Factions react to how situations were handled

• Characters return with altered attitudes and circumstances

• Ongoing tensions between Day and Night shift over time

• Small choices can escalate into larger conflicts

There are no perfect resolutions, no ways to make everyone happy.

Replayability

No two playthroughs unfold the same way.

• Cases affect each other, changing future events and available outcomes

• The order in which cases appear is partially randomized

• Different investigators lead to different interactions and solutions

• Choices made early can lock, alter, or unlock later storylines

Replaying reveals new connections, missed consequences, and alternate paths through the same stories.

Character Progression

As the cases accumulate, your investigator changes.

• Gain permanent afflictions that alter stats, abilities, appearance, and dialogue

• Evolve those afflictions as you level up

• Collect unusual items with game altering effects

Progress comes with drawbacks. The stronger you become, the less Human you will be.

When Things Turn Violent

Violence is uncommon, but dangerous.

• Turn-based combat tied directly to story events

• Your stats, abilities, afflictions, and items, all interact dynamically

• Afflictions gained can carry beyond a single encounter

• EnemyAI is based on their INT/WIS stats. Debuff them to make them dumb

Sometimes investigation fails, sometimes something attacks.

Features

• Narrative-driven investigative RPG

• Multiple playable characters with different races and reactions

• Case-based structure with branching outcomes

• Day, Night, and Twilight legality system

• Permanent character afflictions and progression

• Persistent world state influenced by investigations