For fellow FMV heads out there, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2 may need no introduction. But to those looking to delve into the rabbit hole of live action gaming, this, like the first game, throws you into the therapist's chair to half-analyze, half-interrogate former patients of your Lovecraftian predecessor, the titular Doctor Dekker. This Steam Next Fest demo allows you to get stuck in with your first patient session, and already has me swimming in possible theories about what happened to your dearly departed (...or are they?) colleagues.
Developed by D'Avekki Studios, their latest FMV mystery is well worth checking out for yourself (nose through our Steam Next Fest guide for more about the event). I've long had a soft spot for this developer's take on FMV games. Remaining with a hand in tabletop board games, rather than trying to craft overly ambitious narrative games, these mysteries are more bite-size affairs that use live action performances to sell you on a series of possible clues than simply story hooks. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2 – just like predecessors The Shapeshifting Detective or Murderous Muses – is closer to something like Immortality than it is The Bunker. I'm pleased to see this rare sequel from the studio maintaining that style.
