After a lot of writing, coding, and late nights staring at dialogue trees, Detective Aloha is live on the App Store.
Chapter 1 is free. You play as an SFPD homicide detective on vacation in Hawaii when Chief Tanaka calls: the mayor's son is missing from a hacker mansion in Pac Heights. The whole game is played through your character's phone — texts, a case file, photos — the phone is the case.
What's in the launch
- Chapter 1 — the full opening act, free to play
- Text-based interrogation — suspects respond in real time via iMessage-style threads
- The Case File — pin observations, cross-reference testimony, build your theory
- One unlock — buys Chapter 2 and every chapter still to come
What's next
Chapter 2 is already in progress. The investigation moves off-island and the conspiracy gets messier. I'll post dev notes here as it comes together.
If you play Chapter 1, I'd love to hear what you think. The feedback form is in the app, or you can reach me directly.