Tangle Tower

Big fan of Grimoire! Was recommended this game by a friend and thoroughly enjoyed playing as a couch co-op. The storytelling and puzzles are fun for all ages, especially if you're into story based puzzles/escape rooms.

If you're looking for an shorter/easier version, try Secrets of the Swamp!

My Wife and I played this together and really enjoyed it

Very creative and fun to play! I love the character designs so much

It is such a fun game. The main detectives are so witty. I also love the designs of the backgrounds and most of the characters.

just so good

Super fun! I enjoyed exploring the mansion and meeting new characters. The voice acting and character design is great too. Lots of fun puzzles, i hope this series continues.

This game is amazing! I loved it to death. I really hope they make another game. One of the best mystery games I have ever played

It takes a little to get going but once you have met all the suspects the game is really good. It is better than the first one and allows you to to think about connections by yourself before giving you hints. I also like that there is a hint system for if you get stuck because there are a lot of small things to click on and they are frustrating if you miss them.

I would definetly recommend this to people who love a good detective story.

A great investigation game, that lets you piece things together with solid voice acting and a very neat art direction.

Good game good story, but there are few plot holes here and there

I played this game some time ago on Apple Arcade and am thrilled to play/recommend it on Steam. I love seeing the detailed graphics on a bigger screen. The puzzles are the right level of challenging, the voice acting is top-notch, and the story is engrossing. I strongly recommend this game.

It's a pure enjoyment, excellent detective-adventure game, very fun and charming. The only negative thing about is that game is rather short (5-6 hours) and that there is no new game about Grimoire every year. I would play it indefinitely if there would be a new content of this quality, can't wait the third title of the Grimoire series. 10/10.

i loved this game, the story was fun and not too stressful (but still intriguing), and the art and music are beautiful!

Получила большое удовольствие, когда проходила игру. Она на пару вечеров, но цепляет своей атмосферой: позволяет почувствовать себя детективом и постепенно познакомиться со всеми персонажами и произошедшим преступлением.
В процессе игры нужно опрашивать подозреваемых, показывать им найденные улики, составлять некоторые предположения о случившемся. Ещё в некоторых комнатах есть мини-игры головоломки. Финал для меня был неожиданным. Хоть в историю и намешано немного мистического, но в целом авторы связали все части истории воедино.
Хочу отметить приятную озвучку. И взаимодействие двух главных героев детективов друг с другом и с окружающими. Это было довольно забавно.

This is the second game in the SFB Games series about detective Grimoire. This is a point and click puzzle game which really doesn't have much in the way of puzzles, and doesn't really have much in the way of a plot, and doesn't really have much in the way of emotion... but still, it's an extremely cute little game that has been very enjoyable to play! You just walk around, talk to suspects, combine words to arrive at conclusions ("The Case of the Golden Idol" took this mechanic and ran with it very far, but here it exists in a very rudimentary form), but it all comes together in a coherent and often funny whole, so do give this one a try! Also try the first one, Detective Grimoire, it is smaller but follows the exact same mold.

a silly, fun, but serius dective story

Tangle Tower is a charming point-and-click mystery game that invites you to solve a murder in a fantastical mansion. You play as Detective Grimoire and his sidekick, Sally, as they investigate the death of Freya Fellow, a painter found dead with a knife in her chest. The game features vibrant visuals, catchy music, and a quirky cast of characters. While the pacing slows down in the middle, the puzzles are engaging and the ending is surprising. If you enjoy detective stories and whimsical adventures, Tangle Tower is definitely worth checking out. Case closed!

beautiful artwork, fun dialogue, great plot. some of the puzzles really stumped me at times! but overall, puzzles are pretty easy. voice overs also always level up any game for me. 9.5/10

It is what it says on the package:
A fun point-and-click with interesting and unique characters. I loved Det. Grimoire and this game really brought back the same charming dialogue, creative puzzles, and a colorful overarching story. It's a delightful whodunnit. Would recommend.

Really good little detective game! Fun cast of characters, fully voice acted, interesting puzzles and motives, highly recommend!

I LOVED it!!! Nice dialogues and actually surprising plot twist. We wanted to play a little before bed, but we ended up finishing it in one go and we were hooked the entire time. Definitely recommend!!!

A clever point and click detective-ish game. The music is lovely, the voice acting is great, and the whole mood is both cozy and mysterious. Some of the puzzles were a bit too far fetched for me, but the game offers you hints if you need them/are struggling, so I (as should be most players) was able to get through the game without much problems.

This is a fun new-school point-and-click detective adventure game. Tangle Tower excels at visual design and art direction. The interface is very clean and intuitive. The backgrounds, characters, and objects are drawn distinctly enough to be memorable, while adhering to a cohesive visual aesthetic. The music and voice acting are also excellent.

Tangle Tower's story and world are pleasantly intriguing, up until the ending which is both abrupt and nonsensical. I won't spoil it by going into detail, but this was one of the most perplexingly bad story endings in a game I've ever played. Maybe they developers ran out of time or funding?

That being said, it's not enough to "ruin" the game. I still had fun playing it.

Cute little murder mystery game. Fun Dialogue. Very pretty environment. Not super long (completed in ~5 hours), could be knocked out in one session if you have an afternoon with nothing else to do. Not too hard and has a hint button that tells you where clues you may have missed are located, which was nice because I hard blinded something obvious in the first room. Puzzles aren't too challenging, but it never felt like it was about that anyway. Once you get out of part 1 and 2, the game races to a conclusion though and it's mildly unsatisfying. I don't think the weak ending ruins an otherwise good experience, although others may question if it's worth the price of admission (I don't).

Lots of things in this game are just amazing, such as the voice acting, art style and presentation. I also like the overall mechanics, though it's a bit disappointing sometimes in that it's a bit too "on rails" and doesn't let you try things on your own as much as I'd like. There are also some pretty strong negative elements of the mystery that I won't go into for spoiler reasons. Overall though some really fantastic elements of this game make up for the less good parts, and I for sure did not regret buying it, and hope there'll be more games in the series. Recommended for anyone who's into the genre.

A fun little murder mystery game! A lot of the game's selling points you'll see in the trailer. A colourful cast of wacky goons, Full VA, a nice variety of puzzles that engage you in the story. That's always the worst part of a puzzle game to me, sometimes you feel trapped in a puzzle that you can't quite wrap your head around, and when you accomplish it you discover what comes next had nothing to do with what you were doing. You come to your next roadblock and you start sweating, the walls start closing in and you realise the developer hates me and wants me to suffer. This game not so much, every puzzle directly closes or proceeds the plot thread its related to. Puzzle game fans may be disappointed with the game's difficulty, as the game's intuitive UI and focus on story will have you knowing the solution to puzzles before you even know there is one. Like getting the answers to the test before you take it. One more thing to note which I think goes unappreciated, the main duo have great chemistry, they banter, they take turns interrogating and discovering leads. They share the same braincell but its a really really smart one. Buy if you like the mid 00's era of kooky point and click, mystery VN's, or want to kill an afternoon with some cartoons.

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Not often do I find a game that beautifully mixes art, music, and a truly delightful and personable cast. It's a delight to spend time at Tangle Tower and get to know the residents and unpick an extremely cute mystery.

My first few hours with it I was trying to figure out exactly what kind of mystery game it was - whether I'd be unpicking a complex tapestry or going along a bit of a theme park ride on rails - the reality lies somewhere in between the two, but skewed slightly closer to theme park ride. In a good way. The detective mechanics do not overshadow what the game wants to be, and do not get in the way. It doesn't hamstring itself with busywork or stress you out with choice that can sometimes occur in overlarge and ambitious creations. It does what it wants to do, and does it very well. You'll spend plenty of time wondering what clues you've found will be useful for what, and if they actually serve any useful function at all - but you're never pushed to the point of needing a board and red string to piece the puzzle together. It's much more of a narrative in that respect - you solve puzzles, figure out what's going on, and get chaperoned to some new piece of the story. It's effective at keeping you engaged and plodding along and not slowing you down too much.

But that being said it is absolutely a narrative, first and foremost with detective set dressing. Fortunately, I love that. The interconnected characters and setting are intricate without being excessive and the story gives you all the little things you want without going overboard or disappointing. I had a great time from start to finish.

Cartoon characters that are actually close to my heart are rare. Everyone thinks they can write a good comic book character, or lovable oaf, but they often end up creating hollow husks or homages to their favourite tv show hero from their childhood. Detective Grimoire wears his influences on his sleeve. He's clearly got a little bit of all your favourite point-and-click heroes in him - but I see him as having the lovable oaf-ness of Guybrush mixed with some much needed actual competency and seriousness that this sort of game's tone requires.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves unravelling a good mystery without too much of the nitty-gritty - who likes atmosphere and interesting characters, beautiful art and music. It's really quite the package. Try it out :)

I usually find colors with high saturation very hurting to my eyes but for some reason it was fine for me in this game. Actually I would even say the graphics looked nice and vibrant. The overall gameplay was enjoyable and not very complex. The story was interesting but the ending was a bit lacking in my opinion. Maybe they will expand on it in the sequel? I believe there is a sequel in the making so we will see about that then.

I absolutely adored it, the art is great, the characters are witty and extremely charming and the mystery is the best part. There are alot of hints towards it and alot of foreshadowing. But no so much that its obvious, I geniuenly didnt knew it was that character untile they revealed it. Overall, 9/10 the aftermath of the resolution of the story felt a bit wierd and awkward but it still had a great ending.

The first Detective Grimoire was great, but this game was AMAZING! So many unique characters, so much unique dialogue. The story was absolutely amazing. I did NOT expect the ending at all, even though I was following along with most of the clues along the way. So it was a thoroughly enjoyable journey to discover the murderer in this mystery. Highly recommend if you enjoy sleuthing and detective games! Very fun! There were a few spots that weren't as intuitive as the rest but the great thing about this game is you don't "lose" if you're wrong. Looking forward to the next one!

One of the best mystery games I have played in a long time. I am very much looking forward to the next one

Highly recommend!!! Great story, well designed, created and very fun. Waiting for part 2 or another mystery within the tangle tower game world!! ♡

---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

MY RATING - 9/10 - ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

This game was so charming. The plot immediately pulled me in and all the other aspects of the game kept me there. I spent the entire game completely absorbed in the mystery. The puzzles were well crafted and I loved the sound design. I had so much fun getting to know these wacky characters.

I loved this game, I really did, but the ending left a lot to be desired. I had to remind myself that this is a VERY small studio and this was only their second game but it still sucks that the ending went the way it did. The game does a really good job of setting up the "how" of the mystery but not the "why" and that's CRUCIAL to a murder mystery.

All of that said, I love this game and I recommend it. The art is beautiful, the voice acting is incredible, the dialogue/banter is some of the best I've heard in video games. The plot just kind of falls apart at the end. It's a shame. I still think it's worth playing. It's so clear that the studio put their whole heart and soul into this game. This dev team has so much potential and I strongly believe they're worth keeping an eye on. I just hope in the next game, they plot the ending a little better.

They really stepped up the overall quality compared to the first game (Secret of the Swamp). Tangled Tower's mystery has a lot more suspects, twists and turns, and they're all written quite well. The mystery and character writing also have a nice amount of depth, especially compared to the first game. Once again, the voice acting REALLY shines, and there is a lot more unique flavor dialogue when questioning suspects about other specific characters or evidence. It really impressed me. The character designs and their individual animations were lively and expressive, it added a lot of charm to the game. QoL improvements like fast travel and a map showing where characters you've already met are located were welcome. They also significantly increased the quality and difficulty of the puzzles, which I actually loved. I think they listened to feedback about the first game's puzzles being super easy.
The only negative I can think of is that these games, having an overarching storyline, feel like they're making baffling plot decisions in order to connect the games. In my opinion, Tangle Tower would've been better off as a standalone mystery. Maybe my opinion will change when the third game releases.

Great game with charming characters, gripping mystery, amazing animation, and cool music. The gameplay itself is more on the visual novel side, by which I mean you get the items and then ask every character about them; the puzzles were not very hard but still enjoyable.

This game is 100% its characters, and those are awesome! Definitely recommend this hidden gem of a game!

Really good point and click detective game! One of the first one's I actually completed on my own too!

Brilliant game. Half arsed ending. By all means, play it, it's well worth it. But I feel like it set itself up for a sequel with these characters in particular, which obviously they never intended to do. I will 100% play the next game in the series, but I'll mourn the questions left unanswered in this one.

This was so fun! I played this with my friend and had such a good time. The art is so beautiful, we loved the style so much. The gameplay was easy though I have a few nitpicks:
-the gong sound can be really scary which I guess is made to remind players this colorful game is still about murder but I think a less intense sound could be used to still match the game
-I think it'd be better for some items to just not be talked about when presented like in Ace Attorney because it bogs down the pacing
-While I think the voice acting itself was really good, I think it's unneeded for just the investigating parts and should be left for the talking with witnesses + coming to the conclusions parts.

Also, I loved how we were able to clear the biggest mystery of all - the truth of the love triangle! LOL.

As for the ending, I feel perplexed that Penny just revealed herself and even let herself be tied while she revealed everything, but I suppose, she wanted to get it all out before she made her escape? I don't think that would work for every game though so I hope the Mermaid game won't do something similar.

Regardless, we had soooooo much fun with it and greatly enjoyed it. Will definitely check out the future games <3

Awesome game, honestly the peak and the underrated gem of the detective game genre. Would definitely recommend!

Cute graphics. Really nice orchestrated music. Cool artstyle. Nice atmosphere of a whimsical fantasy adventure mixed with solving a murder mystery. But it gets ruined by the absolutely horrible endind that doesn't understand the satisfaction of actually solving a case and exposing the murderer while watching them break down as you reveal all of their lies and ultimately prove their guilt. Here the murderer just shows up the moment you actually start getting a proper understanding of what happened then spends the next couple minutes explaining why they did it, how they did it and why they did it COMPLETELY ROBBING YOU OF THE PART OF ANY DETECTIVE GAME THE PLAYER IS EXCITED ABOUT - ACTUALLY REVEALING ALL OF THIS YOURSELF AND SOLVING THE CASE WITH YOUR OWN DEDUCTION. To make things even worse, a big twist in the game is also that the murderer used a disguise to pretend they're another character WHICH MAKES ZERO SENSE AS BOTH THE MURDERER AND HIS ALTER EGO WERE PRESENT AND THE SCENE AND INTERACTED WITH PEOPLE DURING THE MURDER AND ARE ALSO PRESENT ON THE ISLAND WHILE YOU'RE SOLVING THE CASE. The only way to explain how they managed to do this would be instant teleportation powers. It just makes zero sense and once you realize what the game is revealing to you it becomes rage-worthy because it's so nonsensical. And then to make things worse THE KILLER GETS AWAY. That's right, you don't even get to bring the killer to justice because they escape. After implying they also murdered several other people off-screen. It's just mind-boggling why the devs bother to make detective games when they seem to have no understanding on how to actually execute a detective story properly.
On a side note - it's also confusing how the previous game, detective grimoire, ended on a cliffhanger and implied a continuation, then seemingly gets retconned as Grimoire solves a completely unrelated case in this game (while a NPC from the last game is his sidekick for no reason? When she was just one of the suspects in that game? The only reason I can think of why she suddenly reappears as a co-protagonist is because she was hot in the first game but now is kinda round and has dumb lime hair) and he doesn't even acknowledge it while the game starts bringing up things similiar to the story of the first game and even has the murder victim from the previous title reappear (really? Grimoire just forgot whose murder he was solving in the previous game and how strange it is that he sees his face again in a case that ALSO involves mystical creatures and conspiracy?)
In the end, cool game but ruined by the terrible ending.

An entertaining, short (approx. 5 hours playing time) point & click detective game.
You can't do much wrong, but if you do get it wrong, you won't be punished by the game.
The puzzles can be tricky at times, but putting the clues together is very easy.

I'm now going to get the other games in the “Detective Grimoire” series. :)

A clear recommendation (when it´s on sale).

I think of you go into this knowing some of the bigger, world-building questions are meant for theory crafting and not to be answered, then you'll have a good time

this game was so much fun to play! the puzzles were challenging but satisfying to solve and the deductions really made me feel like i was solving the mystery. it does require being extremely thorough and a little bit of backtracking, but everything is so tight and cohesive. i can't wait for the next release!

The ending was a bit eh but the rest was really nice, music, visuals, characters.

TLDR: Everything was great until the end.

Buy it on sale. >:

Longer review: -
Major spoilers below.

The whole build up to the ending was amazing, I personally would have liked more puzzles but I had no qualms with it by that point. It got super into the research and the background and lore behind the whole setting and premise, and then goes no where near it. Doesn't answer jack.

Murderer did it for no particular reason at all, other than to throw a tantrum like a child, angry at how the world is so unfair to her because she could not figure out a reason for her life. It was implied she killed more than the victim but.......it seemed like she killed her on a whim.

Very unsatisfactory ending.

But up to that point it's worth purchasing, on sale.

Nicely done game. Took me a bit to figure out the process for clues and questions. Good voice acting.

I played this game straight through. I loved everything about it. It's fully voice acted and ready to navigate. I like the depth and breadth of content to review. Im going to play the first Detective Grimoire and will eagerly await the next installment. I went through the whole story and made sure to access as much of the content as possible.

Great game, even at full price!

A very well-designed murder mystery that let's you figure out clues, but if you don't it helps you move along so you never feel stuck. If you're smart, you'll figure everything out, if you're not'just click your way through it and enjoy the story. I think I figured out like half, and enjoyed the game quite a bit.

just finished the game after having it so long in my library. Definitely worth the 6 hours i played, Game was visually appealing and storyline was quite indepth. Didnt even expect the twist at the end.