Lamplight City screenshots

Starting screen. You know, it reminds me a lot of "Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Case of the Serrated Scalpel)", a game which must have been an inspiration for "Lamplight City".

Dialog close-up. Apart from his hooded, bleary eyes, I prefer Miles' later appearance - I just find longer hair more esthetically pleasing.

The fateful scene on the roof with the burglar holding Bill hostage.

Case 1. The university greenhouse.

Entrance to madame DuPree's manor.

Madame DuPree's manor - the music room.

Madame DuPree's bedroom.

Game map - Case 1.

Miles' apartment in the evening. Judging by the social conditions in the game, it must have taken a bit of non-conformism for him to marry a Black woman.

The real complication is that Miles keeps hearing Bill's voice and needs medication or alcohol to sleep at night. Oops - the soporific started working while he's investigating...

The Spectre Society, dedicated to studying paranormal phenomena. Miles can find some interesting read in their bookcase.

The Spectre Society's founder is the only person to which Miles can be willing to confide that he can communicate with his deceased partner's ghost.

I really love this scene - Miles' wife tells him how to repair the steam machine (you can do it under her guidance or have her do it herself). Chickz rule!! We can do everything!

Miles quit taking the soporific drug - but instead drinks too much (in a pub where he used to go with Bill sometimes) because otherwise Bill won't let him sleep at night...

The police station.

A victim's bedroom. Is spontaneous human combustion really possible? Or did the culprit try to make it appear as an accident?

Another sewer screenshot from yet another game...

A victim's room. Ronan was interested in travels, but never had an opportunity to do it himself - in fact, his partner (in a different meaning than Bill for Miles) brought him some items.

You can read excerpts from a few books in Ronan's apartment, for example this one on Australian fauna.

The opium den. Fortunately, at least Miles won't start using opium to drown Bill's voice at night...

The Crimson Cat club.

The victim's sister doesn't look entirely heteronormative in her masculine hat, but she used to worry that her brother could find a woman to marry...

...and that's the truth she never realised: her brother was gay. This is his former partner, Jimbo the sailor.

In the cathedral - the organ player is another person Miles needs to talk to.

The police mortuary.

Oops... the police chief realised that Constance supplies information to Miles (who is no longer in the police) and now he caught them with copies of crime scene sketches...

The investigation now turned high-profile because the Justice Killer's latest victim was a politician. Here Miles is talking to his wife.

The police chief gave Miles strict conditions - either he solves the case until next evening or is arrested himself. But at least Miles no longer needs to hide from him...

The iron works. Miles is in a hurry and now he gets more work - the foreman will only let him investigate further if he helps find the saboteur.

The bridge construction site.

The brothel. Being an anti-prostitution feminist, I immediately felt more understanding for the Justice Killer...

No more spoilers! But at least this final scene: if you solve the last case, Bill will move on to the afterlife and Miles will confess over his grave that he misses Bill's voice...

And now a bit of bonus content: the bridge...

...and the original concept for Miles' apartment. Apart from it only having one place to sit (which could have been fixed), I think it DID look better...

Lamplight City

Windows screenshots