| The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game | |
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| Developer(s) | Grace Bruxner Thomas Bowker |
| Designer(s) | Grace Bruxner[1] |
| Composer(s) | Dan Golding[1] |
| Series | Frog Detective |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows, macOS, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4[2] |
| Release | November 22, 2018 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure,[2] Comedy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game, is a 2018 comedy adventure video game created by independent Australian developers Grace Bruxner and Thomas Bowker.[1][2][3] Gameplay revolves around the player's role as Frog Detective, a detective frog who is trying to solve a mystery.[2][4]
The game was met with a positive reception.
First in the Frog Detective series, a sequel entitled Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard was released on in 2019, and a final instalment, Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County, was released in 2022. The trilogy was re-released together as The Entire Mystery in 2023.
- ^ a b c d Couture, Joel (25 January 2019). "Road to the IGF: Grace Bruxner's The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Moore, Michael (23 December 2018). "The Haunted Island: a Frog Detective Game is a farcical tale of ghosts, vacations to Indonesia, and overzealous dental care". The Verge. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Press kit". Frog Detective Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Kunzelman, Cameron (25 November 2018). "A Funny Game About Being A Frog Detective". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.