The Séance of Blake Manor

About The Séance of Blake Manor

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery from Spooky Doorway, the makers of The Darkside Detective, published by Raw Fury in 2025. It is set in Connemara, in the west of Ireland, in late October 1897, and draws on Irish mythology and the spiritualist movements of the Victorian era.

Private investigator Declan Ward comes to Blake Manor on October 29 to find Evelyn Deane, a young guest who has gone missing while the owner and staff act as if nothing happened. He finds the hotel full of mystics from around the world, all waiting for the Grand Séance on All Hallows' Eve, when they mean to break down the barrier and speak with the dead.

You explore the manor in first person, interview and question the guests, note evidence and motives in your journal, and confront suspects once you are sure of your deductions. Every action moves the day on, and each guest keeps their own schedule, so being in the right place at the right time matters. The art is a bold comic-book style and the music reacts to where you are. It is a slow, tense mystery rather than a game of scares, and it suits players who like detective games with a ghost story wound through them.

How to play The Séance of Blake Manor

1. Buy The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam for Windows or Linux; a controller is fully supported.
2. Explore Blake Manor in first person and examine people and objects for observations.
3. Interview the guests and staff, and keep track of evidence and motives in your journal.
4. Watch the clock: each action uses time, and guests are only in certain places at certain hours.
5. Confront a suspect with your deductions once you are sure of them.

Tips

• Plan your day; missing a guest's brief chat can cost you a lead.
• Look closely at each person you meet; small details like jewellery or nerves become observations.
• Save often; the game lets you save at any time.

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