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It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Ghostlady - 11-03-2025
Welcome To Oakhaven - a hot and sultry land where bayous twist like secrets, cypress trees rise from still waters, and Spanish moss drapes the branches like whispers from long ago. Here, storytelling isn’t just tradition—it’s a way of life.
This is a lovingly remade version of the original 2006 game, now featuring professional voice acting, some enhanced graphics, and new animations. Step back into the golden age of point-and-click adventures.
You’ll follow the story of two cousins, Daphne and Dominic, summoned by a mysterious letter from their Grandmère. She calls them home to Oakhaven with an urgent message—and a challenge. Each must solve a series of puzzles scattered across the estate. As they unravel clues and confront the past, they’ll uncover a tragic family history long buried beneath the moss and memory.
Average playtime - 5 hours depending on how deeply you explore the environment, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in the narrative
A Traditional Point and Click Adventure Game
Hand Painted Digital Graphics
Professional Voice Actors
Beautiful Southern Style Rooms to Explore
Southern Style Music
Solve Many Puzzles
Ride a Boat through the Swamp
Meet the Beautiful Animals that Live in the Swamp
Learn About Bayou Voodoo and Meet a Swamp Witch
Get a Tarot Card Reading
Discover Dark Secrets from the Past
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3993490/Intrigue_At_Oakhaven/
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - furgotten - 11-03-2025
Just bought my copy and looking forward to playing it!
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Ghostlady - 11-03-2025
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy the game!
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Wild Boar - 11-03-2025
1st Person....
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Boxblue Studios - 11-03-2025
Good luck with the launch!
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Ghostlady - 11-03-2025
(11-03-2025, 05:28 PM)Wild Boar Wrote: 1st Person....
Is this a good 1st person or a bad 1st person?
(11-03-2025, 05:51 PM)Boxblue Studios Wrote: Good luck with the launch!
Thank you very much!
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Legerdemancy - 11-03-2025
(11-03-2025, 07:06 PM)Ghostlady Wrote:(11-03-2025, 05:28 PM)Wild Boar Wrote: 1st Person....
Is this a good 1st person or a bad 1st person?
An educated guess, Wild Boar doesn't like 1st-person perspective, based on what they wrote in another thread:
Quote: "Mystlike games are the worst for me. That's why I don't like first-person games, among other things, because the world is so lifeless."
Hopefully that clarifies things with what Wild Boar meant.
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Ghostlady - 11-03-2025
That's what I was thinking too but I wanted to play with the wild boar for a little bit.
I didn't forget about you, I've been busy getting to this day. I'll reach out to you soon.
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Legerdemancy - 11-04-2025
By the way, Ghostlady, congratulations on the remake!
I’ve watched both trailers and looked through the screenshots on Steam.
I like the bright lighting and refreshing atmospheric look of the Widow’s Walk with its expansive viewpoint of trees, swamp water and the gazebo. You can easily imagine there being a cooling breeze blowing through in that scene. Having a curious crow perched on the railing naturally grabs the player’s attention to keep the overall image balanced and intriguing (like the game’s title).
From what I could gleam from the trailers, I consider Dominic to be my personal favourite for voice acting. Whenever a game developer invests in voice acting, I usually end up appreciating those efforts by default.
It’s not the kind of adventure game I would personally play, but nevertheless, a job well done on completing your passion project.
RE: It's Official - Intrigue At Oakhaven Released Today On Steam - Ghostlady - 11-04-2025
Thanks for the congrats, Legerdemancy!
Interestingly, the outside graphics were created in Bryce, a digital photo software which most graphic artists today probably never heard of. It was all about texture. Artists used to take pictures, of a tree for example, and then import that photo into Bryce to use for the texture of a digital tree. Before remastering the game, I considered AI and ran some of the images through an AI Enhancer and it made the images look very flat. The swamp no longer looked alive. So I decided to trash the AI and use the images as is and then worked on bettering the inventory items, which were really pixelated, and some of the puzzles. I'd like to note that Steve Ince (Broken Sword artist) worked with me on enhancing the graphics. He also created the tarot cards and updated the "spiritboard".
The voice actor for Dominic was Jason Rugg and he did an amazing job. He also does the voice for Joe in the game, who has a Louisiana Cajun dialect, which he was able to do from a really old black and white movie that I found for him on YouTube. You can learn more about him here: https://www.jasonrugg.com/
The voice actor for Daphne was Miranda Gauvin, who also voice acted Marinda in "Haunting At Cliffhouse". Funny about the names. She is an amazing voice actor also and you can learn about her here: https://www.mirandagauvin.com/