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HABEAS CROPUS is a mystery fantasy point-and-click where you play as Shrubwell, a newly appointed Judge in a fantasy world where plants have gained sentience and entered peaceful society with humans, elves, dwarves and beasts. In this world, the rule of law is sanctimonious and Judge's are the highest place one can be in society. As Shrubwell, it is up to you to weigh the evidence presented to you - and even find evidence yourself - to resolve a dispute between a Tree-Ent and a farmer.

FEATURES:

• A complete story covering a court case set in a fantasy world!
• 5 different endings!
• 6 different archetypes made up of 4 different traits, based on a personality quiz at the start of the game!
• Original soundtrack! Original artwork! Original story! Everything made from scratch!
• Point-and-click mechanics and an inventory system! Can you find every secret?

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A short narrative game made for the Narrative Design Awards 2025 game jam!

Game was made in GameMaker Studio 2 using the Chatterbox plugin by JujuAdams and YarnScript. You can play it in the browser using just your mouse, or there is a download option below for Windows!

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Credits

Michael Tweedale - Programming, Game Concept, MISC. Additional Art

Peyton Denisar - Writing,  Game Concept, MISC. Additional Art

Jessica Matthews - Background Art, Character Sprites, MISC. Additional Art

Will Hodge - Game Music

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