Verse and Venom
A Gothic murder mystery. One locked night. Three confessions to earn.
- Mystery visual novel
- 2026
- Web browser
- English, Japanese
About the game
A storm, an evening gathering at an old manor, and a body under the floorboards. The front door won’t open. Eight guests are shut in with you, and one of them is working very hard to keep a story straight.
Search the rooms, question the guests, and pin what you find to the Case Board. You only get to confront someone once the case holds together, and the order you lay out your evidence changes how it ends. Lines from Poe and Browning turn up as you dig.
Made for Mystery Game Jam 2026, theme “Running Out of Time!”
Screenshots
Features
- Three cases: The Body Under the Hall, The Glass Room and The Laboratory
- A Case Board, an evidence panel and a journal with a timeline
- Confrontations where evidence order matters
- English and Japanese (pick before starting a new game)
Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Click | Examine, talk, choose |
| Space / Enter | Advance dialogue |
| I | Evidence |
| J | Journal |
| 1 / 2 / 3 | Journal tabs |
| Esc | Pause |
Known issues
- The first load from the menu can hang for a moment with a repeating sound while data loads.