The Incident at Galley House2026

The Incident at Galley House

2026 Evil Trout85Great

Playtime

ModerateIt typically takes about 10 hours to finish the game.

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Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
July 14, 2026
Developer
William Rous
Publisher
Evil Trout
Themes
Mystery

Overview

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.

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Reception

Evil Trout’s knack for mysteries shines in The Incident at Galley House. It’s a game that will sneak up on you even when you’re not playing. At work, running errands, or even in the shower, you may find yourself turning over in your head the relationship between two people. You may have something click and find yourself racing to your computer to launch...

The numerous plot twists—as well as the shifts in our own perception of the events—would likely not be possible if we simply had to read the story in its written form. That’s why The Incident of Galley House has become one of my favorite games of the year.

An enthralling deduction game that can't escape the genre's challenges.

The Incident at Galley House is a fantastic, head-scratching deduction experience that’ll genuinely make you feel like one of the world’s most esteemed mystery-solving sleuths when you get to the bottom of it. The way in which you investigate the case, pick up clues, and track the movements of each inhabitant of Galley House is genuinely enthralling,...

As it is, The Incident at Galley House is a confident mystery, but an underwhelming puzzler. Had it taken more risks with the original script (if only to make for smoother voice acting, much less take advantage of the new visuals) and incorporated some of the non-linear puzzle design I’ve come to love from Evil Trout, it could have been a transcendent...