Suspect
No. 01
Identified
The Hunter
Demographic predator
“You have a type. The clock is ticking.”
Profile pending
Dossier
About the game
SubjectThe Compulsion
ClassificationTurn-based simulation / sandbox
SettingA small American suburb
InspirationsDwarf Fortress · Caves of Qud · True Detective · American Psycho
StatusIn development
The Compulsion is a turn-based serial killer simulation set in a small American suburb. Plan each kill as a tactical body-simulation puzzle — with limb-by-limb consequences, pain, bleed, and panicking witnesses — then manage the evidence, the rumor, and the lone detective who's slowly building a case.
Every action ticks the clock. A noir sandbox inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud, and the bleak procedural dread of True Detective and American Psycho.
Mature content. The Compulsion depicts violence, criminal investigation, and dark psychological themes in a fictional setting. It is not a game for everyone.
Subjects
Three suspects, no faces yet
Three compulsions are coming. Each one leaves a different shape on the world — a different way to kill, a different way to cover the trail, a different way to get caught.
Suspect
No. 02
At Large
The Cannibal
Takes them home
“You don’t just kill them. You take them home.”
Profile pending
Suspect
No. 03
At Large
The Collector
Builds a shrine
“Every kill leaves you with a souvenir. The shrine grows.”
Profile pending
Case Plan
The road ahead
No dates. The foundation — body sim, combat, witnesses, the watching detective — is already in and being playtested. What follows is the order of what comes next.
FILE 26-A-001
Now— 01
Closing the case file
- Combat-trained civilians who fight back
- Finer body parts — hands, feet, eyes, ears
- Severable limbs when a slash takes too much
- Mid-fight tells, not black-box outcomes
Field Notes — 2026.Acontinued →
FILE 26-A-002
Next— 02
The city wakes up
- A detective with a real belief state
- Witness memory, surfaced through canvass
- Sealed crime scenes, EMTs, chalk outlines
- Escalation tiers — patrols, cameras, the feds
- Missing-person reports for the clean kills
Field Notes — 2026.Bcontinued →
FILE 26-A-003
Later— 03
The long game
- Alibis, relationships, the press cycle
- Hospitals as evidence; bloody clothes as a tell
- Shopping, pickpocketing, lair upgrades
- Procedural towns; leveling; acquired traits
- Multiple endings, and a rival in your town
Field Notes — 2026.C— end of file —
FILE ██-█-███
—— 04
[ Redacted ]
By order — █████sealed
Evidence
Screenshots
Photo 01
Photo 02
Photo 03
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Field Notes
Devlog
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Announcing The Compulsion
The studio has a name and the project has a home. More to come as the suburb takes shape — the body simulation, the detective AI, and the long, quiet game of evidence.
More dispatches as they happen — @KosmicWizard66 on X →
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Support the investigation
Tips go directly into the project — paying the artists, musicians, and other collaborators bringing the suburb to life. Every contribution genuinely keeps the work moving.