2x4 Nails

2x4 Nails is a first-person game set in Hell City, USA, where a new drug called “Pig” turns homeless addicts into violent maniacs. As FBI field photographer Thomas Greene, you investigate murders committed by a serial killer known to the press as “Der Kannibale,” who leaves Bavarian clues such as German Oktoberfest beer at crime scenes. Local police are overwhelmed by the growing brutality, and the FBI is hunting the killer.

Investigate the murders

Your assignment is to document the crimes with a field camera and solve the murders. Crime scenes may contain mutilated, beheaded and gutted bodies; you need to find the right angle for each photograph and enter the correct details in your field journal to earn a good investigation rating.

You explore streets and abandoned buildings in Hell City, moving through interconnected parts of crime scenes sealed off by local police. Conversations with police officers and drug dealers can affect your investigations: befriending non-player characters opens up more opportunities later.

Fight to survive

Thomas does not carry a gun, so you use weapons found in the environment to defend yourself. Improvised melee weapons include a two-by-four with nails, a toilet seat, a water pipe, rebar, bricks, a pipe, a fire axe, a shovel and beer bottles. You can also use a taser to stun attackers and gain an advantage in combat.