Persuasion RPG

Persuasion RPG is a text-driven Victorian mystery RPG in which you investigate a murder in a decaying estate. You explore its rooms, question suspects and weigh their credibility while tracking clues and suspicions in an investigation journal. Procedurally generated mansions, suspects, clues, alibis and motives shape each run.

The estate

The mansion contains candlelit corridors, locked attics and crumbling cellars, with cryptic objects, ritualistic clues and supernatural elements rooted in psychological horror and spiritual dread. You investigate over 40 described rooms, from the Parlor to the Torture Chamber; across runs, the game has over 120 potential room nodes. Fog of war, blocked passages and hidden paths shape navigation, while suspects move through the mansion as you do.

Investigate the suspects

You can interrogate up to 8 suspects, each with their own alibis, motives and behavioral traits. A truth-detection system uses your perception, sanity and recursive deduction tools from the journal to help assess their credibility. The Persuasion ability lets you probe suspects beyond ordinary dialogue, but asking the wrong questions can lead to violence. Deadly confrontations can also occur if the murderer strikes—or if you do.

Choices and mechanics

The game uses an ASCII-style map, a text-driven interface and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure pacing. Turn-based progression means your choices shape the story and the map. You create a character using stats, manage an inventory, discover clues and use stat-based combat; as your sanity deteriorates, room descriptions distort, text becomes less clear and the map can lie.

Replayable investigations

Branching paths and randomized combinations of clues, alibis, motives and suspects make each investigation different. A session can last 2–5 hours, or longer if you investigate thoroughly.