The Crimson Diamond

The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text-parser mystery adventure starring Nancy Maple, an amateur geologist and reluctant detective. Born and raised in Toronto, she works as a clerk at the Royal Canadian Museum and dreams of studying geology and mineralogy at university. To pursue that goal, she travels north to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario, after the discovery of a massive diamond there.

Investigate Crimson

At Crimson Lodge, you explore the building and surrounding wilderness, assess the diamond claim and investigate mysteries. You listen in on conversations and talk with the eccentric characters gathered at the lodge, each with different personalities and motivations. Their secrets and the areas you uncover can help you develop hunches and solve the case.

Use the parser

The game uses a text-parser interface that lets you question other characters and write notes as you investigate. Its focus is on reading and engaging with the story rather than arcade challenges.