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ShelfLife: Art School Detective

First release
Date to be confirmed
Developer
Fnife Games
Engine
Unity3D
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Simulator, Point-and-click, Visual Novel · Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

ShelfLife: Art School Detective is a Mystery Adventure featuring a cast of loveable weirdos! Befriend and investigate 7 potential suspects. Use psychic powers to astral project into their artwork and learn their secrets. Unmask the mysterious ART KILLER that’s terrorising your campus!

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Storyline
Johana is a non-binary art student with psychic powers attending Cruston Beaux-Arts Academy. In the lead up to a grand exhibition in the campus gallery, 7 prestigious works of art have been murdered, and Johana has been framed as suspect number 1! Team up with Yamato, the school Security Guard, and help Johana investigate 7 potential suspects, each with their own motives, agendas, and grudges. But time is short, and if Johana can't find the REAL Art Killer, Cruston Beaux-Arts Academy will be demolished and rebuilt into a disgusting Water Park! Johana's future is on the line! So clear their name, unmask the Art Killer and save Cruston Academy!Read more

Johana is a non-binary art student with psychic powers attending Cruston Beaux-Arts Academy. In the lead up to a grand exhibition in the campus gallery, 7 prestigious works of art have been murdered, and Johana has been framed as suspect number 1! Team up with Yamato, the school Security Guard, and help Johana investigate 7 potential suspects, each with their own motives, agendas, and grudges. But time is short, and if Johana can't find the REAL Art Killer, Cruston Beaux-Arts Academy will be demolished and rebuilt into a disgusting Water Park! Johana's future is on the line! So clear their name, unmask the Art Killer and save Cruston Academy!

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 10, 2026
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Date to be confirmed
Nintendo Switch
Date to be confirmed
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PlayStation 5
Date to be confirmed
Xbox Series X|S
Date to be confirmed
Game modes
Single player
Keywords
walking simulator, pixel art, narrative, dating sim, lgbtq
… All 6, detective mystery
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Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 17 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 17 Oct 2026