Fit check
Is Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want historical detective RPGs with village investigations
- RPG fans who prefer dialogue, skill checks, and consequential choices
- Players seeking a roughly 10-hour story with multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-focused RPG, since fistfights are presented as a fallback within an investigation
- Players wanting a long campaign, since the stated playtime is approximately 10 hours
- Players who prefer linear stories with one fixed conclusion
Our take on Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Rather than centering the RPG around extended combat and character progression, this game places investigation at the core. Dialogue, evidence gathering, social decisions, stealth, and tabletop-style skill checks determine how a historical murder story develops across 11 endings.
What is Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale?
Play as medical student Valentin Schmidt, who travels to the Bavarian village of Wolpertshofen in 1866 after a sudden death causes unrest.
Investigate the case by questioning villagers, gathering clues, and identifying who is hiding information or misdirecting the inquiry. Skills can be improved freely and tested through pen-and-paper-style checks, with crafted items providing additional support. Dialogue, decisions, stealth, and fistfights offer different ways to handle situations. Choices affect the story, villagers, and world, leading to 11 possible endings. The game includes complete Bavarian and English voice output, German and English subtitles, and an approximately 10-hour playtime.
How Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale plays
- 01Branching Investigation
- Question villagers, gather evidence, and make decisions that affect the story and its possible outcomes.
- 02Flexible Skill Checks
- Improve selected skills freely and use them in tabletop-style checks during the investigation.
- 03Multiple Endings
- The story has 11 different conclusions shaped by the player's decisions.
- 04Stealth And Combat
- Avoid guards and enemies, incapacitate opponents from behind, or use fistfights when stealth fails.
- 05Item Crafting
- Combine found materials into items that support difficult skill checks.
- 06Bilingual Voice Output
- Spoken dialogue is available in Bavarian and English, with German and English subtitles.
Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale compared to similar games
Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale focuses on solving village murders through dialogue, clues, skill checks, stealth, and social decisions in a historical 1866 setting. Back to the Dawn also combines crime and investigation, but places its RPG structure in a maximum-security prison and centers on survival and escape. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is described as a story-led RPG about exploring a strange city, rather than a village murder investigation.
Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale: platforms & release
Is Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want historical detective RPGs with village investigations. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-focused RPG, since fistfights are presented as a fallback within an investigation.
Where can I download Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale?
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What platforms is Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale on?
Windows and Linux.
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