Theory is a first person mystery puzzle game designed to play off the popularity of CSI shows in contemporary media. Players take on the role of an asset recovery specialist for Global bank, the only bank in the entire world.
As asset recovery specialist the player's job is to retrieve stolen objects. To do this players investigate sites of thefts and then reverse engineers the method of theft to stop the same method being used and collect potential information about the thieves. Game play has two states, the first is where players investigate scenes with their camera which they use to take pictures and gather information. From there players use the pictures and things they remember from the scene to reverse engineer a machine or scenario that could cause the outcome. They can do this through directing actors or developing machines by combining parts or modelling new parts using photographs they've taken.
The more correct their model is the more clues they get from it. Players compete against a famous band of thieves who are pulling off heists around the world to try and catch them before they meet their unknown goals and disappear.
Theory is a puzzle game based around the popularity of CSI programs mixed with the classical elements of physical puzzling. Players are presented with an outcome (similar to the picture on a puzzle box) and a series of pieces they can combine (again similar to a real puzzle). They twist and hook for players is that there are more pieces than the puzzle needs and players need to use their investigative and observational skills to develop a solution or eliminate incorrect solutions until they can come up with a possible solution to submit. This combined with the fact that players are trying to catch a band of thieves before they disappear creates an intense cat and mouse game common in successful crime based thrillers
●Aspects of traditional physical puzzles
●Draws on popularity of contemporary CSI shows
●Creates a cat and mouse thriller aspect as players hunt a band of thieves
