Nobodies

Nobodies delivers a new take on the crime point & click genre, offering both rewarding and challenging gameplay to clean up dead bodies!
Pros
+ Challenging and inventive.
+ Multiple solutions to puzzles / methods of hiding the bodies.
+ Plenty of interactive items.
+ Clean up after crimes!
+ Very active and helpful small development team who are answering community questions and patching bugs.
+ Achievements.
+ 11 missions which can be replayed to get a perfect score.
Cons
- Needs a better optional hint system, I found myself frustratingly stuck most of the time, however, this may not be a negative for those with better puzzle intuition than I.
- Slightly frustrating controls when using items.
Story
Nobodies features 11 equally arduous missions with different assassinations and stories behind each level, which is briefed in detail before beginning. You work for a secret government counter-terrorism organisation that aims to assassinate members of a bio-terrorism group, before they can release their weapons on the world. Unlike other plots, you don't play as the murderer, but rather, the crime scene cleaner!
Gameplay
Players are sent out to each mission with one goal in mind, to dispose of the body and make it seem like they were never there. It is more challenging than it sounds and at times, quite meticulous. Find the body, clean up any blood and dispose of it in any way you see fit, whilst avoiding detection at all costs. Once that's done, to achieve a perfect score, players must place every single item used in their inventory back exactly where they found it. Every door that was opened must be closed and any tampered with items must be returned to its original state.
Only after disposal of a body will an exit sign illuminate, allowing players to complete the mission. Following this, a report is detailed and any errors will be listed which players can fix up in their next attempt.
The only negative I found was the tedious nature of clicking on your inventory, clicking on an item and then clicking on the intended object. If you miss-click, the item in your inventory does not remain selected for, and you must re-enter your inventory and click on the object again. This isn't necessarily a game breaker by any means, however, personally I would have preferred an assigned button to deselect items, rather than having to constantly re-select.
I would also like to see a better optional hint system added for struggling people like myself. Currently, there is a pager which displays a vague hint of what to do next, but it isn't always the most helpful and there are no guides currently out to assist frustrated players. Despite this, the developers are actively answering all questions in their discussion thread which is MUCH appreciated and I recommend stuck players to post there if needing help.
Graphics & Sound
Scenes are hand-crafted and detailed with little to no voice-overs, except in mission briefings. It is reminiscent of mobile games yet still delivers on PCs and combines the gruesome visuals of murder with colourful environments and scenes.
Price and Content
With 11 inventive missions, everyone will take a different amount of time to finish the game, depending on how well they can solve the puzzles. It took me 7 hours and it was more complex than I had originally thought, but it was enjoyable and offers good replayability value for both achievement hunters and perfectionists. For $10AUD it is definitely worth the cost and will offer at least 5 hours of puzzle filled comical entertainment.
Conclusion
Nobodies is an intuitive puzzle game from a different perspective than we would normally see. Offering many different solutions for each mission, it is a game that encourages replayability but also challenges players to think outside the box. Developer(s) are reading their customers questions and feedback and are looking to improve their game, which is reflected in their recent patches in response to player bug reports. I recommend Nobodies to anyone who likes puzzles and is looking for something out of the ordinary to play for an afternoon.
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Nobodies is a darker take on point and click adventure games, in which you are tasked with hiding the bodies of a group of turncoat scientists that pose a threat to national security. Each mission is a self-contained puzzle, punctuated by tiny bits of humor and the occasional optional task for an achievement. What makes it distinct is its objective to leave no evidence behind, requiring you to keep careful attention to where all of your inventory originates.
Pros
+ Brilliant artwork, especially environmental
+ Ambient sounds & music are never intrusive
+ Clever, logical puzzles.
+ Easy to access hints via pager
+ Convenient hotspot key shows you all interactive places, no pixel hunting
+ Optional objectives give you incentive to replay missions to see it all
+ Sprinkled humor helps to lighten the mood
Cons
- While most of the puzzles are clear in hindsight, it's easy to get lost in certain missions. IE, The hospital mission requires you to assume that none of the staff question a discharge and death-certificate filed back-to-back for the same patient.
- Weak story. Meaning, beyond the premise, there's no compelling hook. Completing the final mission doesn't reward you with any closure.
- Short. Couple hours long at best. (Ignore my playtime, padded by idling & guide creation)
- Linear. Each mission expects a specific solution, creative solutions often lead to bad endings.
- Minor complaint: Using the pager blocks the no-hint completion achievement. There's no confirmation box, either. One mis-click and you'll have to restart the game.
If you don't mind story-light, episodic "escape the scene" experience, then Nobodies performs quite well. There's just enough here to keep you busy and focused for its eleven cleaning operations. It has captivating hand-painted artwork, from recognizable background scenery to its handful of animated characters. It mixes up the traditional gameplay with occasional puzzles, such as mazes or sliding-block. But the vast majority of the game is simply figuring out what to do. And it's somewhere in this that the game falls a bit flat.
Granted, point & click games are all about discovering solutions to problems, but there are times in Nobodies that give you absolutely no clue what to do next. It doesn't help that most of the flavor text is devoid of hints, and that your incorrect attempts will be answered with "hmm...no." To its credit, there is a pocket pager that provides you with a nudge in the right direction, at the cost of an achievement.
The one feature that makes Nobodies stand apart from other adventure games is the goal to leave the scene undisturbed. You'll have to pay extra careful attention to the placement of objects, and beware of red herrings. Everything has to go back to the way it was, or destroyed, in the case of evidence. From even the smallest things like making sure doors are locked to putting back trash where it came from, it's a great touch.
Because it's so focused on the adventure gameplay, Nobodies might disappoint you story-wise. While it features a nice slide-show introduction, and voiceovers for every mission briefing, there's no ending after the final mission. You're simply taken back to the mission map to repeat anything you wish, or to hunt for missing achievements.
Despite its flaws, the game is still a well-made title that will no doubt delight adventure enthusiasts.
Achievement Hunters: See my guide for 100%. I estimate it took me about 8 hours because of being repeatedly stumped in the later missions. With the guide, 1-2 hours. Beware the pager use achievement, if you click it even once before completing all missions, you'll have to start a new game. Nothing else is missable, although you will have to replay missions to get everything. Recommended to do every mission perfectly before going back to mess things up.
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An unusual, daring and cocky, new project "Nobodies" immediately throws cards on a table, without hesitation plunging a player into the everyday life of a crime scene cleaner. Yes, in this game we will have to clean up the places of killings of bad people committed by government sanction, and not just to remove dust with a cloth, but to erase any possible evidence of the involvement of the powers that be in this world. Mr. Wolfe’s simulator from the «Pulp Fiction» movie, also multiplied by spy passions and the general craziness of everything that happens, can be briefly described this game. If we talk about the genre, then the game is closest to the puzzle than to the traditional quest. Yes, there is the collection and use of objects, there are traditional mechanics, but still each mission (and the game is divided into 11 missions) is actually a puzzle, the necessary parts of which you need to collect, and most importantly, to understand the mechanism for solving the main problem. The game very quickly teaches the basic rules - don’t get caught, don’t do stupid things, you will be punished for mistakes, think over your actions, do not leave behind anything that will betray your presence.
The game has a completely unique mood - it cleverly slides between a tough main theme, elegant black humor and, in fact, an adventure component. Yes, it’s hard to talk about the plot, the game is not accidentally divided into episodes. But although the global idea is quite simple (someone wants to enslave the world again), but the story told in each mission is really unique and interesting, and with this the game takes its soul. The locations and conditions are constantly different, the main character has to get out of completely crazy situations, and he does it with such easy grace (well, not always, sometimes with the grace of a bear from the taiga) that even the famous bald assassin would not be ashamed of him. And during the game, the development and ever-increasing confidence of the developers in their abilities is noticeable, which on the one hand has led to the fact that the last two missions are the most difficult in the whole game, but on the other it causes respect and joy. It is full of many humorous situations that brighten up the general gloom of what is happening, while humor never falls out of the atmosphere of the game, playing its important role.
Most of all, it pleases me not only that the game turned out to be excellent, but that this idea has enormous potential and we will probably see a sequel, even longer, exciting and well-developed. An unexpected but extremely pleasant surprise on the field of our favorite adventure genre, excellent work

Nobodies offers inventive combination of point & click adventure and escape room game where you play as a secret agent covering all tracks of murders across 11 tricky and nicely drawn levels. #casual
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1st run through complete, good value for money. Took about 5 hours including some pause time. Only got stuck twice but managed to find my way through. It's a good take on the point and click adventure genre. Worth the money - it will keep you occupied for an evening at least, probably a few if you flick through the achievements list and see that there's more than one way to go about things.
A solid game, good work guys!

Awesome game! Very fun and addictive, you have many ways to solve every level, but if you want the medals you'll do everythng without leaving traces, in some cases this make the solution realy difficult in addiction to many achievement that take you in the opposite direction instead a perfect clean solution eg. in the junkyard
@devs many many thanks for the linux version and the italian translation at day 0,
is amazing when a software house invests time and resources to port a game (or a software in general)
to a small % of market so this led me to buy the game instantly.

Point’n’click “light”. A fun game that’s much closer to casual gaming than to classic adventuring.
Every hitman needs a helper. The struggle is real – it’s hard to find a quality person to clean up the mess after murders. What makes it even more annoying is the need to eliminate those that didn’t do well. They knew too much, they saw too much… blah, blah, blah. Yet another one had to bite the dust. Life is hard. Enter asset #1080 – an up-and-coming aspiring gore cleaner. Asset #1080 is excited to prove himself at the start of this promising career, and… well… kinda has to (as per conveniently consistent reminder of possible elimination if something goes wrong). This threat does not deter #1080 much and why would it? When you truly love what you do – such things seem trivial at best.
The world of “Nobodies” takes place in a beautifully drawn but static (aside for few NPC animations) environment so characteristic of casual adventures (somehow, it doesn’t immediately appear this way just from the screenshots). It has the whole richly hued, not overly detailed picture going on; eye-catching without having much depth to it. It’s a pleasure to look at, still, and it serves as a perfect medium to keep game’s fine balance between dark matter and comedy very well.
Gameplay was another bit of surprise, as it is also reminiscent of casual adventures. It’s not HO, yet it’s not quite what you’d imagine reading words “point’n’click”. It sits firmly in between those two concepts - something to keep in mind for those looking for more of a classic PNC. Asset #1080 has 11 missions where he has to clean-up after agents’ dirty work. The puzzles are 90% inventory based (mostly a matter of applying an item on an item correctly with an occasional code lock or rare stray puzzle that doesn’t fit any category). There are PLENTY of ways to be caught by police/public, some more ludicrous than others, but it will only re-set #1080 to the point right before he messed up giving the eager cleaner an opportunity to try a myriad of combinations to complete the mission and get a report with a chance to re-play for a medal and some funky achievements.
The dialogue is basic and helps to progress from time to time, but is nothing to write home about, generally being an optional filler you can engage in. The music is almost non-existent and is the only thing that could have benefited the experience greatly but brought it down instead. Most of the mission time is played in absolute silence but for occasional track signifying accomplishment/fail. There’s also misleading intense “special agent-themed” track in the main menu that tricks into thinking there will be more great stuff later – alas! Suppose if #1080 would have been a “cleaner” in real life – he’d have to be quiet; in the game, however, it’d be much more enjoyable to do the dirty deeds clean-up with accompaniment.
“Nobodies” ends up being a fun little game to recommend mostly for two reasons.
One - the concept is unusual and entertaining. Making bodies disappear (the combination of gory and comical is balanced very well) is apparently a fun thing to do. It’s possible to pick different ways in approaching the task – sometimes both can work, sometimes one will turn up with an unexpected “fail” it would’ve been hard to imagine in advance. It’s possible to get off the beaten path and experiment with some stuff, which might bring another “fail”, but grant a hilarious achievement at the same time.
Two - the gameplay is a relaxing experience. There’s no big story pushing you forward, no millions of dialogue trees to read through, no epic events “forcing” any progress. It’s easy to explore every scene at the leisurely pace, without any pressure; there aren’t any extremely difficult puzzles, although some logic can be head-scratching (hello, doctor in mission 10), but it’s all in good, laid-back fun. The price point of $6.99 is reasonably fair since you can stretch this game into a longer journey by replaying some missions for slightly different outcomes.
This is a good fit for players who enjoys casual adventures; those looking for relaxing entertaining playtime (perhaps to take a break from more involved, serious games); and those who always wanted to do strange things to dead bodies – there are tons of opportunities here!