Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. When small-town handyman Harper Pendrell meets a dying woman in the street, he unwittingly stumbles into a diabolical conspiracy – a mystery only he can solve.

Contents.Gameplay Harper Pendrel, a handyman, learns that a mysterious virus is killing citizens in Yelltown. Aided by a local academic and a reporter, Pendrel attempts to uncover who has unleashed the virus and why. Players control Pendrel as he performs his investigation. Described the puzzles as 'extremely traditional' for an adventure game but said they differ from the usual implementation by having solutions in which the protagonist is not manipulative toward people who are supposedly his friends. For example, solutions may involve helping a friend to address a personal problem rather than exploiting it.

As a handyman, Pendrel also solves some puzzles through the use of his tools. Items may be picked up and used to solve inventory-based puzzles, but some items are that do not have any in-game use. Development and release The English-language dialogue is not a straight translation of the German dialogue. Instead, British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King contributed original dialogue.

Unforeseen Incidents was released on 24 May 2018. Reception , a, rated it 80/100 based on reviews from 13 critics, which the site catalogs as 'generally favorable reviews '. Karla Munger of rated the game A− and wrote that the game 'achieves a skillful balance between serious and genuinely funny', though she found some of the puzzles too frustrating. Writing for, John Walker called it 'a sharp, smart, witty and superbly constructed adventure', praising the voice acting, music, and art.

Walker described the game's socially progressive values as unobtrusive and never devolving into. In his review for, Fergus Halliday wrote the game is 'predictable and familiar but has just enough to charm to win you over nevertheless'. The conclusion reached by 's critic, Richard Hoover, reads: 'With a great voice cast, distinctive visual style, and intricate puzzle design, Unforeseen Incidents delivers a solid if well-worn story of a nobody from nowhere saving the world.' References.

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