Dark City Detective - The Politican's Debt

Dark City Detective - The Politican's Debt

This game was created using Claude AI and this is my second contribution to the JAM AI Directed. All code and logic was created with the help of claude.ai, and the cover image was created with Bing Image AI. The basics of the story is my idea but I used AI to fill in the gaps so to speak.

The Story

Step into the shoes of Nathan Voss, the private investigator who exposed the Project Fenris scandal. When young reform politician David Richards is found dead in his car at Pier 47—officially of a heart attack—you know the truth is much darker.

What begins as a suspicious death quickly unravels into something far more sinister. Richards wasn't just another politician—he was actively investigating police corruption and the systematic cover-up of evidence from the Project Fenris case. Someone wanted him silenced, and they have the resources to make murder look like natural causes.

As you dig deeper, you discover a web of corruption that connects dirty cops, organized crime, and a conspiracy to extort and eliminate Project Fenris survivors. Evidence has been disappearing from police files, witnesses are dying under mysterious circumstances, and those in power will kill to protect their secrets.

Navigate through a city where trust is a luxury you can't afford, where asking the wrong questions can be fatal, and where the line between law enforcement and organized crime has been completely erased. Every conversation could be your last, every piece of evidence puts you deeper in danger, and every ally might be working for the enemy.

The question isn't just who killed David Richards—it's whether you'll live long enough to expose the truth, and what you're willing to sacrifice to see justice done. In a world where corruption runs so deep that the very people sworn to protect and serve have become predators, one man's idealistic crusade for transparency becomes a death sentence that threatens everyone who tries to help him.

Navigate through corruption, threats, and murder to uncover a conspiracy stretching from the police department to organized crime.

Key Characters

Nathan Voss - A cynical but principled private investigator who brought down the Cobalt Nexus corporation in the Project Fenris scandal. Kicked out of the police force on "false grounds," he now works the gray areas between law and justice. Haunted by past cases but driven by an uncompromising moral code.

Logan Pierce - A honest detective still working inside the corrupt police department. Pierce served with Voss on the force and remains one of the few cops Voss trusts completely. Torn between loyalty to his friend and fear for his family's safety, Pierce becomes either your greatest ally or a tragic casualty.

Chief Steve Harrison - The imposing police chief who's been running the department like his personal fiefdom. Outwardly respectable but secretly in the pocket of organized crime. Harrison uses his position to identify threats and eliminate them before they can expose his criminal enterprise.

David Richards - A young, reform-minded city councilman who was elected on promises to clean up after the Project Fenris scandal. His investigation into police corruption and missing evidence made him a target. Though dead when the story begins, his idealism and courage drive the entire investigation.

Maria Santos - Richards' assistant who knows more than she's telling. Hiding crucial evidence about her boss's investigation, she's caught between her desire to see justice done and her terror of becoming the next victim. Her testimony could crack the case wide open—if she survives long enough to give it.

Dr. Patricia Wells - The city's chief medical examiner who's been forced to falsify autopsy reports to cover up murders. Torn between professional integrity and personal safety, she holds the medical evidence that could prove Richards was murdered—but speaking out could cost her everything.

Vincent Torrino - The patriarch of the city's most powerful organized crime family. Uses corruption and violence to protect a massive extortion scheme targeting Project Fenris survivors. Cold, calculating, and utterly ruthless in eliminating threats to his business interests.