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Apple Crumble: a tasty Knives Out-inspired mystery that lets you snoop on your own family
Games studio Happy Broccoli, creators of Duck Detective, has revealed details of its next release, Apple Crumble, a Knives Out-inspired mystery in which players investigate their own family after learning someone wants to kill grandma. Unlike Duck Detective's office-based crime-solving, the new title is built as a walking simulator set inside a family home, where players can open every drawer and door to uncover clues about relatives including a stressed mother and a "midlife crisis uncle". The game marks a tonal shift for the studio, moving from comedy into more emotionally serious territory as the plot unfolds.
Speaking to the Guardian, founder and creative director Annika Maar described it as a "sad grandma game", inspired by her own feelings about her grandmother's death. The house is filled with invented documents and objects, such as a film script written by the uncle, intended to make the world feel believable. Its art style draws on concept art for Puss in Boots, using layered paint splatters for a warmer, less clinical look. Maar is currently finishing the script and preparing to cast voice actors, with Apple Crumble planned for PC release later in 2026.
In short
- Happy Broccoli reveals Apple Crumble, a family-mystery follow-up to Duck Detective
- Players snoop through a family home to uncover a murder plot
- PC release planned for later in 2026
Explained simply
Apple Crumble is an upcoming video game from Happy Broccoli, the studio behind Duck Detective. In the game, players explore a family home and investigate their relatives after learning that someone in the household wants to harm their grandmother, in a mystery inspired by the film Knives Out.
Players uncover clues by opening drawers and doors throughout the house and learning about various family members, including a stressed mother and an uncle going through a midlife crisis. The game marks a shift for the studio, moving away from its previous comedy style into more emotionally serious storytelling.
Apple Crumble was created by Annika Maar, the studio's founder and creative director, inspired by her own feelings about her grandmother's death. The game is filled with invented documents and objects designed to make the family home feel authentic, and uses an art style based on concept art from the film Puss in Boots.
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