I tend to avoid anything indie, to me it's a word synonymous with overpriced crap made by someone whose friends lack the sincerity to strongly urge to not quit his or her dayjob and pursue any career other than game developer.

This game is a real gem though. A bit unpolished in some places, suffering robotic character animations and some minor glitches. Adding professional voice-acting would be nice too. And I'm sure the crowd that usually whines about wanting choices in the game that lead to multiple possible endings will complain too (which still may or may not happen, as all episodes haven't been made yet).

The story and the atmosphere in the game quickly makes you forgive all that. I played the first two episodes released so far and can't wait for the rest. I just hope the developers won't have to settle with some half-arsed rushed ending due to running out of money to keep development going.

If you like good detective stories and perhaps like me have fond memories of the old criminal noir adventure games Deja Vu I and II from the 80s, give The Detail a try! Highly recommended!