Unforeseen Incidents
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- NA: 24 May 2018
- WW: 27 January 2022
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| Developer | Backwoods Entertainment |
| Publisher | Application Systems Heidelberg |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Windows, macOS, Linux
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| Genre | Point-and-click adventure game |
| Mode | Single-player |
Unforeseen Incidents is a 2018 point-and-click adventure game developed by German company Backwoods Entertainment. Players control a local handyman who investigates a mysterious viral outbreak in his town.
Harper Pendrell, a handyman, learns that a mysterious virus is killing citizens in Yelltown. Aided by a local academic and a reporter, Pendrell attempts to uncover who has unleashed the virus and why. Players control Pendrell as he performs his investigation.[1] Rock, Paper, Shotgun 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.[2] As a handyman, Pendrell also solves some puzzles through the use of his tools.[1] Items may be picked up and used to solve inventory-based puzzles, but some items are red herrings that do not have any in-game use.[2]
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.[2] Unforeseen Incidents was released on 24 May 2018.[3] A Nintendo Switch version is set to be release on 27 January 2022.[4]