9 Clues 2: The Ward
Release Date: 23 Jul, 2015
"The Ward" is the second installment in the 9 Clues series, in which a young detective and her partner respond to a distress call from a psychiatric hospital on a secluded island.
The island is isolated by freezing waters and constant, brutal storms. Upon the detectives’ arrival, one of the hospital’s therapists falls out of the window to his death.
As their investigation begins, the detectives learn much darker things are happening at Mnemosyne Asylum than they could have guessed. None of the patients are willing to speak about the devastating fire that engulfed the hospital four years ago, or the fire’s victims. The staff do everything they can to obscure the asylum’s past, and keep the façade of peace and order intact.
Each new clue only raises more questions. Who killed Doctor Crow? What drove one of the male nurses insane? Who is Zed Rascov? Why is the name of a little girl, Ginger, carved into the wood-paneled wall of the dead doctor’s office?
The island is isolated by freezing waters and constant, brutal storms. Upon the detectives’ arrival, one of the hospital’s therapists falls out of the window to his death.
As their investigation begins, the detectives learn much darker things are happening at Mnemosyne Asylum than they could have guessed. None of the patients are willing to speak about the devastating fire that engulfed the hospital four years ago, or the fire’s victims. The staff do everything they can to obscure the asylum’s past, and keep the façade of peace and order intact.
Each new clue only raises more questions. Who killed Doctor Crow? What drove one of the male nurses insane? Who is Zed Rascov? Why is the name of a little girl, Ginger, carved into the wood-paneled wall of the dead doctor’s office?
Features
- Detective Mode: solve crime scenes by intuitively placing clues
- Eerie story set in a psychiatric hospital in 1950s America
- 42 atmospheric locations
- 19 challenging mini-games
- 39 achievements to unlock
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Mac OS X
Minimum:
- OS: 10.6.8
- Processor: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: 10.6.8
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
SteamOS + Linux
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (32/64bit)
- Processor: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (32/64bit)
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Skilled
Solve a Puzzle without using Skip.
Freshman
Solve your first Detective Mode scene.
Hide and Seek
Disarm all booby traps.
Determined
Solve three Puzzles without using Skip.
Sucker Punch
Fight your fears.
Fingersmith
Find a way out.
Object Seeker
Finish one Hidden Object Puzzle without using a Hint.
Breaking Dawn
Gather three Clues in your Journal.
Not Mental
Regain a clear mind.
Broken Memories
Find three Phantom Objects.
Master Plumber
Fix the sprinklers.
Thorough Viewer
View three cut scenes without using Skip.
The Ward
Visit the closed ward.
Swift
Solve five Puzzles in under two minutes each.
Secret Window
Finish Zed's masterpiece.
Dark Floors
Find three fragments of the Asylum Model.
Busting Out
Make your way out.
Golden Five
Gather five Clues in your Journal.
Object Finder
Finish three Hidden Object Puzzles without using a Hint.
Don't Say a Word
Learn about Kreuz's secret.
Last Resort
Find a way to call for help.
Master Detective
Solve all Detective Mode scenes.
Toymaker
Create your puppet.
Case Closed
Gather all nine Clues in your Journal.
The Forgotten
Be a hero and save lives.
Object Hunter
Finish five Hidden Object Puzzles in under two minutes each.
Crazy People
Gather full information about all the characters.
Now You See Me
Watch all the cutscenes in the game without using Skip.
First Session
Find three Hidden Clue Symbols.
Unaided
Solve all Puzzles without using Skip.
Mahjong Rookie
Finish a game of Mahjong.
Object Master
Finish all Hidden Object Puzzles without using a Hint.
Maniac
Finish the game without using a Hint.
Ain't Shufflin'
Finish three games of Mahjong without using Shuffle.
Mahjong Veteran
Finish half of all the games of Mahjong.
The Number 15
Find all fifteen Phantom Objects hidden across the game.
Mahjong Addict
Finish all games of Mahjong.
Madhouse
Complete the Asylum Model.
Session 9
Find all nine Hidden Clue Symbols.
Taking good care of patients
Discipline is the cure
Don’t misbehave
Secrets inside these walls
Your best friend
Something’s not quite right
