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Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle

What works

  • Humorous and witty writing
  • Unique cartoonish art style
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Accessible and intuitive gameplay
  • Engaging victorian setting and characters

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime
  • Puzzles are too easy
  • Lack of replayability
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some minor interface quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bear With Me - Episode One

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

  • Little Misfortune

  • Loco Motive

  • Voodoo Detective

  • Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon

More strategic

Games that feels like Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business but with more strategic problem-solving

  • Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

  • Lucy Dreaming

  • The Samaritan Paradox

  • Goodbye Deponia

  • The Darkside Detective

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

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Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression, Strategy.

Last update: 04/08/2026