CASE FILE HB-2023-041

STATUS: ACTIVE INVESTIGATION

On the night of April 15th, 2023, a deliberate fire tore through 17 Seacliff Road, Holloway Bay. Three lives lost. One survivor was pulled from the flames.

You have been granted full access to the Holloway Bay Police Department’s restricted evidence system.

Examine police reports, fire department logs, witness interviews, digital messages, post-mortem findings, and a partially recovered hard drive containing archived footage that may rewrite the entire case.

Navigate an interactive case file interface: open folders, zoom into photographs, listen to interview recordings, crack password-protected partitions, and cross-reference evidence in the comparison viewer.

Every piece of media is real evidence. Every decision builds your theory.

At the end, submit your official report naming the individual responsible. One correct conclusion closes the case. The wrong one leaves it open.

Ashes of Holloway Bay is a single-player narrative mystery built like a real investigation. No hand-holding. No timers. Just you, the files, and the truth hidden in the details.

• Fully interactive evidence system with zoomable images, playable videos, audio transcripts, and a functional password-protected HDD

• Multiple paths through the case, review evidence in any order

• Final report system with official resolution

• Atmospheric dark police UI with authentic case-file presentation

• Rich original writing and real-feeling documentation

“Truth is in the details.”

From Cold Case Inc.