Press Kit: Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
A supernatural FMV adventure in six TV-anthology-style episodes.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. Direct the action as they encounter ghosts, demons and more in the small town of August — but can you keep Poe and Munro together, and alive?
- Six simultaneously released, fully interactive episodes
- Almost 5 hours of full screen FMV video
- Intuitive point and click timed hot-spots (no on-screen dialogue options!)
- Multiple branches and 2–3 endings for each episode
- Sizzling on-screen chemistry with life and death decisions!
1-MINUTE CONSOLES EPISODES TRAILER — 2021
1-MINUTE CONSOLES GAMEPLAY TRAILER — 2021
2-MINUTE STEAM TRAILER — 2020
STORY
After making their first appearance in The Shapeshifting Detective (2018), Poe and Munro are returning in their own standalone spin-off prequel, with different gameplay and all new stories.
Weird things happen in the small town of August… Talking paintings create wishes. Jilted lovers return from the dead looking for everlasting closure. People turn into trees. But with local radio hosts John ‘Poe’ Pope and Ellis Munro investigating, things are only going to get weirder…
Choose where they go and what they do, as you help them uncover August’s strange residents and hidden secrets. Your choices determine what happens to them and those around them, but can you keep Poe and Munro together… and alive?
EPISODE SYNOPSES
Episode One, “Frankie”
Poe and Munro invite listeners to share their dreams and nightmares, but one caller’s fantasies get a little too real.
Guest starring Justin McElroy (The Adventure Zone) as the voice of Frankie.
Episode Two, “In Bed with Poe and Munro”
When Poe and Munro stage a 24-hour radiothon to raise funds for the studio, a vengeful ghost quickly turns it into a killer broadcast.
Episode Three, “Green with Envy”
Poe and Munro hit the streets to find a missing student but with time running out and too many leads, life or death choices must be made.
Featuring Aislinn De’Ath (The Shapeshifting Detective) as Violet.
Episode Four, “Everybody Changes
Things get meta when a past lives regression therapist is invited to hypnotise Munro live on air, and a familiar face turns up on Doctor Dekker’s couch.
Episode Five, “Many Happy Returns”
The couple’s plans to celebrate Munro’s birthday are ruined when a stranger calls into the Confession Booth warning of mortal danger.
Episode Six, “It Started with a Wish”
When Poe and Munro launch a treasure hunt live on air, August residents start disappearing and things get heated when they try a capsule themselves. Will this be the end for Poe and Munro?
Featuring voice cameos from David Homb (Phantasmagoria), Jesse Cox (Monster Prom), Joe Maw (CBBC’s The Dumping Ground) and many more!
GAME FEATURES
- Click disappearing hotspots to control the action >
- Accessibility options allow timed hotspots to be ‘frozen’ >
- Each episode has a different story and exciting gameplay >
- Help Poe and Munro escape tricky situations >
GAME INFO
Developed and published by
D’Avekki Studios (The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, The Shapeshifting Detective), Wisbech, UK
Release dates
Steam (PC/Mac): 19th May 2020
Xbox One, PS4: 4th May 2021
Switch: 15th July 2021
iOS: 28th October 2021
Starring
Klemens Koehring (The Shapeshifting Detective, Sniper Elite 4, Control)
as JOHN ‘POE’ POPE
and
Leah Cunard (The Shapeshifting Detective)
as ELLIS MUNRO
Additional on-screen cast
VIOLET GALLACHER… Aislinn De’Ath (Doctor Dekker, TSD)
QUENTIN WATTS… Andre Lecointe
HENRIETTA… April Moon
MISS CLAY… Ashleigh Cole
MILLICENT… Ayvianna Snow
WESMARIE BOLTON… Effy Willis
DALLAS UMBER… Ingrid Evans
MADAME BARATSKY… Lara Lemon
CURATOR TOOMS… Peter Revel-Walsh
ROSE… Rachel Cowles (Doctor Dekker, TSD)
CURATOR JONES… Rick Romero
KASPER LIGHT… Vincent Gould
JOE WATTS… Warrick Simon
Voice cast
FRANKIE… Justin McElroy (MBMBaM, The Adventure Zone)
BECK… Joseph Beacham (My Time in Portia)
ERIC PLANNER… David Homb (Phantasmagoria)
CALLER 2… Barry Aldridge
JAZ… Jessica Kinghorn
ISI… Joe Maw (CBBC’s The Dumping Ground, TSD)
EDDI… Bobby Sixkilla
QUEENIE… Alex Furness
HELENA… Kimmy Mauldin
ARVIN… Jesse Cox (Monster Prom 1 & 2, TSD)
Q… Eli Diaz
Written by
Tim Cowles
Lynda Cowles
Directed by
Tim Cowles
CONTACT & LINKS
D’Avekki Studios
www.davekki.com
(Tim Cowles, Lynda Cowles)
Email support@davekki.com
Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170
Playstation
UK store
Switch
Nintendo eShop (UK)
Nintendo Games Store (US)
iOS App Store
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro/id1558832830
Twitter
https://twitter.com/poeandmunro
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/poeandmunro/
Website
https://poeandmunro.com/
Podcast
https://anchor.fm/davekki
About the studio
Husband-and-wife team D’Avekki Studios is based just outside Wisbech in North Cambridgeshire, UK. Its debut game, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (2017), earned a Guinness World Record for Most Full Motion Video in a Videogame, while The Shapeshifting Detective (2018) received a TIGA nomination for Best Game by a Small Studio. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro was selected as a finalist for the Develop: Brighton Indie Showcase in October 2021.
