awwReels

Game type

All types

Main game

Remake

Remaster

Expanded game

Port

Standalone expansion

Expansion

DLC

Genre

All genres

Indie

Adventure

Simulator

Strategy

Role-playing (RPG)

Puzzle

Arcade

Platform

Shooter

Sport

Racing

Visual Novel

Card & Board Game

Fighting

Point-and-click

Hack and Slash

Turn-based Strategy

Tactical

Music

Real Time Strategy

Quiz/Trivia

MOBA

Pinball

Sort

Newest

Recent popular

Recent high ratings

Most popular

Top rated

Oldest

Critic rated

Player rated

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

|United Kingdom|Adventure, Indie

6.6 /10

Okay

Hot

1.2k ratings
Rating sources
Steam · Player score6.6/101.2k ratingsIGDB · Player score6.0/107 ratings
Trailers & screenshots
Why play it

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Okay: 6.6/10 across 1.2k ratings. Decent score — check if the gameplay loop clicks for you.

Play style

Leans into Adventure, Indie — a quick read on whether that fantasy matches what you usually enjoy.

Reviews

13 media reviews

RATE THIS

All

Media

Member

4News.itVincenzo D'Alcantara · 5 Sep, 2022
6/10

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? is a title that is too particular to appeal to everyone. We bet that even fans of this genre might frown upon it due to the structural foundations that allow the game to function, based on a "flawed" design that hinders the narrative flow, artificially forcing it. If you're looking to spend a different afternoon, especially considering the low price, you might give it a try, but remember that the design structure on which the entire experience rests could compromise the narrative progression, leading to unpleasant redundancies.

Read full review
ThisGenGamingJustin Oneil · 6 Apr, 2022
7.5/10

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? Is a fun murder mystery FMV game that is sure to please fans of this genre.

Read full review
Hey Poor PlayerAndrew Thornton · 30 Mar, 2022
7/10

I never considered stopping this ride until I’d saved Uncle Marcus. The core mystery here is fascinating and had its hooks in me until the end, while the entertaining cast made me want to go back and see every alternate ending. Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? doesn’t reinvent much, but its a well-executed FMV title that should satisfy anyone who’s a fan of the genre.

Read full review
Digitally DownloadedLINDSAY M. · 23 Mar, 2022
8/10

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? is a shining example of everything I love about FMV murder mystery games: the intrigue, the interpersonal relationships, and the quest for the truth.

Read full review
TheGamerAndrew King · 22 Mar, 2022
8/10

Still, Who Pressed Mute On Uncle Marcus? is an enjoyable and sometimes funny yarn, with a strong script, solid performances, and an intriguing central mystery. It doesn't push the FMV genre forward in any meaningful ways like Sam Barlow's Her Story and Telling Lies did, and it could use a better log to keep track of which lines of questioning you've already pursued. But, it's an enjoyable genre exercise that takes a dull experience we're all familiar with after two years of a pandemic, and somehow makes it fun again.

Read full review
Explosion NetworkDylan Blight · 19 Mar, 2022
5.5/10

The performances are riding on ridiculous but make the game lively and enjoyable. It's a somewhat entertaining but forgettable couple of hours that could be made more accessible with the options to speed up dialogue.

Read full review
GameSpewKim Snaith · 18 Mar, 2022
7/10

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? feels like a return to form for Good Gate Media. It’s fun, silly and entertaining – and even when the acting is a bit hammy, it’s good enough that it’ll keep you watching. It’s more fun than an actual Zoom family quiz, that’s for sure.

Read full review
Nindie SpotlightJustin Nation · 18 Mar, 2022
7.1/10

Full-Motion Video games are very much back on the scene, and while there's no question that the quality of the production value and general game designs have improved since they originally cropped up decades ago there's no getting around their pretty hit-or-miss nature...

Read full review
Geeks & ComJonathan Laurin · 18 Mar, 2022
7/10

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? is a cool title that will keep you busy for a few hours. The plot is well put together and everything is explained if you manage to get the best ending. The fact that it's always the same poison and the same suspect will cause the majority of players to move on as soon as the right conclusion is found. Even though some evidences are obtained in a sort of unpredictable way, I had a lot of fun carrying out the investigation.

Read full review
Thumb CultureGareth Trueman · 18 Mar, 2022
8/10

Who Pressed Mute On Uncle Marcus is that it is a great little game if you have a couple of hours spare and you don’t mind doing a little detective work. The acting is great and the different personalities of the characters make it fun and you actually laugh along with them. This game for me is perfect for a Saturday night with a loved one and a takeaway. The thought process and the writing is great. That is why I’m going to give Who Pressed Mute On Uncle Marcus the Thumb Culture Gold Award.

Read full review