GAMING THE SYSTEM

Trapped in a horror game and running from the literal devil, the player known as Hilda the maid is barely managing to keep one step ahead of her doom. In real life, Hilda was a hardcore gamer and knew how to take advantage of a game’s mechanics. But The Murderer of Pfaltzgraff Manor was review-bombed for a reason—the game’s difficulty is way off the charts. Every time Hilda thinks she’s figured out how the game works, it throws her a curveball. Not good when a “game over” screen could result in her actual death!

When Adrian’s mysterious doctor arrives, it sets in motion a chain of events even Hilda can’t outrun. Could the game’s faulty affinity system be the key to her survival?