Life in Port Terris is tough. There’s never quite enough to eat nor quite enough work and your friends have a nasty habit of being snatched up by the Constables and their bots. When the majordomo of a Great House offers you employment a warm bed and all the food you can eat it’s a tempting offer. Never mind that the alternative is a long stay in the City Dungeons.

"The Butler Did It" is a 300000 word interactive novel by Daniel J. Elliot and a finalist in the Choice of Games writing contest where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination.

It doesn’t take long to realize that things are a little bit off though to say the least. At Coburg Manor you’ll make friends battle enemies and uncover a mystery far deeper and stranger than you ever imagined.

• Play as male female or non-binary; gay straight bisexual or asexual
• An odyssey in steampunk with a twist you'll never predict
• Face foes both human and mechanical with your wits sword or skill with steam
• Expose a conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of your society or choose to keep its secret
• Get to know a diverse cast of characters and you just might find love
• Maybe end up on a spaceship?

Will you save your home from the strange apocalypse that its people don't even suspect or will you fall prey to madness like so many of your friends?