Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!

The game uses a first-person, room-by-room viewpoint with text commands and illustrated scenes. Delaney searches offices, streets, vehicles, and other Chicago locations while examining objects, opening containers, taking evidence, and questioning people connected to the murder. Progress depends on linking clues and using inventory items in the correct situations. The player must manage a small inventory, avoid actions that cause death or permanent failure, and determine what happened during Delaney’s lost memory. There is no combat-focused mode; the main structure is a branching investigation that advances through discoveries and solved object puzzles.

Theodore “D.T.” Delaney

The amnesiac private detective controlled by the player. He must recover his memory, understand the murder scene, and uncover the criminal responsible.

Examine every visible object before moving on, and try the available commands on containers, furniture, bodies, and vehicles. Deja Vu often hides progress behind a specific interaction rather than a newly visible location. Keep only useful evidence and record names, locations, and suspicious statements. Avoid experimenting with dangerous objects or abandoning important clues, because the investigation includes lethal mistakes and situations that can leave the case unsolved.

Inspect the opening rooms thoroughly before traveling through Chicago.

Use inventory items deliberately; a seemingly ordinary object may be evidence or a puzzle key.

Record clues and dialogue so contradictions between suspects are easier to recognize.