Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy Demo

A short and cozy point and click time loop mystery. Join Aster Pebble as she solves mysteries and helps those in need as she takes on her first adventure in a modern fantasy world. Overcome bureaucracy via direct action in this funny little adventure filled with intriguing oddball characters.

<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/527bf8b17679303f9d92d44ff0a38ff9.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: A Magical Point and Click Adventure" width=626 height=24 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/85db6bdf9e1ac105e50ab46a2fabb802.poster.avif?t=1777308575" aria-label="A video of a mage using lightning magic to shock a pink haired young woman. She falls cartoonishly to the ground." width=960 height=270 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/85db6bdf9e1ac105e50ab46a2fabb802.webm?t=1777308575" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/85db6bdf9e1ac105e50ab46a2fabb802.mp4?t=1777308575" type="video/mp4"></video>Join our protagonist and mystery novel enthusiast Aster Pebble as she sets forth to do good in a fantasy world of modern magic.It's Aster's first day as an apprentice at The Bureau, an organization helping those with magical issues all across the land. Despite not being that strong at magic, she enthusiastically wants to help the organization that helps so many others. Will her first day live up to her expectations? Or will Aster need to take things into her own hands when bureaucracy gets in the way?Solve cases and puzzles, sketch plants, learn about interesting characters, and enjoy a chill and cozy time in this short point and click time loop mystery adventure.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/65647e952635a08d5fc4588f56c696d7.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: A Low Stakes Time Loop Mystery" width=540 height=24 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/309bb077a6b4e2af516d782c809d3dec.poster.avif?t=1777308575" aria-label="A video of a pink haired young open standing in front of a wooden building with flowers in planters and buzzing bees on those planters on her left and right." width=960 height=270 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/309bb077a6b4e2af516d782c809d3dec.webm?t=1777308575" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/309bb077a6b4e2af516d782c809d3dec.mp4?t=1777308575" type="video/mp4"></video>Help a small village stuck in a time loop by figuring out what's happening, why it started, and how to get free of it.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/5e02278c4c38d36376b40b8f077e7115.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: Handcrafted Pixel Environments" width=582 height=24 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/7f14d6ca89a09c2a0556f3d5b2717d0a.poster.avif?t=1777308575" aria-label="A video that pans down and then up showing a pixel art landscape of green hills with a silhouetted down in the distance. At the foreground there are stone walls with flower bushes and butterflies on them. A bicycle leans against a stone wall on the dirt path." width=960 height=270 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/7f14d6ca89a09c2a0556f3d5b2717d0a.webm?t=1777308575" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/7f14d6ca89a09c2a0556f3d5b2717d0a.mp4?t=1777308575" type="video/mp4"></video>Enjoy handcrafted pixel environments ranging from a library, to an office building, to a small village and its beautiful meadows.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/d8feb61c0a530f2f4302ca2c38fc0d68.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: Oddball Characters and Humerous Dialogue" width=740 height=24 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/66e40da7b22f2be761d9c9aec3da29ee.poster.avif?t=1777308575" aria-label="A video that pans down showing two characters having a conversation about how one character thinks that they&#039;re safe from social engineering if they can&#039;t remember their password." width=960 height=270 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/66e40da7b22f2be761d9c9aec3da29ee.webm?t=1777308575" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/66e40da7b22f2be761d9c9aec3da29ee.mp4?t=1777308575" type="video/mp4"></video>Meet silly characters, have some laughs, and learn more about what happens when technology develops in a magical world.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/0cf4cf6b86a8568900d16ef4fb85c20a.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: Casual Puzzles" width=284 height=24 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/2bc72ab4f100c587887513e1c35c8576.poster.avif?t=1777308575" aria-label="A video that first pans down and then up showing a cursor grabbing torn up pieces of paper and putting them together like a puzzle." width=960 height=270 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/2bc72ab4f100c587887513e1c35c8576.webm?t=1777308575" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/2bc72ab4f100c587887513e1c35c8576.mp4?t=1777308575" type="video/mp4"></video>Figure out puzzles like putting together a torn up sticky note to figure out a password. Or skip it if you want to, we're not the boss of you.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4233520/extras/11210345ced2eb5c95773133446478f0.webp?t=1777308575" alt="Pink pixel art text styled in the Aster Pebble and the Case of Bad Bureaucracy style with yellow sparkles at the start and end of the text that reads: About Us" width=176 height=24 />We're Wandering Door Games, a husband and wife indie team with a deep love and appreciation for great games, characters, and story telling.