The Crimson Diamond
The Crimson Diamond is a modern text-parser adventure game inspired by The Colonel’s Bequest and other classic mysteries. It was created by Julia Minamata and released for Windows and Mac in 2024.
The Crimson Diamond stars Nancy Maple, an amateur geologist and museum clerk in Toronto. When an enormous diamond is discovered in the former mining town of Crimson, Ontario, Nancy sets out to investigate. It doesn’t take long before she’s investigating much more than the source of the diamond.
I was a beta tester for the game and had already played through it many times when it was released. So I asked my wife unsecretcrush to join me, and share her first time playing it. We also enjoyed some treats from the game: a dish of Jordan almonds, and thumbprint cookies I baked myself. This was easily my favorite game of 2024—I’ve loved every playthrough, even when I was hunting for bugs.
- The Crimson Diamond
Available for Mac and Windows. Includes links to various sites where the game can be purchased. - “The Crimson Diamond” Original Soundtrack on Bandcamp
The MT-32 soundtrack by Dan Policar, available in MP3, FLAC, and more. - The Crimson Diamond on MobyGames
Co-Host: unsecretcrush
unsecretcrush is my wife and occasional co-host. On her own channel, she primarily streams Genshin Impact, with a focus on story and lore. Other stream series have included Persona 3, NieR: Automata, and some occasional Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Part 1
Tonight unsecretcrush is joining me to play The Crimson Diamond by Julia Minamata! I’m super excited to dig into this cozy EGA mystery~
Part 2
I’m live now with unsecretcrush, continuing The Crimson Diamond in Chapter 3: Investigations! Don’t worry we brought plenty of Jordan almonds for everyone~ 🕵🏻♀️🕵🏻♂️🔎
Part 3
I’m back with unsecretcrush to continue The Crimson Diamond tonight. It’s almost time for Chapter 5: Escalations! Also I brought cookies for everyone.
Part 4
It’s time for the conclusion (?) of The Crimson Diamond with unsecretcrush! Starting with Chapter 6: Confrontations. Btw this playthrough has convinced me the best way to play an adventure game is with themed snacks.
Part 5
Last time unsecretcrush and I finished The Crimson Diamond, but tonight we’re back at Crimson Lodge one more time to look for some things we missed. We’ll also be checking out the big update that was just released! Note: the game audio occasionally has some minor static during this stream. This was an issue with the capture and not present in the game itself.