{
  "id": 4389344,
  "title": "4 Penny Coffins Lets You Play 19th-Century Detective – Or a 10-Foot Demon Ripping Friends in Half",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/4-penny-coffins-lets-you-play-19th-century-detective-or-a-10-foot",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-30T09:08:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/4-penny-coffins-preview-jack-the-ripper"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "4 Penny Coffins is a social investigation game that blends Jack the Ripper and Among Us with elements of Psychonauts. Up to eight players work together or compete to solve mysteries in 1888 London as a detective or the dastardly Ripper. The detective mode lets players use forensic skills like fingerprint analysis and witness interviews to catch the murderer, while the Ripper mode adds a twist as one player turns into a giant 10-foot demon. Solo players enter a Magistrate mode where they must identify the Ripper among locked-up suspects. 4 Penny Coffins stands out stylistically with monochromatic visuals until violent moments occur, recreating the look of old newspaper graphics from the era. The game offers a unique blend of horror, social deduction, and puzzle-solving in a humorous, tongue-in-cheek manner, according to Jared Petty, Other Ocean Interactive's marketing manager.",
  "summary": "Other Ocean’s 4 Penny Coffins blends Among Us with Jack the Ripper in an 1888 Whitechapel social investigation game featuring 8-player and solo modes.",
  "key_points": [
    "4 Penny Coffins blends Jack the Ripper and Among Us with Psychonauts elements.",
    "Detective mode uses forensic skills to catch the murderer.",
    "Ripper mode turns one player into a 10-foot demon."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}