Play Daryl F. Gates’ Police Quest: Open Season Online

Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: Open Season is a detective and mystery adventure game released in 1993 for MS-DOS. Developed and published by Sierra On-Line, Inc., it is a third-person point and click title that continues the narrative of the Police Quest series. The story follows Detective Carey as he investigates the murders of his former partner and a young boy, a case that draws him into the city's criminal underworld in pursuit of a serial killer.

Players control Detective Carey, navigating scenes through Sierra's standard icon-based interface to interact with the environment and characters. The primary objective is to solve the dual murder case by conducting a thorough investigation. Gameplay is structured around realistic police procedures, with a significant focus on examining crime scenes for evidence, logically processing clues, and interviewing witnesses and suspects. Progression depends on correctly following investigative protocols and making deductions based on the gathered information.

The game offers a notable degree of freedom within its adventure framework, allowing players to attempt actions not directly tied to the main story. Some of these optional interactions can result in the protagonist's death, creating consequences for procedural mistakes. Visually, the game presents its environments using digitized photorealistic imagery, aiming to ground the investigative experience in a more realistic setting. The overall structure emphasizes methodical puzzle-solving through evidence collection and interrogation over action-oriented sequences.