[Richard Hoover]Hello and welcome to SeaLeft Studios!

SeaLeft Studios is home to my creative endeavours. I started SeaLeft Studios because I wanted to make my stories, computer software, and other assorted projects available to, well, the world. I hope you find something to entertain, amuse, or assist you. And I hope you will join me on this journey.

–Richard Hoover


[Sleuthhounds]

[Sleuthhounds: The Series]


Pureluck Homes, consulting detective. Jane Ampson, reporter turned novelist. Join the detecting duo in their ongoing adventures. Point-and-click adventure computer games, that is. Whether it's a moon cannon under the threat of sabotage, a hoard of backstabbing novelty developers, or a tale of lost love, the Sleuthhounds are game for anything. Are you? Explore their daring exploits today.


Satin & Sutherland: The Golden Curse

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The Dominion of Canada, 1879

When con man William “Deuces” Sutherland wins a cryptic map in a poker game, he’s off to find a lost golden bonanza and he’s taking his friend, the beautiful and talented mechanician Satin New Brunswick, with him.

Together with a surveyor, a nurse, two aeronauts, and the North-West Mounted Police, the two must decipher the map, deal with crazed prospectors, survive acts of God, and – oh, yes – escape the dread prairie whiskey pirates of Captain Rotgut and the infamous Rum Runner.

And if that’s not enough, the gold is rumored to be in the thrall of a curse. A curse that’s already claimed more than one life.

Follow the trail to more details, trailers, and downloadable sample chapters.


What You’ll Find:

SeaLeft Studios is my creative world. As with any world, you’ll find an eclectic mix of all sorts of stuff. Just take a look below. And check back often for new content.

  • Blog – A place for my general ramblings and news updates. Always updated on Fridays. Except when it isn't.
  • Satin & Sutherland – Satin and Sutherland are the main characters in my first “for publication” novel. A gearhead and a con man, they adventure across Canada in the late 1800s. A Canada powered by chromosphorite steam engines, connected by telecommunications carried on light, and plagued by prairie pirates.
  • Sleuthhounds – Pureluck Homes and Jane Ampson are anthropomorphic detectives determined to deduce difficult mysteries. But they can't do it alone. Guide the sleuths in this series of point-n-click adventure games for your personal computer or tablet.
  • The Cubes – Cubes is a web comic I author and illustrate over on SeaLeft’s sister site. It features a group of anthropomorphic characters dealing with the utterly bizarre business world. Pop on by the full site at www.CubesComic.com to read more.
  • Freeware – I’m a computer programmer by trade and I’ve made a number of software tools for my own purposes. Find them here completely free to use.