Hothead Games announced Tuesday that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade and via Greenhouse digital distribution for the Windows, Mac and Linux versions next Wednesday, May 21.

“On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is an RPG-Adventure game set in the deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivered to gamers via accessible episodic releases,” according to Hothead. “Players join Gabe and Tycho, the crime-solving team of the Startling Developments Detective Agency, to combat savage enemies and solve mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia.”

The game is based on the amazing webcomic.

Hothead says Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is expected to offer players six to ten hours of gameplay and will cost $19.95 for the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions and at 1600 Microsoft points via Xbox LIVE Arcade

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