Guttersnipe: The Baleful Backwash by bitterkarella

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It's 1929. Incorrigible street urchin Lil' Ragamuffin and her sewer rat pal Percy have been imprisoned in the cellar of the Baleful Backwash speakeasy by dastardly gangsters, who have big plans to make Percy the star attraction in their rat-fighting arena. Save Percy and evade bootleggers, bluesmen, and bedeviling birds to escape this basement bastille!

Special thanks to Steph Cherrywell, Tanukitsune, Edgelordgaming, and Davy B!

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Comment bitterkarella

26 Nov 2019

@bozwellox: Thanks! :) Glad to hear it!

Comment bozwellox

26 Nov 2019

@bitterkarella Thanks! I really enjoyed the Guttersnipe series.

Comment bitterkarella

22 Nov 2019

@bozwellox: Use the rotgut on the locked door to get into the maintenance room; turn the valve to shut off the water to the restroom. Now you can get into the restroom, where you'll find some shaving cream. Put the coin in Hellbender Fats' jar. Go to the office and put the shaving cream on the statue. Chester will give you a note when he returns. Give the note to Vinnie; he'll give you a gun that you can use to shoot the pigeon.

Comment bozwellox

22 Nov 2019

I'm thoroughly enjoying the Guttersnipe games, but I'm stuck on this one. What am I supposed to throw at the pigeon? In my inventory I just have the coin, poster, menu and bottle of rotgut.

Comment bitterkarella

02 Jul 2018

@maxwinkler13: There should be an option to download in the right-hand column, right under the "written by bitterkarella" icon.

Comment maxwinkler13

01 Jul 2018

how do i download the gamefile? It's mentioned in the help menu.. and the online save option didn't work for me..

Comment bitterkarella

15 Jun 2018

@The Cringelord: Give it to Tony and he'll let you into the office.

Comment The Cringelord

15 Jun 2018

Nevermind! Great game! :) Really fun!

Comment The Cringelord

15 Jun 2018

I love the game so far, but I can't seem to give anyone the spaghetti!

Comment bitterkarella

26 May 2018

@mahboi: Push the keg, get a matchbook out of the mousehole, take the rope from the barrels, use the rope with the still, and light it with matchbook.

Comment mahboi

25 May 2018

how do you get out of the room

Comment hedgehog1972

15 May 2018

Really enjoyable game. Loved it. It was hard enough, and fun too. Congrats. Now I must play some of your other games.

Comment bitterkarella

14 May 2018

@Phantom: Okay, should be updated to fix that! Big thanks to Davy B. for making that happen! :)

Comment bitterkarella

14 May 2018

@Phantom: Whoops! Thanks for the heads up!

Comment phantom

13 May 2018

One thing to note: give pigeon to terrier, and use dead pigeon on pigeon terrier don't work. You might want to address that?

Review phantom

13 May 2018

Another hilarious installment in the Guttersnipe series! "Spaghetti a la urchin" had me chuckling especially.

Comment Hormus

12 May 2018

Service is.....unavailable???

Comment derek hall

10 May 2018

thank you all done

great game

Comment bitterkarella

10 May 2018

@repsagmada3: Put the shaving cream on the pig statue and try sitting on the stool in the poker room when you have the bibles.

Comment repsagmada3

09 May 2018

Is there a full walkthrough of this somewhere?

I'm stuck after I get the shaving cream and bible covers not sure what to do with those.

Comment bitterkarella

04 May 2018

Ask the patron about intestines and he'll order that item. Then you can grab some guts off the plate to give to Hellbender Fats to repair his guitar; when he takes to the stage, the goon will leave so you can get the victrola.

Comment derek hall

04 May 2018

I'm enjoying up to now but got stuck, I think I need to help the patron to order or get rid of the goon so I can use the Victrola next. I would appreciate any hints

Review DavyB

21 Apr 2018

It's been a pleasure to have been involved in testing this game as it has given me a chance to look at every aspect of it in detail. The writing is of a very high standard and like Carnival of Regrets aims to give the player an enjoyable experience (no sudden deaths despite the situation!). The puzzles are pitched at what seems like a suitable level, with the scale and duration also well judged. As with Carnival, I like the use of the automatically generated map though am not such as a fan of the control panel! If you become stuck, speak to everyone, especially Percy, as there is plenty of help here if you need it. The humour is also spot-on for me.

Overall, this is another excellent game.

Comment Bulbpip

21 Apr 2018

Cool and good.