▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁its ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁list ▁of ▁locations ▁includes ▁many ▁of ▁actual ▁historical ▁places ▁and ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁Victoria ▁station ▁or ▁Karl ▁Marx ' s ▁T omb ▁at ▁High gate ▁C emetery ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁fict ional ▁ones . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁character ▁is ▁Matt ▁St uv ys ant , ▁a ▁young ▁criminal ▁w anna - be ▁getting ▁imm ers ed ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁London ▁under world . ▁He ▁can ▁make ▁social ▁contacts ▁with ▁other ▁characters ▁in ▁various ▁pub s ▁and ▁bars . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁N PC s ▁can ▁be ▁h ired ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁burg l ary . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁with ▁Matt ▁St uv ys ant ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁London ▁Victoria ▁station . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁he ▁is ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁U gly ▁dog ▁hotel ▁on ▁Holland ▁street , ▁he ▁is ▁contact ed ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁old ▁friend ▁Herbert ▁Brig gs , ▁a ▁well - ren owned ▁burg lar . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Cl ue ! ▁Open - source ▁release ▁and ▁ports ▁on ▁source forge . net ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Ad vent ure ▁games ▁Category : Am iga ▁games ▁Category : D OS ▁games ▁Category : P uzz le ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Role - play ing ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Video ▁game ▁rem