The first game, Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!" was released on April 1st 2013 for the iOS devices, and was then ported to PC on 11th March, 2015. It then received another iOS follow-up in 2017, named Dominique Pamplemousse and Dominique Pamplemousse in "Combinatorial Explosion!"
These games contain examples of:
- Accidental Misnaming: Dominique occasionally has to remind people that their last name is pronounced "Pamp-le-moose".
- Ambiguous Gender: The protagonist. Several people they talk to are confused which pronouns to use for them, and at one point when asked if they are "a girl or a boy" Dominique simply says that they went through puberty ages ago, and thus it isn't relevant.
- Anachronic Order: Combinatorial Explosion! has the scenes presented in random order, stable for the same player but different for others. This order persists if using the in-game method of clearing save data.
- Anachronism Stew: The game is in black-and-white, some of the characters seem to have walked out of '40s Film Noir, and Dominique claims at the beginning to have had no work since the Depression, but there are also modern signifiers like shopping malls and wifi-enabled laptops.
- Cardboard Box Home: Referenced by Dominique, who remarks that for all its faults their office is a step up from living in a cardboard box.
- Cranky Landlord: Dominique's landlady, who kicks off the first game by giving Dominique 48 hours to come up with the back rent or get evicted. She's also an undercover cop that thinks Dominique murdered Casey.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Ms. Pendergast, aka Agatha Lansbury. She is a PI that Casey hired after his lawyer went missing. When Dominique is arrested for murder, Ms. Pendergast gives her a key to the bust in Prudence's office.
- Cutting Off the Branches: Averted in the second game; rather than privilege a single ending from the first game, it posits that they all happened, with the result that there are now multiple Dominiques hanging about the place and interacting with one another.
- Deliberately Monochrome: Both games are done in strict black-and-white.
- Detective Patsy: In game one, Prudence hires Dominique to find Casey, ensure that he would be killed, and frame Dominique. As the original inventor, Dominique would be able to prove that Prudence stole her work so she needed to be discredited.
- Direct Line to the Author: The developer of the game actually makes an appearance in both games.
- Dramatic Spotlight: Combinatorial Explosion shines a spotlight on those singing.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Prudence's daughter Devon escapes from her and goes to college no matter which ending you choose. Dominique wishes her well.
- Gender-Blender Name: Dominique is a gender-neutral name in France. It's lampshaded in multiple dialogues.
- It's the Journey That Counts: It's the moral of "Combinatorial Explosion!" to the point that the multiple Dominiques sing a song about it during the end credits.
- Malicious Misnaming: Mrs. Rathbone calls Dominique "Pimplemousse" and "Pimplecakes."
- Me's a Crowd: The entire crux of "Combinatorial Explosion!" is four Dominiques, each from a different ending of the first game, meeting each other and trying to solve which one of them is the "canon" Dominique.
- Multiple Endings: The first game has several endings; the sequel carries all of them over into a single continuity (but itself has just one ending...kinda).
- Dominique refuses to work for Prudence, fails to bring her to justice, and decides to change their life for the better by finding a new profession.
- Dominique accepts Prudence's offer, getting money and benefits. They hope to be an Internal Reformist and undo Prudence's empire from the inside out.
- The Musical: People break out into song at the drop of a hat. The first scene of the first game features Dominique singing about how terrible their office is (with extra verses if the player clicks on the peeling wallpaper, the mousehole, etc.) and Mrs Van Dunng singing about the case she wants Dominique to take.
- No Ending: The final scene of "Combinatorial Explosion!" is the Dominiques contacting the developer for a definitive answer of which one of them is "canon," but they can only apologize to the Dominiques for not being able to answer, as they're not even sure what path their own life is heading. Cut to the credits, with the Dominiques deciding It's the Journey That Counts.
- Pop Quiz: Combinatorial Explosion! has an 8-question quiz to determine if you're likely going to enjoy the game. The quiz result claims you're likely to hate the game if you choose answers that seem less tolerant, while it will say you'll like the game if you get the answers perfect.
- Random Events Plot: Combinatorial Explosion! consists of eight scenes which have no connection with each other, beyond a random place where Dominique asks a few questions about which one is canon.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: Prudence laughs in the ending where you refuse to work for her. She says Dominique could try to bring her to justice, but she has connections and enough money to make the murder charges vanish. All Dominque does is clear her own name, proving Prudence right.
- Stop Motion Animation: The game's graphics are rendered in Claymation.
- "Which Restroom?" Dilemma: At one point, Dominique is stumped which bathroom represents them.
