Scrutinized

by Reflect Studios

The Developer Says...

Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.

Players Like...

❤ Core Mechanics and Interaction

Players embody Luna Youngman, a Criminal Analyst investigating suspicious reports through a meticulously designed computer system. The gameplay demands careful examination of digital evidence: parsing police records, dissecting social media accounts, analyzing text conversations, and scrutinizing search histories to categorize suspects as threats or innocents.

❤ Investigation Dynamics

Players navigate a complex interface using tools like the RootKit - a challenging phone-cracking mini-game requiring precise slider manipulation. Success hinges on cross-referencing multiple information sources, rapidly identifying suspicious patterns, making split-second categorical decisions, and managing a strict 5-case rejection limit.

❤ Survival Tension

Simultaneously, players defend against two menacing antagonists by monitoring security camera feeds, checking windows obsessively, maintaining strategic lighting, and listening for subtle audio infiltration cues.

❤ Flexible Gameplay Modes

The experience offers configurable challenge levels: Casual Mode for gentler introduction, Normal Mode for standard intense challenge, Detective Mode for pure investigative experience, and customizable jump scare settings.

❤ Distinctive Design Strengths

Key strengths include demanding multitasking requirements, hyper-realistic sound engineering, deeply engaging investigative mechanics, multiple narrative pathways, and consistently elevated psychological tension.

❤ Player Satisfaction Triggers

Enthusiasts consistently praise the intricate gameplay complexity, intellectually rewarding investigation processes, genuinely unnerving horror mechanics, flexible gameplay approaches, and immersive narrative depth.

❤ Ideal Player Profile

Best suited for players seeking sophisticated detective challenges, psychological horror experiences, intellectually stimulating gameplay, and atmospheric narrative immersion.

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