
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
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The Red Pearls of Borneo is an atmospheric deduction game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol and Type Help. You are a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, exploring the psychic echoes of a tragedy that occurred seven years prior on a remote plantation in Borneo.
Your tools are simple: a box of old photographs, a map of the plantation and your unique ability to step into the past.

London, 1948
Jeremiah Goodwill's tobacco plantation was supposed to be a paradise. But on the night of December 16th, 1941, as the Japanese Imperial Navy loomed on the horizon, the estate fell into chaos.
Sort through the lies. Reveal the faces of the strangers. Discover what truly happened in the Goodwill plantation that fateful night.

Key Features:
Echoes of the Past: Explore a non-linear timeline. Jump between witness perspectives and moments in time to uncover motives, secret meetings and fatal mistakes.

The "Mind's Eye": Use a unique node-based deduction system to visualise the movement of guests across the island. Connect the dots to prove who was where, and when.

Make notes of everything everywhere: You can keep notes on all aspects of the game. From characters and locations to items and snippets of text from clues.

Learn about the rarely told history of Borneo on the eve of WW2 through the interactive glossary you will unlock as you go.

Can you piece together the truth before the memories fade? Identify the guests, determine their fates and solve the mystery of the Red Pearls!
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese
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好玩,可玩性强,一个人也能玩,收集全成就很有成就感
很棒的故事!
难度适中,连我这种其实没什么大脑的也能愉快游玩游玩
Screaming, crying, throwing up
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not bad
还是不错的。
Overall great story and unique gameplay. Very minimal and it's free. Play it.
要注意手绘地图对应的位置跟游戏实际位置是完全不符的,但整体伟大无需多言。
玩法很有趣,也不是很难那种,就是在后半部分补充回响的时候卡了,很好玩!。嗯期待下部好吧。居然免费
超级好玩!而且还是免费,期待第二部
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