Game Title: Unread Cases 030 — Eight Seconds of Silence

Playable Link: https://030.unreadcases.workers.dev/

Platform: Web browser — desktop and mobile

Description:

The Palace cinema closes tomorrow. -> 宫殿电影院明天关闭。

During its final screening, the picture and sound disappear, then return without the familiar voice at the end. -> 在它最后的放映中,画面和声音消失,然后在结尾处没有熟悉的旁白。

When the reel is rewound, the archive original is missing and the projector contains a modified reference copy. -> 当胶卷倒回时,原始档案缺失,投影仪里放置的是一份修改过的参考副本。

Eight Seconds of Silence is a self-contained detective game built around handling evidence. -> 八秒的沉默是一款独立的侦探游戏,围绕处理证据展开。

You reconstruct six film fragments on a light table, work out what the blackout allowed, and align two marked seating plans to locate the missing reel. -> 你在光影台上重建六段胶片碎片,弄清楚黑out允许了什么,并将两张标记的座位图对齐以找到失落的胶卷。

The final deduction asks you to connect a person and a motive to the records that actually support them. -> 最终推理要求你将人物与动机与实际支持它们的记录联系起来。

Finding something suspicious is not enough to close the case. -> 发现可疑并不足以结案。

There is no countdown or jump-scare sequence. -> 游戏没有倒计时或惊悚跳跃场景。

Exhibits remain available to reread, optional hints offer progressively clearer help, and a notebook and local save let you work at your own pace. -> 展品仍可反复阅读,可选提示提供逐步更清晰的帮助,笔记本和本地保存让你可以按自己的节奏进行游戏。

The game includes English and Chinese, an original atmospheric score, and a final choice that changes the closing scene after the mystery is resolved. -> 游戏包含英文和中文,原创氛围音乐,以及在 mystery 解决后改变结尾场景的最终选择。

No previous case is required. -> 不需要玩前面的案件。

I would especially appreciate feedback on puzzle clarity and the ending. -> 我很乐意听取关于谜题清晰度和结局的反馈。

Please mark spoilers when discussing solutions. -> 讨论解决方案时请标记剧透。

Free to Play Status:

  • Free to play -> * 免费游玩
  • Demo/Key available -> * 试玩/密钥可用
  • Paid (Allowed only on Tuesdays with [TT] in the title) -> * 付费(仅在标题含 [TT] 的星期二允许)

Involvement:

I run Unread Cases and am sharing Case 030 from my ongoing browser-mystery series. -> 我运营 Unread Cases 并分享系列中的第 030 案。

The complete case is free to play, with optional support available on the game page. -> 完整案件免费游玩,可在游戏页面获得可选支持。