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Uncover the Truth in Set the Record Straight

Step back into the year 1998, a time where information was hidden behind frontmen, pen names, and studio myths. In Set the Record Straight, you take on the role of an investigative researcher tasked with dismantling industry lies. This detective puzzle game challenges you to sift through a rich, simulated 1990s internet to expose the truth behind official credits and ghostwriters.

Armed with an authentic period-accurate search engine and a desk overflowing with digital artifacts, you must solve a series of narrative-driven investigations. Your goal is clear: read the evidence, analyze the inconsistencies, and reconcile the master credit sheets for a variety of creative industries. With no time limits or twitch-based mechanics, this game serves as an immersive deduction simulator where your keen eye for detail is your only weapon.

Gameplay Features

• Explore a simulated 1998 web: Dive into a meticulously hand-built database featuring vintage webpages, Usenet newsgroup posts, underground zines, physical clippings, and obscure liner notes.
• Master the art of investigation: Correct the record by documenting who was falsely credited, uncovering what truly transpired, and identifying the genuine talent behind the project.
• Logical puzzle-solving: Rely on authentic investigative work rather than trial and error. Corrections only lock in when you successfully prove the identity and the underlying motive behind the deception.
• Visual identification: Analyze historical photographs to track down faces and confirm who was truly involved in every scene.
• Compelling anthology structure: Embark on self-contained cases that span the worlds of film, music, comics, theater, and architecture.

Set the Record Straight is a work of fiction. All characters, bands, songs, films, comics, stage works, studios, companies, and publications in this game are invented for its puzzles. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, to real works, or to real organizations is coincidental and not intended as a statement of fact.