Unaccounted

In a city in the East that is not on any map you were given.

You are hereby appointed custodian of Habitation Block 17.

The building’s archive has been destroyed by fire, and the landlord with it. The Directorate requires a verified census and a full account of the night of the fire. Every current resident is to be accounted for. The arsonist is to be named.

A complete and accurate report will qualify you and your family for Household Advancement. Qualifying households receive improved accommodation and an increased monthly allowance.

You have five days. You do not ask for more.

THE STORY

Unaccounted is a first-person murder mystery set in the 1980s Eastern Bloc. Explore an entire apartment building in this whodunit built on classic detective work. Search its five floors, account for its twelve residents, and find out who set the fire.

Follow the evidence through documents, testimony, personal belongings, and the building itself. A detail in one apartment can explain a contradiction in another.

The residents are a strange lot. Some stay tight-lipped behind closed doors. Others invite you in and offer you tea. Each has an answer for the unfamiliar name, the extra bed, the footsteps after midnight. Whether you believe them is up to you.

Now, get to work. Your family is waiting for good news.

FEATURES

• Classic detective work. As the new custodian of Habitation Block 17, go through its nine apartments, corridors, and shared spaces. Interview its secretive residents, rebuild the census, name the arsonist, and discover who killed the landlord.

• Logical deduction. Cross-check clues and rule out impossible explanations. Figure out each resident’s name, where they actually live, and what they did on the night of the fire.

• Time moves only when you act. Walking, looking around, and reviewing evidence cost nothing. Every question, examination, and search costs time.

• One final decision. Once you know what happened, choose what to report to the Directorate and what to risk for your family. What you write becomes the truth.

• Accessibility from the start. We are designing Unaccounted so that as many people as possible can play it, whatever their abilities, language, or device. Almost every control can be remapped, and crouch, sprint, and scan can be toggles instead of holds. Sound captions show what you hear and where it comes from. There are three text sizes, a high-contrast mode, and colorblind filters.

“Oh, it’s you... Where did you get that? Yes, everything they say about me is true. We haven’t always seen eye to eye, and I know what your duties are. But before you decide what to do with me, come upstairs. Sit at my table. Let me tell you my secrets.”

Inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, The Roottrees are Dead and The Séance of Blake Manor.