※ I am the subject of the investigation

In this game, the subject of deduction is not someone else. The player's own statements and actions become the subject of investigation.

※ The Conflict Between Memory and Record

The facts I remember are not always the same as the records actually remaining on my phone. I must find traces in conversations, social media, and schedules and compare them directly with my own statements.

※ Evidence deduction by directly finding records

Personally examine messengers, social media, calendars, etc., and collect necessary records. You must determine which of the found evidence supports your statement and submit it to the investigator.

※ Responsibility is also a choice

Will you explain yourself? Will you pass the blame to a colleague? Or will you avoid answering?

Depending on the choices made, the interpretation of relationships and events, as well as the subsequent developments, change.

※ In the end, what you face is yourself

As the investigation continues, the protagonist comes to confront, through the records, the greed, cowardice, self-rationalization, and avoidance of responsibility that he had been hiding.

★Character Introduction

☆Protagonist

A co-founder of the successful indie game company Seed Games. He tries to protect the games and money he created, but during the investigation, he encounters greed, cowardice, and self-justification.

☆Lee Jun-hyeok

A co-founder of Seed Games who created Seed Games with the protagonist. A figure who has contributed to the success of the flagship title *Eco Protocol* by adding commercial viability and marketability.   Depending on the worldline, feelings of inferiority or public conflict deepen.

Search Bureau Staff

By cross-referencing the protagonist's statements with the actual remaining records one by one and asking questions, the aim is to verify the actual relationship of liability between the two co-business owners through the purchase and usage history of the sports car.

○ Story

Indie game company Seed Games grew rapidly thanks to the success of its flagship title, *Echo Protocol*.

Then one day, an employee from a fictional investigation agency, the Search Bureau, visits you, your co-business partner.

The subject of the investigation is the expensive sports car used by the company.

You must answer the investigator's questions and prove your statement. You must personally search through records remaining on your phone, such as messenger conversations, social media posts, and calendar events, to find evidence.

However, the more I check the records, the more a rift forms between the facts I remember and the actual facts.

And in that process, you come to face yourself trying to justify yourself, evade responsibility, and sometimes shift the blame onto someone else.

The records already exist. The problem is how you explain it.

Operation method

• Mouse: Button selection and UI manipulation

• SpaceBar/Enter: Skip to dialogue box

• ESC :  Save, Load, Title 

In the game, you engage in conversations, directly search through smartphone messengers, social media, and calendars to collect records, and then select and submit the necessary evidence.

○ Producer's Comment

Already Recorded: The Statement started with the idea of creating a game where the player does the deduction themselves, rather than a game where you guess who the culprit is.

Even when performing the same actions, people remember and explain them in a way that is advantageous to themselves. Rather than admitting their mistakes, they may fabricate excuses, evade responsibility, or pass the blame to others.

Then, what if the conversations, schedules, and posts from that moment remained exactly as they were?

In this game, players must personally select their own words and search through past records to prove them. In the process, they discover the discrepancy between what they said and the actions that actually remained.

The experience this game aims to provide is to make the player think, "Why did I make that choice?" at least once after completing their investigation.