Behind the Screen (2018)

Developer: 18Light Game Ltd.
Publisher: 18Light Game Ltd., COSEN
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A compact, thoughtful puzzle-RPG where exploring a murderer's memories blends stealth and light combat with historical textures.

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About

“Behind the Screen” is a game includes various elements such as puzzles, stealth modes and fighting that you can easily handle. Most stories are inspired by actual historical events of Taiwan. If you dig deep into our stories, you will find that it’s not just an “easy game”. Although players can finish the game in about one to two hours, the real thinking challenge will still goes on after you solve it. In “Behind the Screen”, players will explore deeply into the memories of a suspected murderer’s life, in order to dig out the real truth. The whole storyline is set in 1970s when Taiwan just got rid of Martial Law Period, and Internet hasn’t widely known nor used. Through this game, you can experience how media destroys a person under the help of audiences, which echoes with the meaning of it’s Chinese name: “Screen Judges”. Without witnessing the truth, everyone could be a judge hide behind the screen, unfairly judging others’ crime by one-sided words.

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