Wild Rose Works
Deduction game · Windows and Mac
Set the Record Straight
It’s 1998, and the record is wrong. You’re the researcher who sets it straight.
- Status
- Free demo out now · Full game coming in Early Access
- Get it
- Wishlist on SteamPlay the free demo
About the game
The official record lies: a front, a pen name, a studio figurehead, a borrowed name, and a murder verdict a county weekly has treated as settled since 1983.
Armed with a period search engine and a desk full of webpages, Usenet posts, zines, liner notes, letters, court papers and clippings, you work an anthology of self-contained cases. Read first. Then correct the record, one proven entry at a time.
No twitch. No fail state. Just documents, photographs and deduction.
- Platforms
- Windows 10 (64-bit), macOS 12 or later
- Store
- Steam
- Status
- Free demo out now; full game coming in Early Access
- Cases
- Four, each in its own era and field
- Language
- English
- Developer
- Anja Remic, Wild Rose Works
How it plays
- Trawl a purpose-built 1998 webWebpages, Usenet, zines, clippings, liner notes and court records, all cross-referenced. Type what you know, and learn what to type next.
- File with careCorrections confirm only in batches, and a failed check never says which entry fell short.
- Name the facesTrack down the photographs, then work out who is who.
- Documents by postIn the fourth case, the offices release their files to the paper as your sheet fills.
- An anthologySelf-contained cases, each in its own era and field, with more planned through Early Access.
Play your way
- Interface scaleMake text and controls bigger. Smaller screens start at 125 %.
- Reduced motionCuts down movement on screen, and follows your system’s setting the first time you play.
- Light or dark deskRead on a bright desk or a dark one.
- Sound your waySeparate music and sound volumes, and a mute switch.
- No timersTake as long as you like. Nothing rushes you, and nothing ends the game early.
- Hints when you want them“Phone a friend” gives you a nudge when you’re stuck.
Questions
Is there a free demo?
Yes. It’s on the game’s Steam page, for Windows and Mac, and it has four cases, including the tutorial.
Will my demo progress carry over to the full game?
That isn’t decided yet. This answer will be updated once it is.
Does it run on Steam Deck?
It hasn’t been tested on Steam Deck yet, so it isn’t promised there.
Can I lose?
No. Corrections confirm only in batches, and a failed check doesn’t say which entry fell short, but you can always look again and file again.
Is there anything upsetting in it?
One case concerns a missing child and a murder conviction, told through court papers, letters and newspaper pages. No violence is shown.
Does the game collect any data?
No. It has no accounts, analytics or ads, and it connects to nothing while you play. The privacy policy has the details.
Support and press
Found a bug, or stuck on something? Use Report a bug in the game’s main menu, or write to [email protected]. It helps to say which version you’re playing and on which computer.
Writing about the game? The press kit has the facts, the logo and the art.
Set the Record Straight is a work of fiction. All characters, bands, songs, films, comics, stage works, studios, companies, publications and court cases in this game are invented for its puzzles, and its places are either invented or used fictitiously. 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.
Set the Record Straight © 2026 Anja Remic. All rights reserved, including for text and data mining and AI training.