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The Restricted Index capsule

The Restricted Index

Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.

AdventurePuzzleMystery
Ursa MinusTo be announced

Quick text summary

The Restricted Index scored 75/100 on Steam Analyser — Good for a Steam capsule. Top priority fix: [uniqueness_polish] Introduce a visual symbol or iconic element (e.g., a forbidden book stamp, burning flame motif, or unique color accent) that distinguishes this from generic library visuals and makes the 'restricted index' concept more immediately apparent.

Capsule scores by dimension

  • Genre Clarity: 7/10
  • Title Readability: 8/10
  • Contrast & Color: 8/10
  • Uniqueness & Polish: 7/10
  • Brand Consistency: 7/10
  • Composition: 8/10

Priority fixes

  1. [uniqueness_polish] Introduce a visual symbol or iconic element (e.g., a forbidden book stamp, burning flame motif, or unique color accent) that distinguishes this from generic library visuals and makes the 'restricted index' concept more immediately apparent.
  2. [genre_clarity] Add a subtle UI element or visual cue (e.g., a banning stamp, redacted text overlay, or lock symbol on a book spine) to hint at the game's core mechanic of banning and burning books at TINY size.
  3. [brand_consistency] Ensure character or figure representation appears in promotional materials to anchor a distinctive brand identity beyond the setting alone.

Store copy priority fixes

  1. [feature_communication] Replace the repeated opening with a concrete gameplay example: 'A patron asks for a book about rebellion, but the card catalogue is fragmented. You must piece together clues from partial titles, publication dates, and author names to find the right book—or deliberately recommend the wrong one to serve the resistance.'
  2. [feature_communication] Add a bullet-point or short-paragraph breakdown of core features: how many books are in the catalogue, how patrons' requests scale in difficulty, and what consequences (banning/burning) have on the story.
  3. [hook_strength] Expand the opening of the detailed description with a new sentence that moves beyond repetition and deepens the mystery: 'But your predecessor vanished under suspicious circumstances, and the library holds secrets that powerful forces want buried.'
  4. [uniqueness] Add a sentence that explicitly differentiates the puzzle design or interaction model, e.g., 'Unlike typical detective games, you don't gather evidence—you curate it, and your choices about which books to save or destroy reshape the rebellion's path.'

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Steam app ID: 4499010