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萊斯特 LesterWind · Published by RMAsia, 萊斯特的帽子 Lester's cap
Content notice: This game is a story-driven mystery and puzzle game with suspense and investigative themes. It contains a small amount of mild violence and blood-related depictions as part of the narrative presentation (such as fights, injuries, and crime scenes), references to criminal behavior through text descriptions only, indirect references to suicide through text only, and the use of medication strictly for medical purposes within the story. The game includes one illustration in a bonus room that contains mild nudity (not full nudity). The game does not include realistic or graphic violence (such as explicit bodily injury or graphic depictions of corpses), direct portrayals of criminal acts (such as showing the act of committing a crime), full nudity, or illegal drug use, any sexual activity–related depictions or descriptions.. Individual sensitivity may vary. Players are advised to use their own discretion. All characters and events in this game are purely fictional and do not represent or reference any real-world individuals, events, countries, cultures, or religious beliefs.
Positive — 94% positive (34 reviews) · 4 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Children vanish in a small town. Investigator Reacher is drawn to a cursed mansion, where members of the rescue team begin to die. Is it a curse — or a killer among them? Scapegoat & Rational blends mystery storytelling, key evidence collection, and escape-style Puzzles.
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Delve into Scapegoat & Rational, where you investigate vanishing children by collecting key evidence and solving escape-style puzzles. As investigator Reacher, navigate the eerie corridors of a cursed mansion, unearthing secrets that lead to deadly consequences.
About this game
Story Overview
A series of mysterious child disappearances strikes a small town. Four children vanish without a trace. That evening, the town office receives a distress call from the former lord’s lakeside mansion — a place three days away on foot, with no record of any travel reaching it. It is as if the children were transported there out of thin air.
Worse still, the mansion has long been rumored to be cursed. Ten years ago, everyone who entered it met a strange and tragic end.
Investigator Reacher and his assistant Cielle join a rescue team to find the missing children. The team includes the town’s mayor, a town official, a sheriff, a Pastor, a scholar obsessed with the supernatural, and a medium known for flawless divination.
As the search unfolds, a member of the rescue team is murdered — yet there is no sign anyone entered or left the mansion.
Is the curse real…
or is the killer among them?
While solving the mansion’s Puzzles and trying to rescue the children, Reacher gradually uncovers the long-buried tragedy hidden beneath the mansion’s dark past.
Game Description
Scapegoat & Rational blends mystery storytelling, key evidence collection, and escape-style Puzzles.
Players may choose between two play modes:
【Key Evidence Mode】
A gameplay system created by Lester.
Players mark important clues and suspicions as key evidence during investigation. Collect enough key evidence to uncover the full truth.
【Story Mode】
All key evidence is highlighted automatically. Before the ending, players must match each question with the correct evidence to reveal the truth.
Beyond investigation, players must solve 19 Puzzles throughout the mansion — perfect for fans who enjoy puzzle-driven gameplay.
Game Features
No chase sequences. Only mild scare elements.
Built-in system to review current objectives and story recap, so you never lose track of where you left off.
Every Puzzle includes a hint system:
Check whether any clues are missing.
View hints once all clues are collected.
Full solutions are available if needed, ensuring smooth progression.
Additional Information
If the game occasionally becomes unresponsive during gameplay, this is not a bug. Please close and restart the game to resolve the issue. No report is required.
An official English version of the walkthrough for cracking the truth is currently in production.
Language Support: This game supports Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English. You may switch languages in the Options menu.
※English Version Notice:
The title screen and chapter selection menu are currently available in Chinese only. Reference images are provided below for guidance. All other game content can be fully switched to English or includes bilingual support.
One Puzzle requires rearranging certain objects and reading an acrostic message. As this wordplay cannot be accurately localized into English, the Puzzle provides the English interpretation of the acrostic directly. All other Puzzles and hint clues have been fully localized for smooth gameplay.
Playtime: Approximately 3–8 hours, depending on puzzle difficulty and reading pace.
Streaming: Streaming is fully allowed. Streamers are welcome to contact the developer, and the developer will try to watch live streams or recorded playthroughs whenever possible.
Fan Works: Please ask for permission in advance.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows各版本
- Processor: 電腦能跑應該就可以
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 螢幕能顯示應該就可以
- Storage: 0.5 GB available space
- Sound Card: 能發出聲音應該就可以
Recommended
- OS: Windows10以上
- Processor: Intel I3/I5/I7
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GT1030
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: 集成
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
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