Judge SIM

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• Patch Notes·7 Aug 2026Official

  Major Update: All 36 Cases Complete

  THE COMPLETE 36-CASE EXPERIENCEAll 36 cases have now been thoroughly reviewed, tested, corrected, and frozen.Every case has been checked for:Evidence consistencyContradiction logicVerdict conditionsHidden cluesLocalized textProgression and replayabilityReal gameplay errorsOPTIONAL IMAGE CLUESSome evidence images contain hidden details that may be difficult to discover.You can now click the designated area of an image to reveal its clue.This feature is completely optional and always used at your own responsibility. Use it if you are stuck, if you want to skip a difficult search, or if you simply prefer a more accessible experience.NEW “ASK FOR HELP” OPTIONGetting stuck no longer means being blocked.During gameplay, you can now choose Ask for Help to receive a contextual hint about your next recommended move or step.The system gives guidance without automatically solving the case, allowing you to keep thinking and investigating while still making progress.TRANSLATION IMPROVEMENTSWe performed a broad localization review across the game and corrected multiple untranslated labels and descriptions, including:Witness rolesEvidence labelsDigital forensics terminologyRepayment and payment-history documentsLegal policy referencesCase-specific terminology across multiple languagesNames, companies, legal acronyms, and intentional technical terms were preserved where appropriate.QUALITY AND STABILITYThis update also includes a general quality pass across the case system and interface.The complete test suite now passes successfully, the web build has been verified, and the playtest tracker reports all 36/36 cases frozen.Thank you for playing, reporting issues, and helping us make Judge SIM sharper, clearer, and more accessible.
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• Patch Notes·28 Jul 2026Official

  Bench of Justice - Courtroom Clarity Update

  Bench of Justice - Quality UpdateHello Judges,This update focuses on improving readability, interface clarity, accessibility, localization, and the overall flow of the courtroom experience.Courtroom UI ImprovementsThe courtroom screen has been redesigned to reduce visual noise and make each phase clearer. Testimony, evidence review, judge actions, objectives, credibility, and tension now have better hierarchy depending on the current stage of the trial.We also improved layout behavior on smaller screens and laptop resolutions, fixed elements that could fall outside the visible frame, and adjusted several panels to avoid unnecessary scrollbars.Evidence & Contradiction FlowFinding contradictions should now feel clearer and more rewarding.This update adds:Better visual guidance when identifying contradictionsStronger feedback when a contradiction is discoveredHighlighting for the relevant testimony and evidenceImproved evidence panel sizingCleaner evidence inspection behaviorSafer progression when the player needs to continue after evidence reviewVerdict Screen RedesignThe verdict screen has been rebuilt as a more premium judicial report.It now includes:A clearer case summaryYour ruling versus the true outcomeKey evidence impactReputation effectsMore polished verdict presentationCareer & Free Mode ImprovementsCareer mode has been expanded into a proper judge dashboard with:Case historyReputation trajectoryJudicial rank progressionAchievementsJudge profile informationActive career risksFree Mode case selection has also been improved with filtering by difficulty, type, duration, and case tags such as criminal, civil, ethics, and high-impact.Main Menu & Bug ReportingA new bug report module has been added to the main menu.Players can now send reports directly through Formspree, including automatic runtime details such as language, viewport, route, recent gameplay telemetry, and basic game state. Empty reports are now blocked to make submissions more useful.Localization Fix...
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• Patch Notes·28 Jul 2026Official

  Major Update — The Contradiction Overhaul

  Major Update — The Contradiction Overhaul The trial no longer lets you brute-force your way to the truth. Evidence stays sealed until it's time to examine it, forensic work now demands that you say what you're looking for, and raising a contradiction has become a phase of its own — where the hearing record you built is the board you play on. A restructured hearing — now six phases Case Introduction → Opening Statements → Witness Testimony → Evidence Review → Contradictions → Deliberation Exhibits are sealed until Evidence Review. Previously they unlocked during opening statements, which meant you were contrasting evidence you hadn't been allowed to study. New Contradictions phase. Pick a statement straight from the hearing record, select an exhibit, and challenge it. The mandatory-contradiction gate lives here now — no more being kicked back to testimony when you tried to move on. Ruling on an objection no longer shunts you forward. You stay on the record and keep working. The record of the hearing A running transcript is now always on screen, next to the witness feed. Every clerk line, both opening statements and every word of testimony, in order. Re-reading costs nothing. The old "Question" button silently rewound the testimony and burned a judge action to replay a line you'd already heard — it's gone. "Add to notes" also flags the line in the record. Flagged statements show a marker; solved ones get a green check, so you can see at a glance what you've broken open and what's left. Forensic examination is now a decision, not a click No more outlined hotspots. Nothing on the image tells you where to click any more. Choose an instrument first — timestamp, fingerprint, inconsistency or note — then examine the area where you expect to find something. Every exhibit has a limited number of passes. A find costs nothing. Wrong area, or right area with the wrong instrument, burns a pass — and each failure tells you which of the two you got wrong. Run out and the exhibit st...
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• Patch Notes·28 Jul 2026Official

  Major Update — The Contradiction Overhaul

  The trial no longer lets you brute-force your way to the truth. Evidence stays sealed until it's time to examine it, forensic work now demands that you say what you're looking for, and raising a contradiction has become a phase of its own — where the hearing record you built is the board you play on.
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• Patch Notes·2 Jul 2026Official

  Update: EXTRA! EXTRA! — Your Verdicts Now Make Headlines 🗞️

  Every ruling you hand down now hits the front page of The Daily Gavel, the city's most dramatic newspaper. Dynamic front pages — after each verdict, a satirical newspaper spins onto your screen with a headline that reacts to what you actually did: nail a tough case and the press crowns you; convict the wrong person with a harsh sentence and you'll read "MAXIMUM SENTENCE, MINIMUM EVIDENCE" over your morning coffee. Your legacy in print — headlines track your win streaks, your mercy (or lack of it), and even whisper about that suspicious new watch if your career takes a... flexible turn. Public Pulse poll — see how the street reacted to your ruling, right on the page. Share your front page — save or copy any front page as an image with one click and show the world what kind of judge you really are. Every playthrough prints a different paper. Made headlines? We'd love to see them — share your best front pages with us!
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