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TRACE//5

Explore an office swallowed by darkness with only a camera to guide you, photographing and reporting traces of spirits in this short psychological horror game. Use flash and night vision to uncover anomalies. But not every anomaly is something you should photograph.

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Your job is to explore an office swallowed by darkness, photograph traces left behind by spirits, and report them.

Almost all of the lights are gone, making it difficult to see your surroundings with the naked eye.

The only thing you can rely on is the camera in your hands.

Photograph the traces—and escape the phenomena.

Explore the Darkness Through Your Camera

Fire the flash to briefly reveal your surroundings in the darkness.

The camera also has night vision, allowing you to see things in the dark that are invisible to the naked eye.

Search the office using both flash and night vision, and look for "traces" that are clearly out of place.

Photograph and Report the Traces

When you find something suspicious, take a photo that captures it.

You can review your photos on the camera. Select and tag the photos containing traces, then submit your report from a terminal in the office.

Report the correct trace and the elevator will activate, allowing you to move on.

Repeat the process until the investigation is complete.

Even Pressing the Shutter Is Dangerous

You cannot simply photograph everything indiscriminately.

If you take a photo with no trace in it, something that was never really there may occasionally appear in the image.

The more spirit photographs you accumulate, the more likely dangerous paranormal phenomena are to occur in the office.

Before you press the shutter, decide whether there really is a trace there—and whether you should light the area first.

Traces and Paranormal Phenomena

What you are looking for are traces showing that a spirit was once there.

But during your investigation, paranormal phenomena may sometimes occur—signs that a spirit is "here, right now."

Sounds that should not be there.

Rooms that suddenly change.

Something appearing through the camera.

A presence behind you.

Each paranormal phenomenon has its own way to deal with it.

When something abnormal happens, look around carefully, listen, and decide what you need to do.

If you respond incorrectly, your investigation ends there.

Features

A short first-person psychological horror experience

Anomaly-hunting exploration in a pitch-dark office

A camera equipped with flash and night vision

A gameplay loop built around photographing anomalies, sorting photos, and reporting your findings

A spirit-photo system where careless shooting itself creates danger

A variety of paranormal phenomena that occur at random

Exploration where you must identify each phenomenon and respond correctly to survive

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