Scapegoat & Rational

Scapegoat & Rational is a mystery game about investigating a series of child disappearances at a lakeside mansion rumored to be cursed. Four children vanish from a small town without a trace. That evening, the town office receives a distress call from the mansion, which is three days away on foot, though no record shows anyone traveling there. Ten years earlier, everyone who entered the mansion met a strange and tragic end.

Investigator Reacher and his assistant Cielle join a rescue team made up of the town’s mayor, a town official, a sheriff, a pastor, a scholar fascinated by the supernatural and a medium known for flawless divination. As they search for the children, a team member is murdered inside the mansion, with no sign that anyone entered or left. While solving puzzles and investigating, Reacher uncovers a long-buried tragedy connected to the mansion’s past.

Investigate the mansion

Scapegoat & Rational combines mystery storytelling, evidence collection and escape-style puzzles. You can choose between two modes:

• Key Evidence Mode: Mark important clues and suspicions as key evidence during the investigation. Collect enough evidence to uncover the full truth.
• Story Mode: Key evidence is highlighted automatically. Before the ending, match each question with the correct evidence to reveal the truth.

Solve the puzzles

The mansion contains 19 puzzles. Each has a hint system that can check whether you have missed clues, provide hints once you have collected them all and offer full solutions if needed. The game also includes systems for reviewing current objectives and recapping the story.

There are no chase sequences, and the game includes only mild scare elements. Depending on puzzle difficulty and reading pace, a playthrough takes approximately 3–8 hours.