The full version of the acclaimed jam game

The Archives of Trevosa started as a free browser game made in just 72 hours for Ludum Dare. It placed #3 in the jam and has earned more than 1600 ratings on itch.io with an average 4.9 out of 5.

This full version builds on the jam game with a reworked story featuring all new families and characters, more in-depth language and puzzles, new art and music, and requested quality-of-life features like lexicon translation. If you've already played the jam version, there's a lot more of Trevosa waiting for you to uncover.

About This Game

There’s a secret in the royal archives that will change the kingdom’s fate: the identity of the true heir. The answer lies at the end of a tangled family tree, buried in generations of royal records, forgotten histories, and unfamiliar customs.

There’s just one problem: the records are written in a language you barely understand.

To solve the mystery, you’ll need to search through Trevosa’s tangled history, decipher their unfamiliar words, and piece together the stories and relationships between 70 family members.

Search the Royal Archives

Explore a collection of historical records, from royal decrees to personal letters. Uncover family drama, deadly mysteries, and unexpected twists by following clues from one document to another.

Search for Trevosan words and names to find connections across generations and families. Something that makes little sense at first might become the key to another mystery later.

Decipher a Mysterious Language

You don't need to understand every word to start investigating. Consider the context that Trevosan words appear in, learn the language’s patterns, and gradually work out the meanings.

Keep track of your discoveries in a lexicon, recording your translations and seeing them appear throughout the archive.

Not everything has a one-to-one translation. Understand the people and their customs to learn the language and decipher their stories.

Untangle a Family Tree

There are 70 family members to identify, depicted in hand-drawn portraits and illustrations, each with a name and title waiting to be deduced.

Explore different families with their own cultures, stories, and mysteries. Piece together characters’ relationships and drama as you gradually reconstruct the family tree.

Who Should Inherit the Throne?

Once you've uncovered the family history and deciphered Trevosan, you'll need to use your discoveries to prove who is the rightful heir, sending Trevosa down a new path.

Along the way, you’ll find even deeper mysteries to solve. Who are the Trevosans and how does their world overlap with our own?

What exactly is the Kingdom of Trevosa?