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The Red Pearls Of Borneo

The Red Pearls Of Borneo

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

Released Mar 27, 2026 Developer Bushmonkey Games Publisher Bushmonkey Games, Surefire.Games Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePuzzleDetectiveInteractive FictionStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

95.8%positive4,496 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“I have enjoyed this so much. I was totally engrossed from the start - so much so that I've just stayed up all night, I couldn't stop until I had finished! I can't believe it is free... wow it is so worth playing for the detective story, with well develolped characters and the…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“As the cast grows, the mystery deepens. Yet as the timeline falls into place, human desire proves surprisingly simple. Only by placing everyone in the right place at the right time can the truth finally emerge.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“7/10 仅针对游戏内剧情而言。女性上桌了，但亚洲人还没有。 我通过游戏，对英国殖民者的服装、饮食、建筑甚至连口头禅获得了充分了解。英国在婆罗洲的殖民统治势力划分也多次出现。我能从游戏中阅读到广东海盗首领来财山和她的庞大船队非常惊喜。但是值得我发问的是为何要把英国殖民者在广东大亚湾的屠杀特意用角色的嘴描绘成“壮观”“荣耀”？ 同时，我对婆罗洲的族裔分布、生活文化、本地人的生老病死仍然很模糊。里面出现的当地的族群、宗教、文化、乃至热带疾病都是从白人视角出发、讲述白人对这些事情的看法。…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,173all-time peak
0 500 1k 532 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

31achievements
38.1%median completion
18.6%rarest: History Teacher
85.8% of players 70.5% of players 57.5% of players 51.8% of players 47.5% of players 46.4% of players 45.2% of players 44.3% of players 39.6% of players 39.3% of players 39.2% of players 39.0% of players 38.7% of players 38.5% of players 38.2% of players 38.1% of players 37.6% of players 37.4% of players 37.4% of players 36.7% of players 33.5% of players 32.2% of players 28.9% of players 24.8% of players 24.8% of players 24.2% of players 23.5% of players 23.3% of players 22.9% of players 19.6% of players 18.6% of players 85.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.8%First discovery — The investigation begins
70.5%History Student — Unlocked a glossary entry
57.5%Partial echo — Used an item for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
18.6%History Teacher — Unlocked all glossary entries
19.6%Thanks for playing — Unlocked all the endings
22.9%The spy who flew away — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 18, 2026
"Green Mist over Portland" Surpasses 20,000 Wishlists!

Dear Investigators, Thank you so much for your incredible support—we couldn't have made it this far without you! "Green Mist over Portland" has officially surpassed 20,000 wishlists on Steam, and we a

Jun 09, 2026
The Green Mist over Portland Demo Is Out Now!

Hello, investigators! As previously announced, the story of our legendary psychic investigators continues. Now, it is time to set off on their next journey! The free demo for The Green Mist over Portl

May 29, 2026
Improved clarity for progress checks and Typo and grammar fixes

Added extra clarification for some late game progress checks. Fixed some typos and grammatical errors. Added links to Green Mist over Portland.

May 15, 2026
The Green Mist of Portland, the sequel to The Red Pearl of Borneo, revealed!

Hello, investigators! We are very happy to see the positive response The Red Pearl of Borneo has received since its release. Thank you again for playing and supporting the game! Did you notice the hid

Apr 28, 2026
Achievements and font fixes

Bug fix for these issues: - Added a new font in the game to fix issues players had with Chinese fonts - Fixed Mac not going full screen - Fixed some achievements not popping up now that a delay was ad

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsAdventure · Puzzle · Detective · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Visual Novel · Text-Based · 2D · Hand-drawn · Free to Play · Historical (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Touch Only Option
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese
Achievements31
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (Intel HD 4000 or equivalent) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space