Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari Gets First Demo at gamescom
The demo reveals a GeoGuessr-style core that layers logical deduction from journals onto visual map-reading, with six or more themed areas and roughly 20 puzzles each, positioning it as a full-length mystery adventure.
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Empty Exhibit's sci-fi detective puzzle game Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari was playable at gamescom 2026. Players act as a cartographer, matching photos left by a missing archaeologist to locations on a map, using terrain and journal clues. The Steam wishlist count exceeds 41,000, and release is planned around 2027.
The demo at gamescom 2026 showed a game that starts with simple photo-to-map matching and then complicates it. Photo directions can be reversed against the bird's-eye view, and later areas resist visual identification alone. Abigail's journals fill the gap, recording ship routes, navigation logs, and ruin legends, with hints like wind direction that must be cross-checked against terrain.
Empty Exhibit said each of the six or more areas has its own theme and environment, with around 20 photos and puzzles per area. A single area takes one to two hours, making the whole game a substantial effort. The Steam page lists a release around 2027, with no Japanese localization currently planned.
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