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The Red Pearls of Borneo

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Release Date: January 30, 2026
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Themes: Historical, Drama, Mystery
Game Type: Main game
Platforms: Web browser, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game Modes: Single-player
Player Perspective: Third person, Text
Alternate Titles: The Red Pearls of Borneo.exe

Overview

The Red Pearls of Borneo is a detective mystery deduction game inspired by Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol. You are a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, exploring the psychic echoes of a tragedy that occurred eight years prior on a remote plantation in Borneo.