Evidence ledger

Every published claim needs a trail.

Primary sources establish product facts. Third-party signals provide dated context. Unknowns remain visible instead of being filled with generated guesses.

S01Primary

Official ReStory Steam store

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Release date; developer and publisher; features; achievements; languages; Windows and macOS minimums.

Boundary: Does not supply recommended specs, benchmarks, or repair solutions. Steam Deck status is sourced from S07.

S02Primary

Official Steam news archive

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Wishlist milestones, demo review milestone, development updates, and public feedback history.

Boundary: Milestones are publisher self-reports; they are not sales or retained-player data.

S03Secondary

SteamDB ReStory charts

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Timestamped player peak, review snapshot, supported-system cross-check, and record-update time.

Boundary: Volatile third-party snapshot; not sales, search volume, or income.

S04Secondary

Steam Community Guides

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Competition-supply check: eight visible guides during the captured session.

Boundary: Community guide claims were not used as facts about game mechanics.

S05Research signal

Google Trends comparison

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Worldwide, past-30-days relative search-interest comparison against two candidates and GPTs.

Boundary: Relative index, not absolute volume. Exact long-title query can understate broader ReStory searches.

S06Primary data

Official Steam appdetails response for ReStory

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Current release state, Windows/macOS flags, categories, nine-language list, 50-achievement total, and DLC App ID.

Boundary: A locale-specific API snapshot. Prices and review totals are volatile and are not reproduced as evergreen claims.

S07Primary

Official ReStory Steam announcements

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: August 6 launch, launch-time Steam Deck Playable status, Mac launch, update intent, and publisher-reported known issues.

Boundary: Roadmap timing and sales milestones are publisher self-reports, not guarantees or independent audits.

S08Primary

Official Steam achievement list

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: Current total of 50 achievements and public achievement names.

Boundary: Does not establish a complete, tested unlock walkthrough; global completion percentages are volatile.

S09Primary data

Official Steam appdetails response for the digital artbook

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: DLC identity, English language, platform listing, release date, contents, and official installed-files access instructions.

Boundary: Regional price is volatile and omitted. The artbook is separate DLC, not part of the base-game claim set.

S10Primary

Official Prices & Launch Times announcement

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: August 6 launch timing, day-one macOS release, and the publisher's Steam Deck Playable—not Verified—status statement.

Boundary: A dated publisher launch statement; it is not a first-hand performance, battery-life, or control test.

S11Primary

Official August 7 known-issues announcement

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: The publisher's dated launch issue list and statement that the first update was in progress.

Boundary: An announced fix is not a shipped fix. Issues move to fixed only after an official patch note or a versioned first-hand retest.

S12Primary

Official ReStory digital artbook Steam store

Checked: 2026-08-10

Supports: The live DLC product identity, description, release date, platform presentation, and installed-files access instructions.

Boundary: The live page can vary by region. Price is intentionally omitted and platform flags are cross-checked against S09.