Scrutinized
Released Aug 2020
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
89% positive · 1,398 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Scrutinized launched on August 5, 2020 and received a small burst of patches in its first two weeks, including the addition of a "Detective Mode" (August 9, 2020) and several bug fixes. After that, the game went quiet for nearly five years.
In July 2025, the developer returned with a note explaining that the game had found a renewed audience and that they were going back in to fix longstanding issues — specifically a rogue kidnapper bug that could make the game unbeatable. A public beta ran through the summer, and the resulting Patch 1.2.0 shipped on October 19, 2025, fixing bugs, improving performance, and adding WASD camera support.
The most recent post (June 23, 2026) is an announcement for Welcome to the Game III — a new, separate title from the same developer — not a Scrutinized update. This post is effectively a cross-promotion and carries no implication of further content for Scrutinized itself.
The developer has not announced any additional content, DLC, or future updates for Scrutinized. The October 2025 patch reads as a maintenance pass to bring the game into a clean, stable state, not the beginning of a new content cycle. With no unreleased DLC, no announced future content, and no sustained pattern of major content releases, Scrutinized appears to be a complete, finished game.
Evidence
Developer announces a new separate title, Welcome to the Game III, launching July 16, 2026. No mention of further Scrutinized content.
Patch 1.2.0 released, fixing bugs, improving performance, adding WASD camera support, and updating the Casual Mode ending. Developer frames this as a maintenance/polish pass.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Reflect Studios
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
You never know what true horrors might lurk behind that charming, suburban front door.
You’re Luna Youngman, a Criminal Analyst for the District Attorneys Office, set on weeding out the villains in your sleepy town while using various applications on your home computer. In this survivor horror you’ll search through a database full of reports to determine what kind of person lurks behind each one. Everything from cell phone images, decades-old police reports, recent purchases, text conversations, social media accounts, and search history is only a click away to help you assess these reports and either mark them as threats or not. You accomplish these tasks while using the simulated computer system in the game, the A.D.O.S system with tools dedicated to help you. One of these tools being the RootKit which is a virtual cell phone cracking tool. Crack into the suspicious person by sliding around a slider to get the right code! Easy to understand but challenging to accomplish.
Like most of the population, you work during the day, but at night, your time is your own. It’s not as simple as staying awake through the night to file each report properly. There are killers on the loose, and the work you do has repercussions. In addition to the reports you must submit each night, you’ll need to keep an eye on your surroundings. Staying hyper-vigilant will get you far against these two malicious threats, eager to infiltrate your home. The last thing you want is to run the risk of getting caught off guard. You will accomplish this by walking around the immersive environment of Luna's home and making sure that windows are closed and the lights are on.
Collect evidence, correctly file your reports, and survive this horror experience the next simulated 10 nights. If you can keep yourself from getting kidnapped, killed, or worse, you might finally be able to relax. You just need to not die before reaching those sandy beaches you’ve been dreaming about, confident in a job well done.
Not a fan of jump scares?
This game does have jump scares, BUT it is one of the only few games that allow you to turn them off! So if you would like to still experience the interesting story and game play but have a faint of heart, you can simple turn off the jump scares right inside the options menu!
Looking for a more casual experience?
Not to worry! In Scrutinized there is an easy mode for you to enjoy the mechanics of the game and read all the interesting reports inside the simulated computer system.
You’re Luna Youngman, a Criminal Analyst for the District Attorneys Office, set on weeding out the villains in your sleepy town while using various applications on your home computer. In this survivor horror you’ll search through a database full of reports to determine what kind of person lurks behind each one. Everything from cell phone images, decades-old police reports, recent purchases, text conversations, social media accounts, and search history is only a click away to help you assess these reports and either mark them as threats or not. You accomplish these tasks while using the simulated computer system in the game, the A.D.O.S system with tools dedicated to help you. One of these tools being the RootKit which is a virtual cell phone cracking tool. Crack into the suspicious person by sliding around a slider to get the right code! Easy to understand but challenging to accomplish.
Like most of the population, you work during the day, but at night, your time is your own. It’s not as simple as staying awake through the night to file each report properly. There are killers on the loose, and the work you do has repercussions. In addition to the reports you must submit each night, you’ll need to keep an eye on your surroundings. Staying hyper-vigilant will get you far against these two malicious threats, eager to infiltrate your home. The last thing you want is to run the risk of getting caught off guard. You will accomplish this by walking around the immersive environment of Luna's home and making sure that windows are closed and the lights are on.
Collect evidence, correctly file your reports, and survive this horror experience the next simulated 10 nights. If you can keep yourself from getting kidnapped, killed, or worse, you might finally be able to relax. You just need to not die before reaching those sandy beaches you’ve been dreaming about, confident in a job well done.
Not a fan of jump scares?
This game does have jump scares, BUT it is one of the only few games that allow you to turn them off! So if you would like to still experience the interesting story and game play but have a faint of heart, you can simple turn off the jump scares right inside the options menu!
Looking for a more casual experience?
Not to worry! In Scrutinized there is an easy mode for you to enjoy the mechanics of the game and read all the interesting reports inside the simulated computer system.
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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