About The Archives of Trevosa
The Archives of Trevosa is a deduction game about a royal family you know nothing about at the start. You get a family tree of 30 portraits spread over seven generations, plus an archive of old records, and your job is to give every person their correct name and title.
The catch is language. The records come from the kingdom of Trevosa, and many of its cultural words were left untranslated, so part of the work is figuring out what those words mean from the way they're used. Clicking a word searches the archive for it, which lets you follow a name or term through every document that mentions it.
This is the jam version, and it's a demanding one: expect to take notes, cross-check documents and change your mind more than once. You can play The Archives of Trevosa online in this tab with a mouse and keyboard.
How to Play The Archives of Trevosa
- Press Begin to close the introduction and open the family tree and the archive.
- Read the documents on the right side of the screen for clues about who's related to whom.
- Click any word in a document to search the archive for every other place it appears.
- Under each portrait, set the person's name and title once you're confident.
- Click the right side of a scroll to give it a bookmark color, a handy way to sort documents as you go.
- Keep going until all 30 family members have the right name and title.
What to Expect in The Archives of Trevosa
This is slow, careful detective work. The fun comes from small breakthroughs: a word you finally understand, a relationship that explains a gap in the tree, a title that only makes sense once you've read three other records. The tree fills up one confident answer at a time.
Behind the names sits a bigger question about the kingdom, its rightful heir and what it has kept hidden, and filling in the tree brings you closer to the answer. If you like a deduction game that rewards patience, try The Archives of Trevosa free and see how far you get. No spoilers here.
Tips for The Archives of Trevosa
- Start with the people who appear most often in the records. They anchor the tree and make their relatives easier to place.
- Treat untranslated words as clues. When a term keeps turning up next to the same kind of person, it probably describes a rank, role or relationship.
- Use the bookmark colors as a system, such as one color per branch of the family or one for documents you still need to read.
- Search every new name you meet. A single click shows you all the other documents that mention it.
- Keep a note of each word you've decoded so you do not have to work it out twice.
Who Made The Archives of Trevosa
The Archives of Trevosa was made by jamwitch, AureliusWhitlock, Celia, who released it on itch.io. It was made for Ludum Dare 59. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on The Archives of Trevosa page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is The Archives of Trevosa free?
Yes. The Archives of Trevosa is free to play in your browser here, with no download or sign-up. Press Begin after the short introduction and the family tree and archive open up. Progress depends on careful reading, so set aside some quiet time for it.
How do you play The Archives of Trevosa?
Read the old documents on the right, click words to search for them across the archive, and use what you learn to fill in the family tree on the left. Each portrait needs a name and a title. Colored bookmarks on the scrolls help you organize what you've read. Fill in all 30 correctly to finish.
What is the goal in The Archives of Trevosa?
You're trying to pin down the correct name and title for all 30 people in Trevosa's royal family, spread over seven generations. Along the way, a larger mystery about the kingdom and its rightful heir comes into focus. A counter near the top of the tree shows how many you have right so far.
Why are some words in The Archives of Trevosa left untranslated?
That's the core puzzle. The records were translated where possible, but Trevosa's cultural terms stayed in the original language. You work out what they mean from context, by searching each word and comparing how it's used across documents. Decoding those terms is how you figure out titles and relationships.
Who made The Archives of Trevosa?
The Archives of Trevosa was made by jamwitch, AureliusWhitlock and Celia and released on itch.io. This is the jam version, created for Ludum Dare 59. FunClicker did not make the game; we embed the creators' own browser build and link to the original.
Can I play The Archives of Trevosa on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works well, since the game runs in the browser and is played mostly by clicking and reading. A phone is a harder fit: the screen holds a family tree and documents side by side, and the text gets small, so a laptop or desktop is the better choice.
Is The Archives of Trevosa unblocked at school?
The Archives of Trevosa runs in an ordinary browser tab, with no download, plugin or account. Whether The Archives of Trevosa unblocked access works on a school or library network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If the game loads for you, it plays the same as anywhere else.
Is The Archives of Trevosa hard?
Yes, it's meant to be a challenge. Seven generations, 30 people and a set of words you have to decode make for a lot to keep track of. If you enjoy detective puzzles that reward note-taking and patience, it's very satisfying; if you prefer quick games, take it in short sessions.
