GENUINE ARTICLE — OFFICIAL PRESS KIT

Developer: ALTUM Studio
Creator: Viktor Skuchypets — Founder & Solo Developer
Planned release: November 2026
Price: $12.99 USD
Platforms: Windows / macOS
Stores: Steam / Epic Games Store
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5089930/Genuine_Article/
Press: fortix.log@gmail.com

ONE-LINE PITCH
Run an antique attribution bureau, investigate objects using historically grounded methods, discover the truth — then decide what you are willing to certify when money, debt, and human stories get involved.

SHORT DESCRIPTION
Genuine Article is a historical investigation and puzzle game about authenticating antiques, combining an illustrated visual style with hands-on 3D object examination. Pick up, rotate and inspect objects at your bureau. Use a magnifying glass, raking light, balance scales, touchstone and acid tests, and historical reference books to examine materials, hallmarks, construction, wear and provenance. Your findings become official certificates — but the truth is not always the most profitable answer.

SCREENSHOT CAPTIONS
02_client_snuffbox.png: The room seen from behind the player's desk — the visual heart of Genuine Article. A client asks whether his snuffbox is solid silver.

01_bureau.png: A view into the bureau from the entrance, with the desk, chair, fireplace and shelves.

03_loupe_copper.png: A magnifying glass reveals exposed copper at a worn corner of the snuffbox.

04_hallmark_research.png: The reference book is open to illustrated silver and gold hallmarks.

05_certificate_evidence.png: The certificate records a plated-silver finding. The player still needs to select the supporting evidence and certify it.

08_acid_test.png: A spoon, touchstone, reagent bottle and pipette on the examination desk, with a white test streak visible on the stone.

09_locket_examination.png: A close-up of the 3D locket during examination, with its open case visible below.

10_bribe_offer.png: A written offer of forty kronen in exchange for a certificate declaring the mounting genuine Viennese silver.

GENERATIVE AI DISCLOSURE
AI assistance was used for translations and selected sound effects.

PLAYER CHOICE & MULTIPLE ENDINGS
You find the truth. You choose what to sign.
Discovering the truth is only half the job. You decide what becomes official: an honest finding or the answer a paying client wants. Debt and financial pressure make bribes tempting, while your certificates affect the people who trust them. Your choices have consequences and help shape the course of the story, leading to multiple endings.
