Seance Machine — Interface & Features

The in-game device is officially called the Seance Machine — the remaster name for Type Help's memory interface. You enter scene codes like 01-QU-1-11 to load frozen tableaux from Sunday, March 7, 1936 at Galley House, and later swap keycards to access present-day memories.

Unlike the browser original, the Steam version adds a 3D house model you can orbit while filtering scenes by time period, room, or character. The machine also tracks which characters still need placement each act — a major quality-of-life upgrade praised in launch reviews.

• Code dial: TIME-ROOM-PERSONS entry. Wrong codes waste a turn but unlock the Persistence achievement if repeated.
• Clue badges: Numbers beside watched scenes show how many unwatched scenes that tableau can lead to — similar to Type Help intuition.
• Unplaced alerts: Each time period lists characters you have not yet positioned in the timeline panel.
• Evidence scanner: After inspecting a scene, the machine scanner surfaces collectible evidence viewable from the main menu.
• Clickable notebook links: Scene codes typed in Reya's notebook become hyperlinks back to the machine.

See scene code system for format details and getting started for triangulation setup.

Launch reviews note the 3D floor plan helps orient room codes (EN, LI, QU, etc.) but takes practice — toggling between room view and code dial is the main UI learning curve. Use the floor plan page alongside the model until codes feel automatic.

Filter by character when hunting photo-card matches; filter by room when chasing dialogue that mentions movement between DI and KI.