1940

A historical science-fiction puzzle game

1940 is a PC puzzle game set against a science-fiction backdrop. Its story draws on the life of Liu Na’ou, a novelist and filmmaker from Taiwan’s period under Japanese rule. You solve puzzles as the story moves between historical figures and places.

Places and key object

A set of mahjong tiles from the National Museum of Taiwan Literature’s Liu Na’ou collection serves as a key object. The settings include Shanghai’s Paramount Ballroom, Tianjin’s Wan Guo Bridge, the Greater Khingan Mountains in Heilongjiang, the underground tomb of the Ming Tombs in Beijing, and the Tainan Prefecture Hall in Taiwan.