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My fave game of 2026! Gentle puzzles, gripping story, incredible environment. I was so drawn in by the whole thing I played it all in two sittings. It was nostalgic, but didn't rely just on nostalgia.

Amazing game! The art style and sound design really did capture most of the feel of using a PC from the 90's. The puzzles were fun and clever and the story was so engaging. My only wish is that this game was longer!

I loved this game so much! It had a good variety of puzzles that weren't impossible to figure out while still feeling fun and challenging. It has the feel of an old creepypasta to me as well.

This game is incredible. The puzzles are extremely innovative and rewarding, not to mention intuitive. There wasn't a single time where I felt too stumped to continue. The story is an extremely beautiful narrative about the ways people process grief, one that resonated with me on a level I wasn't sure was possible. What I just spent the last 7 hours playing was truly worth every penny.

Amazing puzzle solving game to kill some time to. All of the out of the box thinking required is quite hefty but you soon get used to it later in. On top of all that, the introduction to new mechanics to each individual act is also a really nice touch to stop the game from becoming too boring in progression. I honestly can't wait to go back to the game later to go 100% it.

This is a pretty fun puzzle game. The puzzles generally felt fair (with the exception that the compression tool doesn't get a very good introduction/explanation: use if it you ever need to reduce the size of something by 75%). I'm not 100% in love with the story. It's not bad but it felt like it was building to one thing and then went in a completely different direction that took a lot of agency away from the characters. Gameplay is pretty unique and interesting. I like the idea of digging through computer files and old computer programs, and it's neat how the different sections are made to match their users. There are a few minor quality of life issues like navigation in part 2 (you are frequently forced to return to the start of the area), not being able to sketch on photos (there's one puzzle that gives you a partially filled out logic grid with no way to edit it so you'll have to replicate it by hand and then complete it), and no way to transfer information between profiles other than breaking out pen and paper. But those are the exceptions and the whole game works very well overall. It's not super scary. Occasionally a weird thing will happen or a creepy picture will pop up but none of them "got me" and I'm very timid when it comes to jump scares. It's more psychological horror with occasional blood and guts to visually spice things up. There's a free demo so if you like puzzle games give this one a shot, it's worth your time.

I was shocked by how much I enjoyed this. The story, soundtrack, and gameplay all come together to make something truly special. The puzzles are hard enough to make you feel smart for figuring them out, but have so many hints to nudge you in the right direction that you'll never truly be stuck.

One of a kind puzzle game that makes great use of the visual language of computer interfaces to continuously subvert expectations.