I love the concept behind this game! It did such a great job at building tension. I had a lot of fun, even though I also ended up getting stuck/at a point where the hint didn't help. I'd love a video walkthrough, cause I definitely want to finish this game! Regardless, I'll definitely revisit later.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #16 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Innovation | #27 | 3.312 | 3.312 |
| Overall | #52 | 2.950 | 2.950 |
| Fun | #55 | 2.875 | 2.875 |
| Sound | #77 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Art | #90 | 2.375 | 2.375 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This is such an interesting concept and I had to get outside help on some of the ways that a command shell would work and I got through most of the diaries but got stuck. Love the idea and execution this was awesome!
I was able to beat it by googling some decryptions but it was super fun! was a really fun puzzle game
So I am someone who LOVES games like this (type-help, the roottrees are dead) so this was right up my alley and I was SUPER excited to see a game like this submitted! I think it's an interesting spin on the theme, and I appreciated how accessible it was for someone that doesn't know a lot about computer "shells" like I do. I was really enjoying it, and will definitely come back to it later!
SPOILERS
I got as far as decoding the binary in diary6.txt and then got a little stuck. I agree that the hint system isn't super helpful -- the only hint I ever got was "you may need to use outside websites," which I felt like I understood after the first time I went to a cipher translator. Unless, of course, it's referring to a different website I just didn't find.
Man the hint is useless and it's too difficult as you are not told all the commands required. However I still managed to play but later it made me ragequit. Maybe good for someone who do not want to have fun but a head ache.
I can't play it because im on mobile but im sure its wonderful, im sorry.



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