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Hi all, just wanted to let everyone know about my new retro-themed roguelike, named SYSTEM//PURGE. It's a hyper-simplistic roguelike inspired by classics like Nethack, with a strong terminal aesthetic.

You "mount" any folder on your PC. The game reads filenames/sizes (nothing else) and turns them into procedural sectors - your Downloads folder is now a permadeath dungeon.

- Linux and Windows versions available

- Traditional roguelike (turn-based, grid, permadeath)

- 50 sectors + recurring boss that retreats until the finale

- Permanent meta-upgrades, shops, SYSOP difficulty

- One portable .exe, fully offline, firewall it if you want!

- Keyboard/Mouse compatible, Bluetooth Controller compatible on Linux (Windows BT controller support coming in next patch)

Free demo (first 5 sectors) available.

https://chronowyncardworks.itch.io/systempurge

Hope you have as much fun playing it as I did making it and testing it (even if I DID have a bit of a nervous breakdown partway through x_x)

Sometimes you just gotta take a DEEP breath and take the plunge.  Our most recent game (SYSTEM//PURGE) has undergone so many iterative adjustments that I didn't think I was ever going to actually hit that big 'publish' button, but I'm glad I did, because within 8 hours I got my first 2 sales with the ONLY advertising being in a single subreddit - as of the time of this post the game is now on the "Top Selling" page, with a CTR of around 2.5%  The REAL test is going to be from tomorrow, when the big Black Friday sale starts.

Best of luck and regardless of the final result, hold your head high - you did it. You put your project out there.

Thanks for the feedback and nice work on your first run! Trojans can be nasty customers - Firewall can be a powerful protective tool against them. Good luck with future dives!