> Terminal

Now that I have made it through two chapters, I feel like I can give a pretty fair review of how its going. I really am enjoying this game quite a bit. It is a bit of a puzzle that reminds me a little bit of Tron. I think the main character is also losing her mind so I have a twinge of America McGee's Alice. The best part of this game is the story. The author of this game is an excellent writer and I enjoy a spooky story that is creepy, but not overly graphic. He writes very intentailly so make sure you are really reading. I also like that the game has a different "theme" in each chapter. Chapter 1 is all text. Chapter 2 is audio. I believe there is a picture chapter later. If you are looking for a different kind of horror game that is like an escape room in the computer box, I would highly recommend checking this game out. This is $5 well spent!

> Terminal is one of those rare games that sticks with you after you close it. It’s less about traditional gameplay and more about atmosphere, writing, and the unsettling relationship between people and technology. The terminal-style interface feels simple at first, but it quickly becomes immersive and surprisingly tense. The story is the real standout - thoughtful, eerie, and deeply human. It explores isolation, identity, and our dependence on machines in a way that feels both personal and unsettling. Every input feels like you’re uncovering something you maybe shouldn’t be. If you like narrative-driven experiences or experimental indie games, this is absolutely worth your time.

You’re going to see this screenshot and immediately want to play the game or turn away in confusion. There’s no real middle ground. You play as Tera, a hacker whose computer has been invaded by some entity. You’ve isolated it and disconnected it and now you’re trying to figure out what it is by talking through a terminal. It seems to know rather a lot about you, too. You will play through Tera’s life and memories learning about the entity that is attacking you and coming to grips with your past, and how you came to be as isolated and disconnected as the entity attacking you. Each chapter starts with a prompt, like “You can’t change today, only hope tomorrow”. You determine the verbs (“change”, “hope” and I think “can’t”.) and combine those with two or three other words in the prompt. Each one will play a memory, and the game will give hints on which word combination will complete the chapter, but not hints exact enough to let you proceed without getting a good chunk of story. There are graphics, but they are ASCII graphics, keeping with the theme. And there’s not many of them. It's a weird game. Going through a lot of word combinations can stress the memory a bit :-)