
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
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In a concrete slab buried deep beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for what should be routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Run the scripts. Get the job done. And remember, they're just machines.
Terminal Lucidity combines atmospheric horror with cryptic cipher-breaking gameplay. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Learn how each operates individually, and then learn how their rules combine into new outputs.
This game is designed as a self-contained psychological thriller experience, playable to an ending in a single 2 to 4 hour sitting. Each corner of the map has been modelled and each puzzle handcrafted to deliver a challenging yet tight single-player experience.
Keep your notes nearby, as you will have to rely on your own broken memory. Every answer and every command is available from the beginning - you only need to rediscover them.
Not that it matters, as there is no way out.
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Languages: English
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GOTY
Honestly amazing game, really interesting concept and story, fun to play and to understand the puzzles. Its really worth a try, especially if you enjoy coding/scripting. Even if you don't know code/script its still a good puzzle game as everything is given to you. Game plays fine on my mediocre system. style is cool and the music fits well.
не понятно что делать
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Hours played at review time, across 59 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Great game, super addictive puzzles. Beating it takes longer than what's listed on the Steam store page, though. It's incredible that a game like this is free ^^
At first I was like: oh, unknown short exploration game with some fun cyphers that will take 4 hours max. Little did I know that it'd consume my next 7 hours. HOWWWW is this so unknown??? it's such a great cypher game! I´m REALLY used to puzzle solving, and yet this was challenging (and took incredibly long to finish all endings). Besides, IT IS FREE What are you waiting for? Play this, you won't regret it (if you like puzzle games). Be aware that the mechanic is typing commands on like, 10 different computers. But you don't need to enjoy programming or even know programming by any means (I sure don't). It is a neat game anyway. The start is, in my opinion, the most challenging part, because you aren't aware of the rules. After you understand what the computers do and what you're supposed to do, you get on a real nice flow state. Support indie devs, people!
Creepy atmosphere, simple but haunting writing, and interesting visuals. I really enjoyed this game!
Comecei não dando nada pro jogo, mas mal sabia que seria um dos melhores jogos de puzzle que eu jogaria esse ano, simplesmente sensacional, desde os puzzles em sí até a forma em que a história é contada. Ainda incrédulo que esse jogo é grátis.
How is this game free? The puzzles are decently hard, not so tough that I have to make huge mental leaps, just the perfect level of difficulty. Definitly one of the best games Iv'e ever played.
great game, lovely puzzles and ciphers, creepy lore and ambient, just perfect!
[h3]非常に人を選ぶゲーム[/h3] 予め断っておくと、このゲームはとても良く出来たゲームで、[u]決してクソゲーではありません[/u]。 では何故このゲームをおすすめしないのかと言うと、[u]非常に難解かつ不親切で万人向きでない[/u]ゲームだからに他なりません。 ゲーム内容自体は謎解きに近く、奇妙な施設内でドアを開けるべくターミナルたちと「対話」するものです。 ターミナルたちには独自のルール(受け取ったインプットを暗号/復号化する、受け取ったインプットを右読みに変換する等)があり、最終的に目標のターミナル(直接入力はできない)に「正解」のインプットを届けてドアを開けさせる事によって進行していきます。 「正解」はターミナルによって大きく異なるため、壁に貼られたメモやターミナルとの「対話」(どちらも英語のみ)によってプレイヤー自らが推理する必要があり、それが更にターミナルたちの独自ルールによって変換されるせいで鬼のような難度になっています。 一部のターミナルは特定のターミナルからのインプットを要求し、それが目に見えない要素(ターミナルとの「対話」にしかヒントが無い物)だったりする上で、インプットが通過するすべてのターミナルに上記の独自ルールが存在するのではっきり言って地獄。 ゲームが進むにつれ「正解」はどんどん複雑になっていく上に、[b]ターミナルのインプット/アウトプット先を変更するコマンド[/b]が登場すると最早理解不能なレベルの混沌さを見せ始めます。 例えば、ターミナル1からターミナル3に「正解」を届けるには、途中2つのターミナルで独自ルールを通過しなくてはならないので、ターミナル1で右読み→ターミナル2で暗号/復号化→ターミナル3で「正解」の文字列の流れになるとして、これを逆算して、どうにかして「正解」を知る→その「正解」をターミナル2で暗号化→その文字列をターミナル1の為に右読みに変換→できた物をターミナル1に入力してようやくドアを開けて先に進めるようになります。 そして、ゲームが進むにつれて必要なターミナルの数は増え、それぞれが異なる独自ルールを持つ上でゲーム内メモを見ないと教えてもらえないコマンド(当然ですがファイル名が分からないとメモを開けない)まであるのでリアルのメモ帳が凄まじい事になる。 更に言えば、このゲームに[u]セーブ機能は無く、終了する度に最初からやり直しです[/u]。 雰囲気は非常に良く、ジャンプスケアなども無い素晴らしいゲームなのですが、上記の問題からほとんどの方にはおすすめできない内容になってしまっています。 このゲームを楽しむためには、ある程度の英語能力、コマンドプロンプト(CUI)でPCを操作できるレベルの知識と経験、ARGレベルの難解な謎解きに折れない心、そして(最低でも)充分な時間(セーブ機能が無いので、自分でメモを取っておかなければ0からやり直しになる為)が必要です。 繰り返しますが素晴らしいゲームではあるので、もし貴方が「我こそは!」と自信のある方ならば、是非プレイしてみて下さい。
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