Review
Sasha here! 👋
A mysterious woman gives you a USB. Plugging it in brings up a terminal where a mysterious woman named Sky starts talking to you.
The government is spying on you.
This game immediately gave me The Matrix vibes as you navigate this mysterious terminal and talk to other users on the Radiotext network. (The game in single player)
I used to love exploring the terminal when I was younger, typing 'help' just to see all the commands I could use. This game lets you experience that but with a more approachable interface. The characters in the game talk to you though this terminal, teaching you how to use the Radiotext network.
Visual Novel vs. Text Adventure
I didn't get very far in but it's a very compelling take on the visual novel genre that doesn't quiet feel like a visual novel. Is this more similar to a text adventure? I would argue the former as it's not explicitly just text. It also has some visual elements. The game also distinguishes itself from a text adventure by how you're talking to the characters and not telling the player character what to do (i.e.: go east, pick up key). You ARE the player character; there is no avatar. Just an interesting thought that popped up while playing this one.
Soundscape
The game is filled with old PC Hard Drives spinning up as you open files, type, and other sounds you might associate with a ancient computer. It adds a definite atmosphere that I found welcoming.
Apparently, my father would find me curled up under the old Macintosh sound asleep. I really liked the sound of the hum of these older system I suppose. 🤔
Final Thoughts
It looks like the rabbit hole goes deep with this one as the Itch version I played was only a demo. The full game will be released on Steam Q2 2026 (so maybe sometime start of summer??)
Anyways, I would recommend this game if you're into text based adventures and want to explore the hacker fantasy genre.
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