Desktop Explorer

More of a middling review, but leaning thumbs up. Neat puzzles, I always love fake computer stuff, but the story felt like it kind of fizzled out by the end.

Genuinely great game. Playing the demo I thought it was going to use the one gimmick of basic file manipulation as the main puzzle gimmick, but the puzzles remained innovative, interesting, and difficult throughout the entire game. I loved how it used the actual mechanics of an operating system for the puzzles, and made every puzzle thematically appropriate to the story. The story ended up being really good with most loose ends wrapped up but just enough questions to make me think about the plot quite a bit even after the fact. I only really needed outside tools one time and that was just taking a picture of something so I was also impressed that the game gives you every tool you might need to solve each puzzle by itself... Great game, pick it up if you like puzzle games, reminded me a bit of obra din with how it respected the player's intelligence.

Very fun game. Been looking for a puzzle game like this!

So much fun! The puzzles were hard at times but you just had to think outside the box and use all the clues available to you. The storyline was so heartbreakingly good and the soundtrack was A+. Need me a The Sweaters album now! 100/10

Great game, one of the best FakeOS games. Puzzles are challenging but never too difficult or frustrating and are really satisfying to finish. Nice ambient music and timeless art style, with a story that's a bit creepy but never resorts to cheap jumpscares. The story is told in 3 clean acts and doesn't overstay its welcome taking roughly 10 hours to fully complete. I'll always support an appropriately priced well-made singleplayer game and will be following to see what this dev does next. This is a real achievement as this dev's first game. Outersloth has published some really nice games on Steam. Minor gripe - let me click to move inside of the NextRooms section instead of using WASD and arrow keys.

Absolutely fun and provides a bit of a challenge at times. The style is very windows 98-era, and the story keeps you wanting for more. There are some horror elements but be not afraid, no cheap jump scares here, just a few "Oh, okay that was sudden" type of situations, and fake blood and "sp00ky" vibes. If you like games that have you think outside the box and try different methods to "game" the system while also pulling you in with an interesting story - check this one out. I do not regret it. I won't spoil anything further because it ABSOLUTELY is a "play on your own" experience. Happy exploring :)