FATAL EXCEPTION

Some files are deleted for a reason.

You are an external recovery administrator investigating a corrupted 1999 workstation belonging to Maya Lin.

The disk is failing.

You can recover only four files each day.

Then the system resets.

Files disappear.

But your knowledge doesn't.

Search Maya's workstation, mail, chat logs, notes, and corrupted files. Recover passwords. Reconstruct what happened. Decide what to save when the machine itself cannot remember.

Features

• A simulated 1999 desktop environment
• 46 files and documents
• 32 persistent knowledge flags
• 7 recoverable keys
• Multiple investigation loops
• 5 endings
• Persistent player knowledge between loops
• File-priority decisions
• Local browser save system
• Accessibility options including text size and reduced motion

How to Play

Explore the workstation and reconstruct files.

You can recover four objects per day.

Keep important dates, names and keys in LOCALBUF.TXT.

When the day ends, the machine forgets.

You don't.

Controls

Mouse: interact with the desktop
Esc: close windows
Tab: cycle through interface elements

Content

A narrative mystery involving corrupted files, memory, technology and psychological tension.

Credits

Created independently by [Afterimage Interactive]