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Desktop Explorer
Solve puzzles by deciphering hidden passwords, and unravel the narrative of the computer's previous users within a retro-style operating system. As you progressively uncover the computer's secrets you might find that some files are meant to stay hidden...
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Recurring Dream

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Features
Single-player
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔
Awards
Seattle Indies Expo 2023 Official Selection



PAX Rising Showcase 2024 Official Selection

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About This Game



You’ve inherited an old PC from your uncle, to your surprise it still turns on! Greeted by a very retro-looking OS, you face the computer’s previous user profiles. With a bit of exploration you find a letter within your uncle’s profile, addressed to you. It tasks you with looking into a mysterious application named Desktop Explorer.



Desktop Explorer is an investigation/puzzle game set in a retro-style operating system. Solve puzzles by interacting with built-in software features, immersing yourself into a realistic late 90’s computer experience.



The game follows a fairly innocent narrative as you progress through it’s puzzles and explore it's files. However it becomes clear to you that there is more than meets the eye with this machine, as you slowly see its familiar façade fade away in favor of something darker...

Features

  • Fully interactive 90’s desktop experience, manage files, customize your desktop, make it yours!
  • Puzzle solving using your desktop features - rename files, change your screensaver - you'll have to get creative.
  • Deep narrative storytelling - investigate how previous users interacted with Desktop Explorer through their journal files.
  • A mysterious OS - corrupted and glitched files are scattered across the file system... wait, was that file always like that?

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ (or later)
    • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz or better
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.12+
    • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz or better
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
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