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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme interpretation | #17 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Innovation | #63 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #86 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Gameplay | #159 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Graphics | #202 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Audio | #232 | 2.700 | 2.700 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/POWERHACK69/Unauthorised
Game description
Hack a 1960s computer system to uncover a secret society's cryptic conspiracies
Theme interpretation
I thought about making a game where you find secrets by decrypting and putting together a narrative
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I liked the graphical style and sounds, although the keyboard clicks were a bit too intrusive after a while. Also wished it had tab-autocomplete to save typing evertyhing by hand!
Uses a custom font that is missing a lot of glyphs, so a lot of the text doesn't render. The apostrophe for instance. But then on some files the contents are just 'misisng unicode character' glyphs.
I'd check for errors in the console, but something in your build is capturing all keypresses which is quite annoying, so all browser controls are broken (and I also cannot rezoom the page - you've shipped this hardcoded too large for the page, so its off the edge of the screen).
I recommend re-uploading without the 'take all browser keypresses' if possible, then we can a) resize the screen and b) try to debug what's gone wrong with the font.
Thanks for the detailed feedback! Just to clarify, the missing glyphs issue only happens in the HTML version—the downloadable version (which I'd recommend) doesn't have this problem, so you should be good there.
As for the keypress capturing, that’s actually part of the vintage terminal experience I was going for. The idea was to make the terminal fullscreen, so you wouldn’t have to use the mouse to click into the input textbox (or anything else)—just pure keyboard input, like those old-school terminals. But I see how that could be a bit annoying for those trying to do something else on the itch page. I’ll consider making an HTML version where that behaviour is more flexible.
And about the keyboard clicks, yeah, they were meant to simulate the mechanical sound of vintage terminal keyboards. I probably should’ve added an option to toggle them on and off, and I’ll look into that if I can update the game during the voting period. That said, all of these issues (except the key clicks) don’t apply to the downloadable version, so feel free to check that one out if you get a chance!
Thanks again for taking the time to play my game and give me detailed feedback!
Amazing game. The style was great and the command line was made really well.
Thanks a lot! I think I did a good job translating what I had in mind
really nice concept for a game
Really liked the graphics and theme of your game! The puzzles were great and fun to figure out
I felt a fuzzy warm glow playing this game. Was it the radiation coming from the imginary CRT monitor? No, it's because as a Linux user this command line interface makes me feel right a home! To be honest, I wasn't able to invest enough time to get into the puzzles, but I very much enjoyed the visuals and exploring the mini command language you've created; it's so succint and clearly explained that it actually puts real command line systems to shame. The only minor wishlist item would be shortcuts for commands, e.g. just type 'h' to help, "_h" for advanced help, or 'l' for list, etc. But that's just piddling stuff. Great work!
Ah, a fellow terminal wizard! Glad to hear the game made you feel right at home. Next time, I’ll make sure the puzzles are so good they pull you in. Also, love the shortcut suggestion—maybe an auto-complete feature too (if I decide to develop this further). Even if you didn’t get too deep into the puzzles, I’m really happy you enjoyed the visuals and the aesthetic!
PS: I’m also a big fan of Linux!
Thanks for such a kind response!
A quick note:
The transposition cipher works by lining up the plaintext in 4 columns, with a minimum of 2 rows. Then you use X to complete the incomplete rows. Then you read it column by column. The Vigenere password is supposed to be:
vige
nere
= vniegree
I misspelt vigenere as vignere while encrypting it, so the password is
vign
ereX
= veirgenX
I'm sorry for this error.
Cool graphics and insteresting theme. The ambient sounds and typing sounds are great as well. The gameplay reminds of of work too much though, i couldn't play for a very long time. Could use some music too.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I’m glad you enjoyed the graphics and sound design—they were crafted to immerse players in that old-school terminal vibe. I understand how the gameplay might feel reminiscent of work (opening files, reading them, looking for clues), and deciphering can indeed be a mental workout! I'll definitely consider adding some sort of music player to enhance the atmosphere and help balance the intensity if I decide to take this project further. Thanks again for playing and sharing your thoughts!
Really cool game, i love the retro style and the puzzle/secret aspect of this game
Thank you so much! It means a lot that you took the time to share your thoughts.