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Edited on: November 8, 2025

Posted on: November 6, 2025

alehel

Games: 540 Reviews: 5

Different and interesting

This game is very unique, and wasn’t like any I’ve played in a long time now. You basically run terminal commands and chat over IRC as you try and hack into a system. The game is very short (I finished it in 45 min), but considering the low price, I have no issue with this. The story was interesting, and the occasional fast typing mechanics were a fun addition. The graphics are brilliant and the sound design is also great. There were a couple of annoyances though, 1) When chatting, the speed the character types does not match the speed you type on your keyboard. This damages the immersion somewhat for me. 2) Although the terminal commands are inspired by DOS/bash, I can’t, for instance, navigate through multiple folder levels using a single command, which also ruined immersion a bit. These are nitpicks and I’ll be bumping this up to a 5/5 if they ever get fixed. Hope to see more from this developer in the future.

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Posted on: December 2, 2025

linuxtorvalds

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Games: 2 Reviews: 1

Well done hacker narrative

The game reminded me of my first time installing Linux. If you usually use consoles you'll sometimes feel limited. To name a few cd can only move one directory at a time, ls can only be used in the current directory and scripts don't start the way you're used to. It's some fantasy combination of Unix and DOS. I really liked the atmosphere and everything being designed around the keyboard was a really good touch!

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Posted on: November 16, 2025

biofaust

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Games: 138 Reviews: 12

A Masterpiece, a little perfect game

As suggested by Jinini, I played the titles in the free Unsorted Horror anthology first, all made by Mike Klubnika. They were all exquisite and none of them really horror, as I would call his genre "Dread". s.p.l.i.t seems to be an unofficial sequel to "Tartarus Engine" from the anthology and I must say that it evolves the minimal lore and the game design elements typical of Klubnika's other titles masterfully. The graphics are also in the same vein and contributing to the same dread. The criticisms to the interface miss the point of this kind of games, in which the clunkiness of the interface is part of the design choices. The game is easy because the focus is the story, and the little story is so good that I, definitely not a completionist, went back in to look at the second ending right away. Definitely a perfect game that checks all my boxes and achieves everything it is explicityl trying to achieve. Perfect for people like me who like a good short story conveyed by a game as a medium in which agency becomes part of the experience. On top of that, keyboard only, Godot Engine, no analytics and a Linux native build would earn it a whole extra star in my book. Followed Mike on Steam and made a new Discord account only to interact with him and others who appreciate his work. See you there.

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Posted on: November 11, 2025

BATINA_BATINA

Games: 20 Reviews: 1

Yet another banger

Although the gameplay might be enfuriating for those who have never dealt with a terminal. There is a decision made here abou this gameplay. In many ways this is a typing game, framed by the intensity of the situation. And yet another chapter in the Kublinika universe.

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Posted on: November 12, 2025

JumboSizedFish

Games: 15 Reviews: 1

Missed potential; price not worth it

Bought this game on Steam. Too short; you can get both endings under an hour. While I like the atmosphere, I feel like there’s missed potential with its narrative and gameplay.

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