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Dead Link

An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.

Developer
Deep Sea Studio
Publisher
Deep Sea Studio
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About the Game

A Message to New Members

Welcome to the Resistance. The organization is entrusting you with this RESIST-OS 98 encrypted terminal from a bygone era. It is old, it is slow, and it has a temperament all its own, but everyone in the organization started with a machine just like this. Power it on, connect to the network, and wait for further instructions from the organization.

Feature Highlights

Explore an operating system from a bygone era: behind every window of this RESIST-OS 98, a key clue may be hiding.

Solve puzzles with classic system tools: comb through the file manager, emails, and chat logs, and find a way into those encrypted archives.

Unearth forgotten files: documents, photos, and messages left behind by the previous user are scattered everywhere, waiting to reveal a buried past.

A mystery that draws closer: fragmented records, unsolicited messages, and a quiet desktop intertwine into a chilling digital truth.

Retro digital aesthetics: Win95/98 gray-framed windows, pixel icons, stepped animations, and CRT-style screensavers recreate an entire computer from another era.

The sounds of an old machine: beep prompts, click feedback, and a recording from a ruined broadcast station bring that era back to your ears.

A built-in Sbeam game platform: a place that seems meant only for passing the time, yet maybe the clues are right here.

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