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No Players Online

you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

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Developer
Beeswax Games
Publisher
Black Lantern Collective
Release
November 6, 2025
269 days ago
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Very Positive667 reviews84.4%

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About the Game

traverse the digital wasteland of a shooter game long-abandoned. but don't let looks deceive you, the game is just a remnant distracting you from its real purpose.

delve deep into a fully realized faux-90s desktop environment. download games from an obscure games forum, search through files left by the previous owner and peel away the digital layers to uncover the conspiracy of the mysterious capture-the-flag game.

a wise man once said, a game is a window to its soul. with cutting-edge technology, unlock the power to merge two souls together. what would happen if you picked out your favourite games and fused them into one? be warned that some corruption can occur.

FEATURES

- fully realized faux-90s desktop, complete with minesweeper.

- download games from an obscure game forum, and get to know the community.

- combine entire games together with the Soul Transfer application,

but be wary of possible corruption.

- find an old multiplayer game prototype and figure out its real purpose.

- immerse yourself as you put together clues and figure out the life of the developer,

and the conspiracy surrounding him.

NO PLAYERS ONLINE is a spiritual successor to the 15-minute cult-hit 2019 freeware game of the same name, built from the ground up and reimagined as a full commercial title.

made possible by:

flemish audiovisual fund

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