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Smile, We're Watching

Reality shifts when unobserved. Solve first-person puzzles using cameras, mirrors, and darkness to manipulate quantum objects. Survive your Ministry of Observation sentence while watched by a supervisor who hates paperwork.

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Confused Quark
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About the Game

REALITY SHIFTS WHEN UNOBSERVED

In this first-person puzzle game, the world only obeys the laws of physics while you are watching. Look away, and objects change places. To navigate the facility, you must master the art of observation.

MANIPULATE THE QUANTUM STATE

Bend reality to your will using the simulation's tools:

  • Darkness: Objects move freely in the dark. Use switches and flashlights to change environment lighting.

  • Quantum Boxes: Open a box to let it shift when unobserved, or close it to prevent its movement.

  • Cameras & Mirrors: Ensure objects stay in place even when your back is turned.

PLEASE, DO NOT OVERPERFORM

You are monitored by a Ministry supervisor who communicates with you constantly and hates their job.

A word of advice: do not be too good at this. Exceptional performance means your supervisor has to write a 500-page report, which they really do not want to do. Your success might just make them unhappy.

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