Thought you bought a game? Well think again as you need to help an employee of a research facility before the lethal digital virus spreads outside of containment! (Oh no, how sPoOky!...)

Generally I do enjoy these simulated hacking games where you're given just enough details to follow the breadcrumb trail, much like the hacking minigame in Enter the Matrix. However here in archimedes, you are forced to jam on random keys on your keyboard to progress with chat dialogue to the only character to converse with. It's tedious & the game doesn't account for you as the player for wanting to go off on your own. Some menus in this OS have no response until you palmsmack your keys frequently enough for the story to allow it. There's also no way to see previous chat history so good luck remembering anything if you step away for too long. Some ARG elements are thrown in but links have been broken in the past so use the Steam Guides as a workaround.

Unfortunately I did not find archimedes to be that enjoyable. There are design decisions that I really don't care for but the story does end with an interesting conclusion. If you're looking for something more in the horror genre, iamscared is a classic or try Hypnospace Outlaw for 90s WWW vibes.

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5/10