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The Blackout

After the blackout, wake the AI they outlawed

Enter a forbidden 2037 recovery project, reboot a legacy AI and balance resources, ethics and surveillance across 50 possible endings.

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50

Endings

6

Core resources

7

Clearance levels

Screenshots

10 screenshots

The Blackout,
screen by screen

  1. 01Survival and story
  2. 02System operation
  3. 03Email archive
  4. 04Music and images
01

Survival and story

Each day ends with a survival report.

What you do each day changes resources such as battery, heat, mood and coins, and each day ends with a shutdown report. Endings you reach are saved in the archive database, and locked ones show how to unlock them.

A shutdown report recording survival and a possible restart
02A shutdown report recording survival and a possible restart
An archive database of reached endings and unlock hints
10An archive database of reached endings and unlock hints
02

System operation

Run the system with terminal commands.

Use Linux terminal commands to inspect files and processes, and spend resources to unlock the skill tree. The diagnostics screen shows the current level’s protocols and what the next upgrade needs.

A command line for exploring the hidden system and files
04A command line for exploring the hidden system and files
A module tree branching through ethics, resources and technology
05A module tree branching through ethics, resources and technology
Diagnostics for active level protocols and upgrade requirements
06Diagnostics for active level protocols and upgrade requirements
03

Email archive

Read emails to find out what caused the collapse.

Read emails with dates, senders and project records to find out what happened to PROJECT REVIVE. New mail arrives as the game goes on.

A long-form email preserving the project’s past
07A long-form email preserving the project’s past
An inbox that layers secrets by sender and date
08An inbox that layers secrets by sender and date
04

Music and images

Collect the music and images you find.

Replay the music you find in the terminal player, and collect the character art unlocked on different branches in the gallery. There are 50 endings in total.

A terminal music player for unlocked tracks
09A terminal music player for unlocked tracks
A character-image archive filled across story branches
03A character-image archive filled across story branches

Made for

People with a particular need.

01

Fans of demanding resource-management games

02

Players drawn to AI ethics and digital archaeology

03

People who love CLI and retro-computing aesthetics

Privacy & note

Its world and systems are fictional, with endings unlocked through player choices.

FAQ

Asked before downloading.

Size
213 MB
Age rating
4+
Minimum iOS
15.0
What kind of game is it?

A terminal simulation played through CLI commands and ASCII art, balancing six resources such as battery, heat and mood.

Are there multiple endings?

Ethical dilemmas and skill branches lead to fifty different endings.

Is there anything after finishing?

NetWar continues the game after the credits, pitting your AI against others.

Get the app

Download The Blackout

v1.0.7 · 213 MB · iOS 15.0+ · Android

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