Shellshock

by madlee
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.20
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★66%
What I was going for is a semi-retro themed 'hacker' puzzle game. I didn't get as far into level design as I'd hoped, but I got enough of the mechanics in that I think the idea comes across. The game is quite short, but I'm happy with look/feel of it and will probably continue to work on it. Hope you enjoy!

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Comments31

Jupitron
Jupitron8 Dec 2014, 03:31
Hi!
Really well made! Its awesome how everything flow just fine, so easy to get.
raincole8 Dec 2014, 03:34
Very interesting idea. I don't think people who are not programmers or system administrators can understand this game, but personally I enjoy it.
OpenGL
OpenGL8 Dec 2014, 04:25
Very good idea with nice graphics!
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
TheMonsterFromTheDeep8 Dec 2014, 04:31
I really loved this! It's very creative and fits with the theme in a cool way.
BKGH8 Dec 2014, 04:45
Love the idea!
Pinpickle
Pinpickle8 Dec 2014, 04:57
This is a neat idea, though the theme isn't extremely prevalent. I see what you mean about it being short, but it looks like there is a solid framework there, everything is smooth and shiny and makes sense!
jrap8 Dec 2014, 04:59
I LOVE this aesthetic. I'm a bit hungover to figure out any puzzles so I'll come back in a little bit and report back on gameplay, but for now I just want screenshots from this as my wallpaper.
ben_pxlplz8 Dec 2014, 05:24
Haha, this is hilarious! Too much like real life. I love it!
MrSun8 Dec 2014, 05:26
Really cool idea. I'd never have thought to make system administration into a puzzle game
merrak
merrak8 Dec 2014, 05:32
Great idea!
eforen
eforen8 Dec 2014, 05:41
I liked it it was very cute also my friend was losing her shit while I played so consider my votes 2 times ;)
Tater_hater8 Dec 2014, 06:00
Good job dude! Really well done.
Lynx
Lynx8 Dec 2014, 06:42
Superb game my friend! Absolutely inventive idea and great job implementing a beautiful theme with a cohesive flow of graphic work!
dorkster
dorkster8 Dec 2014, 08:06
Excellent idea and well made!
MrP1238 Dec 2014, 10:37
Very nice!
johnbrynte
johnbrynte8 Dec 2014, 11:37
This is very nicely done! Even if terminal users might have an advantage I really think this visual representation of commands is super innovative and easy to understand. Super fun concept, one of my favorites, it would have been great to see more levels!
nicotuason8 Dec 2014, 11:41
I really like this! It's clean, responsive, and beautiful. And thank you for not making me type in the commands manually. Very well designed interface.
madhoe
madhoe8 Dec 2014, 15:20
Wow, really love this. The UI is spectacular, but I wished the text was larger.
It took me a while to get the last one: "The arguments must connect!" didn't make much sense to me at first.
Overall a great puzzle. I'd like to see this expand further!
RedPanda
RedPanda8 Dec 2014, 17:39
Loved this! Simple, geeky and cool! :D
thopis
thopis9 Dec 2014, 05:16
Just love it!
huggabugga9 Dec 2014, 05:28
Very well executed! It's very polished. I can see this transformed into a game to help people learn the command line or how to navigate a server in a pretty basic way. Nice job!
mrexcessive9 Dec 2014, 09:41
Hi there. Like the presentation and idea... partly Hollywood hacker, partly unixbox toy, fun! Some of the constraints (items must be adjacent) were a bit annoying, would prefer commands to be available independent of directory, maybe you earn a path variable later ... apologies if that's already in there somewhere. Good job!
kraln9 Dec 2014, 13:57
Wow, I really like this one. Excellent interaction mechanics and fun puzzles.
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133713 Dec 2014, 06:46
Interesting project. I like the mood. Well done ++
apiotrw13 Dec 2014, 19:59
Really well made. Reminded me a lot of Uplink
asobitech
asobitech16 Dec 2014, 09:37
Great stuff, would love to see this expanded even further.
tMalicet
tMalicet16 Dec 2014, 11:41
Nice game but quiet hard actually.
wdebowicz
wdebowicz16 Dec 2014, 13:59
I think we should connect our entries ;-) Check my Theme Hacker!
Krisjet
Krisjet16 Dec 2014, 17:55
Interesting puzzle game, really like the idea, and the fact that it's a shell script game you only control with the mouse, paradoxically :D
miotatsu
miotatsu23 Dec 2014, 22:17
Haha, this entry is cute :)

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