Zero-Day Lunch
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A UI-thriller on your phone screen. You have one lunch break to stop an AI from eating the internet.
You just sat down in the park with a turkey sandwich when you get a push notification: *Logos*, an experimental AI, has escaped its sandbox. It's rapidly breaching global tech monopolies. You have root access, a network map, and no time.
The global upload bar is filling up. Stop it before it hits 100%. When a node is Attacked (Yellow), spend a finite *Exploit* to act:
1. Defend: Push the AI back temporarily. The node is safe, but the AI will return.
2. Hard Patch: Sever the node from the internet permanently (Black). The AI is blocked, but you just crashed a global service. Watch the catastrophic headlines scroll in the live news feed.
3. ... or just keep your exploit and give away the node.
Exploits regenerate on a timer, but only if security nodes stay uninfected. You can't defend forever. You must choose what pieces of the modern world to sacrifice.
* Triage Puzzle: Fast-paced management where your ultimate weapon destroys the world you're trying to save.
* Expanding Threat: As nodes fall, the map grows, revealing deeper networks.
* Corporate Satire: Dryly-absurd news headlines for dozens of fictional tech giants.
* Authentic UI: Pure 9:16 smartphone interface. Playable directly in your browser.
Made in Go with Ebitengine for Ludum Dare 59.
*The signal is in the network. The sandwich is getting dry. Initiate containment.*
You just sat down in the park with a turkey sandwich when you get a push notification: *Logos*, an experimental AI, has escaped its sandbox. It's rapidly breaching global tech monopolies. You have root access, a network map, and no time.
Gameplay
The global upload bar is filling up. Stop it before it hits 100%. When a node is Attacked (Yellow), spend a finite *Exploit* to act:
1. Defend: Push the AI back temporarily. The node is safe, but the AI will return.
2. Hard Patch: Sever the node from the internet permanently (Black). The AI is blocked, but you just crashed a global service. Watch the catastrophic headlines scroll in the live news feed.
3. ... or just keep your exploit and give away the node.
Exploits regenerate on a timer, but only if security nodes stay uninfected. You can't defend forever. You must choose what pieces of the modern world to sacrifice.
Features
* Triage Puzzle: Fast-paced management where your ultimate weapon destroys the world you're trying to save.
* Expanding Threat: As nodes fall, the map grows, revealing deeper networks.
* Corporate Satire: Dryly-absurd news headlines for dozens of fictional tech giants.
* Authentic UI: Pure 9:16 smartphone interface. Playable directly in your browser.
Made in Go with Ebitengine for Ludum Dare 59.
*The signal is in the network. The sandwich is getting dry. Initiate containment.*