Moth in the Machine
September 1947. A hurricane is coming up the coast, and the Weather Bureau expects it to turn out to sea.
In Gannet Harbor, Massachusetts, a room-sized computer of vacuum tubes and relays has been working on a forecast of its own since evening, and its numbers say something else. Out on the fishing grounds, the harbor's boats are still at sea.
You are Nora Fitch, the night operator, and your job is to keep the machine running until its forecast is done.
Tubes burn out, the room grows hot, and when you open a window to cool it, the moths come in for the light. The telephone rings with news from Boston, the teletype brings word from the coast, and the storm draws closer as the night goes on.
A short first-person game, about a quarter of an hour long, for the browser or Windows. Play with headphones if you can.
- WASD: walk, Shift to run. Mouse: look
- Left click or E: use. Hold to pull out or seat a tube
- 1 to 5: use what you carry. F: flashlight
- Tab: what to do next
- Click or Space: the next line of a call. Hold the left button to skip
- Esc: pause and settings
A KediKat Studios Game https://www.kedikatstudios.com/
In Gannet Harbor, Massachusetts, a room-sized computer of vacuum tubes and relays has been working on a forecast of its own since evening, and its numbers say something else. Out on the fishing grounds, the harbor's boats are still at sea.
You are Nora Fitch, the night operator, and your job is to keep the machine running until its forecast is done.
Tubes burn out, the room grows hot, and when you open a window to cool it, the moths come in for the light. The telephone rings with news from Boston, the teletype brings word from the coast, and the storm draws closer as the night goes on.
A short first-person game, about a quarter of an hour long, for the browser or Windows. Play with headphones if you can.
Controls
- WASD: walk, Shift to run. Mouse: look
- Left click or E: use. Hold to pull out or seat a tube
- 1 to 5: use what you carry. F: flashlight
- Tab: what to do next
- Click or Space: the next line of a call. Hold the left button to skip
- Esc: pause and settings
Credits
A KediKat Studios Game https://www.kedikatstudios.com/
Comments22
We’d really appreciate it if you could test out our game too when you have a minute! Keep up the great work!
Insanely enjoyable ASMR!
And some novel HUD ideas :)
Forecast sent: 04:23
Hurricane warning: 04:50
Boats safe: 11 of 11
Tubes replaced: 8
Moths caught: 28
Time halted: 7m
very well done, surely you'll want to continue this game further
Tube types felt like a missed opportunity for some interesting mechanics there; you just had to keep stocked on all three types and never had to think about it other than mindlessly topping up every so often.
Story and flow were nice. Sets a good mood too. I managed to finish without much trouble.
But windows are ok? 😛
Out of curiosity I just left the tutorial running for awhile before finishing the game and indeed nothing changes.