SOLITUDE.EXE

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SOLITUDE.EXE
Alex Hart, a close friend who has mysteriously disappeared, leaving only his computer behind. As you explore his desktop, you’ll navigate hidden files, encrypted messages, and cryptic notes, all while unraveling Alex’s life and the clues he’s left behind. The more you uncover, the more you sense a chilling presence watching you from the shadows. Step into Alex’s world and uncover the truth—but beware,  you may not be alone in here...

ABOUT
This is a escape-room type game, with some horror elements. Can be a bit scary.

When you get stuck somewhere, try pressing the "?" button on window's top bar (not all windows have one).

KNOWN ISSUES
The screen is very flickery in Web version, if that bothers you, play the Windows version.
Play in fullscreen, because some UI elements can be positioned incorrectly.

CREDITS
Sounds from Pixabay.com, Glitch Sounds by AudioJackGames, Retro Windows GUI by Comp-3 Interactive

Made in 48h for  Spooky 2D Jam '24

WALKTHROUGH

Game Walkthrough (click to expand)

Login

You can find the username and password by reading your memories when pressing Tab. There you’ll find the Username: Alyx and Password: 14061972.

After Login

Open the Recycling Bin, right-click on the folder, and select "Restore".

Change Date

Right-click on the time, and click "Change date/time". The restored folder name is 16/12/98, so enter Year: 1998, Month: 12, Day: 16.

Encrypted Text

After changing the date, a new text file appears. Scroll down to see an encrypted message. Use the Command Prompt to decode it.

Command Line

The command you need to enter is: decode Sdvvzrug_lv_Rplqrxv 3

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After decoding the message, it says Password: Ominous. Enter this to open the 16/12/98 folder. Inside, there’s an image; if you look closely, you’ll find a clock showing a specific time.

Time

Change your time to 22:29 (Hour: 22, Minute: 29).

Errors

Quickly close all the errors before the computer crashes; you need to survive until the countdown reaches 0.

login_help.png

In the image, you’ll see the text: password for 2nd ??????? AALwaYS_WaTCHinG. When you type net user in Command Line, you’ll see that there are two users.

Second Account

Click on the Start button and Log off. Enter Username: Watcher, Password: AALwaYS_WaTCHinG.

The Game

In "This PC", you can find a secret_game.exe file. Open it and play through all levels.

hidden.txt

When you complete the secret_game, a hidden.txt file appears containing an encrypted message. Decode it in the Command Prompt.

Path

The decode amount is 7. After decoding, you get this: C:\System32\hidden\cursed. Now you need to change the path using the Command Prompt.

Cursed

Enter cd C:\System32\hidden\cursed to open a cursed folder that contains the_end.txt file. Open it.