THE DROWNED ARCHIVE
A flooded hall under the sea. Follow the directions its keepers left, collect the pearls, and mind the currents: ride them or push against them.
WASD walk · mouse looks · E use · H help
Drag to walk · tap to use · ? for help
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How to play
The goal
- Find the terminal beside each gate and break its cipher. The gate opens.
- Data fragments (◆) each carry a piece of a hidden message. Collect them all and decode it at the archive by the exit for bonus points.
Controls
Keyboard and mouse
WASD or arrow keys to move · mouse to look · Shift to run · E to use a terminal · M map on or off · Tab big map · F fragments · H this help · Esc frees the mouse and opens the menu
Touch
One thumb, anywhere on the screen: push up to walk, pull down to back up, lean left or right to turn · tap to use a terminal
The map
The map in the corner fills in as you explore. Tap it (on a computer, press Tab) to make it big, then tap a place you have been: you walk there by yourself. Any move of your own stops the walk.
Tips
A short tip pops up the first time you meet something new.