i actually made this account just to comment because this game is so insanely good. The way the mechanics of the game and the narrative and the aesthetic all unfold and develop concurrently is perfectly executed. It's so good how the game evolves from just figuring out how to use the system, to figuring out who's who and what the house is like, to finally actually figuring out why everything is happening. I also love that the UI still has nice quality of life additions even though it's uncompromisingly stark. It made the game feel like a truly believable operating system that some weird investigator might actually use instead of being intentionally obtuse, but also still controlled the drip feed of clues and story beats at the exact right rate to keep serving me aha moments both mechanically and narratively. Anyone who has any interest whatsoever in detective games at all should play this, and especially anyone interested in knowledge gated esoteric/ergodic narrative.
There was only one confusing part of the puzzle to me when I finished up the game that maybe someone could explain. Jung'f fhccbfrq gb or gur fzbxvat tha yrnqvat lbh gb 00-qernz? Whfg gung @ zragvbarq univat n qernz ng bar cbvag? Znlor V'z abg guvaxvat yngrenyyl rabhtu ohg abguvat nobhg whfg n zragvba bs n qernz znqr zr znxr gur whzc gb ernyvmvat gung gurer zhfg or n svyr nobhg vg naq V jbhyqa'g unir tbggra gurer va n zvyyvba lrnef, vf gung nyy gurer vf gb vg?
Not the person you replied to, but I think I'm in their exact position. I have a reference for 10-ma-5-6 but I have every single scene you've mentioned in your comment. I'm well and truly stumped on what else it could be referencing. I also have 1 scene at 26 with person 1.
Clue below if you're still looking. Indirect spoiler.
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There's one that I didn't get until after the one outside the mansion that you mentioned, so I'm guessing it might be the one you're still looking for. Technically you could find this scene very early depending on how early you figure out all the mechanics of the curse.
I know that's extremely subtle, so I also have one more clue below.
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Each person's final scene occurs in a time slot that includes a thunderclap. Do you have every thunderclap paired with someone?
And one last one, a bit more obvious below if you need it (but still not the direct answer).
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Characters were identified by numbers to keep track of who was talking before we knew their names. Was there anyone who we never heard speak? What would their number be?
Hope these were helpful enough without being too obvious.
stumbled on Type Help after searching for games like Outer Wilds- I was hooked. I've also got my partner hooked. Satisfying to solve, and we've had a lot of fun theory crafting!!! We've done our job :)
I watched all 3 episodes (the last two from the Twitch vods), and it was such an enjoyable experience, thank you so much for the many hours of entertainment! :>
Make a spreadsheet. Every living and present person is accounted for at every time code, so if you make a complete table/spreadsheet of where every person is at every time, you should be able to see some gaps.
Yes, I'm sure I've documented everybody where they should be at any given time, it's the nonstandard files I'm trying to figure out. Also I feel like a dope for not reading the name at the top of my email.
Incredible game, one of the only games to ever scratch the itch that obra dinn gave me. If I had to sum it up it would be Obra Dinn meets Agatha Christie. William if you see this, please consider making another game in this style and selling it because myself and many others would definitely pay for it.
I think you're safe unless you already knew the previous victim when they were alive... which, of course, you have no way of knowing whether or not you did, until it's too late... >:]
a fun game! Normally I feel too slow for such deduction, but since this was a slow text-based game I actually felt comfortable making my own notes and spreadsheeting everyone's locations over time.
As a 'walkthrough' here's my completed spreadsheet (though it's missing one or two key items). Anyone should be able to use it to find any scenes they're missing. However this is FULL GAME spoilers, so don't look at this unless you're desperate, or you like seeing the methodology of others.
DO NOT CLICK IF STILL PLAYING, WILL SPOIL FULL GAME
Wonderful game, had a ball! but i think either i'm confused about something, or the rest of the commentariat here is:
N ybg bs pbzzragf frrz gb vzcyl gur CP vf va qnatre rfcrpvnyyl vs gurl ernq 00-qernz ohg v whfg qba'g guvax gung'f gehr. Lbh unir gb erzrzore fbzrbar gb trg tbg ol gur phefr. Juvpu zrnaf lbh unir gb unir xabja gurz va yvsr. Evtug? Gurer'f ab vaqvpngvba jungfbrire gung yrneavat nobhg n ivpgvz gung lbh _qvqa'g cerivbhfyl xabj_ vf qnatrebhf. Znal crbcyr yrnea gur anzr bs n ivpgvz (sebz Ivp'f yvfg, sbe vafgnapr) naq vg qbrfa'g uheg gurz ng nyy vs gurl qba'g znantr gb qerqtr hc npghny zrzbevrf bs vagrenpgvat jvgu gung crefba.
Fb, gur CP vf va ab qnatre, evtug? Gur oevrsvat vzcyvrf gurl'er n lbhatre ntrag jub fgnegrq nsgre gur "ubeebe qnlf," fb gurl'q arire unir zrg @. rira vs gurl yrnea uvf anzr, lbh pna'g erzrzore fbzrbar lbh arire xarj. Rira jvgubhg shyyl haqrefgnaqvat gur phefr, gur ntrapl pyrneyl haqrefgbbq gung zhpu (be creuncf @ yrsg n abgr jvgu vafgehpgvbaf?) orpnhfr gung'f jul gurer'f n yvfg bs crbcyr jub ner haqre ab pvephzfgnaprf nyybjrq gb gbhpu @'f pbzchgre: vg'f crbcyr jub xarj uvz naq gurersber ner va qnatre bs erzrzorevat uvz. Rirelbar ryfr vf fnsr nf ybat nf gubfr crbcyr fgnl va gur qnex.
WRT the game itself, wonderful, super fun solving process, really enjoy the SCP-esque vibe and the gradual revelation of the "murderer." Vg vf n yvggyr qvfnccbvagvat gung gur svany "fbyhgvba" vf "bu guvf jnfa'g gur fgneg ng nyy naq lbh qba'g trg gb svaq bhg nalguvat nobhg ubj vg ernyyl fgnegrq be jul be ubj" ohg gung bcra-raqrq zlfgrel vf pyrneyl ba checbfr naq V pna qvt vg. Really really good stuff, ty.
I'm purely commenting this just to yap about how much I enjoyed playing this game. It's easy enough for someone to follow along, but still requires you to use your head. Plus once you get the flow of things it's becomes like second nature. Initially the plot and storyline were kinda confusing, and I was mainly focused on just trying to find the files, but then as you continue you'll start piecing things together which is why it's so interesting. As soon as you think you kinda know what's going on, you're hit with another twist that just makes everything come together. I'm genuinely surprised I even managed to finish considering I have a pretty bad attention span when it comes to things like this, but this game was definitely addicting. I wish I could play this again without having any recollection of what happened because ugh it's so good, so kudos to you William.
i really and truly adored this game. i stayed up all night last night playing it and haven't been able to stop thinking of it since. please make more like this!!
I'm loving the game but there's one piece crucial feedback I have: please add a confirmation for loading a save. I just lost a few hours because when I remembered I haven't saved in a while and tried to do so I slightly misclicked, loading my previous save and apparently the autosave also happened as soon as it was loaded, so I couldn't use that either. Having the save and load buttons be separate in different places would also help with this
Ahh gosh, I'm loving it, but i've gotten myself stuck right almost right out the gate. i've only just unlocked one 07 file, but everywhere else i'm getting confounded!
if you look at the reference numbers next to the file number, you’ll see how many scenes you haven’t seen yet. Some file numbers will be the same, kind of. Like 03-KI-1-4 scene will be happening at the same time a 03-DI-6-10 scene is going on. These are just examples not actual file numbers. You’ll have to figure it out yourself but if you get the private billiard conversation with 6 and 9 then you’ll work your way through to act 2. Sorry if this doesn’t help, haven’t finished the game yet either.
I'm stuck at one file in act 2 as well. I only have three files each with 1 connection but I don't know what to do with any of them. The kitchen ones (3 talking to 11 and then storming upstairs, 8 and 10 heading to 10's room) I can't get because I can't guess (and suspect I'm not supposed to guess) the room codes. I've tried MAster bedroom, GUest room, DOrmitory, BEdroom, ENtrance, and HAll for 8 and 10; I think I have even less info as to where 3 may have gone and who they may be with.
The last file is the big 03-LI one, but I have no idea what it wants. I thought I should be trying to guess who was there before John arrived but all my guesses on that have been in vain. If it's another location after the dispersal, other than knowing its not literally just the people left behind I have no idea where they went or who may have joined them. (It wasn't just 3).
Me too, even though I found the Billiards conversation mentioned before :( I've got theoretical links from the conference in the living room and two kitchen files, but the second kitchen is no good because I don't know the code for 10's bedroom and the first kitchen is no good because I don't know where 3 went. The living room I'd think would tell me who was there before john entered, but none of my thoughts on that have been right yet. Guess I'll keep trying. Please let me know if you figure it out.
Brute-forced the Living Room at time 2. Turns out Tony wasn't there, and you can go from Billiards to Entrance without passing through. Unfortunately, after subsequently brute forcing (well, trying the like 5 rooms I have) the location of a telephone, the path dead-ends and you're just stuck :( I guess I'm supposed to know where 3 went off to or more synonyms for bedroom.
I just finished this today. Great work, I was enthralled. If I wanted to nit pick I could say that the charactes don't always react very believably, but it didn't interfere with my enjoyment of unraveling the sequence of events.
hey, i've almost completed it, i just can't realize from where you can find the final note? i know there is one thanks to the comments, but I don't understand where it comes from.
I had to reset my password to log in to my account (LMAO) and yet it was worth it to say how much I loved this game!!!! So simple yet so ridiculously clever and effective, with such a cool and unique premise. It's hard to do simple well!!! With a game so bare in its UI, the puzzles and story need to be ridiculously engaging, and this is exactly what TYPE HELP manages to achieve. I can't imagine this game done in any way except within its current iteration. TYPE HELP was built exactly as it needed to be built to achieve exactly what it did, and it was engrossing and engaging from start to finish. Once I started this game, I couldn't stop playing until I'd hit the end; I completed it all in one sitting. I can't wait to recommend it to my friends!!
Oops!!! Almost forgot; one last thing: V NZ EVPUNEQ YBATYRL
Unbelievably good! Got the twist somewhere in Act II but it still was pretty fun. Actually loved the cataloguing system. Unlike many other games of this type it felt intuitive and after only an hour I found myself typing these numbers and letters almost instinctively
Nyy bs gur yvaxf gung V pna rnfvyl svaq eryngrq gb gur uvtuyvtugrq fprar eryngr gb Qvaare (Npg V), be gur Qvavat Ebbz (Npg VV), be gur guvat orvat cbherq ng gur raq bs gur fprar. Gurer'f ab qevaxvat fbhaq; jurer pbhyq guvf crefba or gnxvat vg?
Thank you for a fantastic game Willam! So far it's the frontrunner for my GOTY, and I'll be following closely to see what you'll do next.
I can't believe this is a free game, like other have mentioned you should consider commercializing it. Evil Trout did a great job helping publish Roottrees are Dead and the release has been very successful. Or at least have a donate button.
V guvax va 1-DH-1-11 ur'f pbzcynvavat nobhg gur zhq, nf vg vf envavat naq ur vf cebonoyl jrnevat ryrtnag fubrf. V gubhtug ur fubbgf uvzfrys ng gur raq, ohg gurer vf ab thafubg, fb ur cebonoyl whfg whzcrq orpnhfr ur gubhtug ur xvyyrq Naavr
Lrnu sbyxf cerggl fher uvf qrngu vf gur fnzr nf Ryrnabe'f znal lrnef orsber: Whzcvat sebz gur Nggvp jvaqbj. Bgure guna jung jr urne nobhg Ryrnabe gur erny sberfunqbjvat vf va 02-RA jura gur qbyy vf xabpxrq sebz gur nggvp ol Gbal hc gurer jvgu Naavr, nyzbfg snyyvat ba Wbua. V jvyy fnl gubhtu gung 26 jnf bar bs gur svefg fprarf V tbg, fvapr @ cbvagf lbh va vg'f qverpgvba, naq bar bs gur zbfg ubeevsvp gb ernyvfr gur vzcyvpngvbaf bs bapr ergheavat gb vg ng gur raq. Cbbe thl fhssrerq jbefr guna nyy gur bguref orpnhfr bs ubj fybj vg jnf.
fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. My gf and I have been engrossed in this all weekend. Truly one of the most horrifying concepts to center a mystery story around, and fantastically written. I'll definitely be watching this author's future projects with interest.
I really enjoyed the game, other than the hiccup I wrote about before, it was great. I've heard about it from Tom Francis' vlog. He talked about some inconsistencies, but I don't see them.
I think people assume that gur phefr unf fbzrguvat gb qb jvgu anzrf be bowrpgf orybatvat gb gur qrnq crefba. Ohg gur phefr bayl jbexf nsgre lbh erzrzore gur npghny crefba. Gung'f jul gur qrgrpgvir bayl qvrf nsgre qvfpbirevat gung ur xarj bar bs gur qrnq crefbaf va erny yvsr. Naq gung'f jul rirelbar pbhyq unir orra gnyxvat nobhg Ehcreg jvgubhg nalguvat unccravat gb gurz. Nyfb gur phefr pna bayl nssrpg bar crefba ng n gvzr, fb nsgre vg genafsref gb gur arj ivpgvz, abguvat jvyy unccra vs lbh guvax nobhg gur cerivbhf crefba (vs lbh pna rira rire erzrzore gurz ntnva).
Nyfb V yvxrq gur guvatf gung bguref pnyyrq erq ureevatf. Gung'f ubj vg jbhyq ernyyl unccra, abg rirelguvat gung crbcyr gnyx nobhg jbhyq or pbaarpgrq gb fbzrguvat terngre, naq bs pbhefr gur gurbevrf gung rnpu punenpgre jnf qrirybcvat jba'g or evtug. Bayl jr pna znxr n evtug bar ybbxvat ng gur jubyr cvpgher. Gung'f jul V qvqa'g chg gbb zhpu jrvtug ba gurz naq gurl qvqa'g pbashfr zr ng nyy.
That being said I sometimes found myself guessing new scenes, but just when there were a handful of possibilities, so I don't mind it that much. But because of the nature of the story it became easier and easier with time.
I also enjoyed the scenes like "everyone gathered in X", but then you realize that you are not quite sure what "everyone" means at that point.
I mean, goddamn. This has the seal of quality upon it, I just spent several nights fully gripped until I was done. You might consider commercializing this the way that Roottree did!
I never thought I'd find something that came close to Obra Dinn (my all-time favourite game) - Type Help finally did it! What a joy to play and complete :)
That was amazing, so engrossing, I loved the rhythm and I just cannot fathom how you managed to get such a deft balance in difficulty. The YES moment when a filename attempt works is so good.
William just so you know I'll blindly buy any next game you're making :)
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what are you guys using to scramble your comments :sob:
ROT13! :>
Thank you!
i actually made this account just to comment because this game is so insanely good. The way the mechanics of the game and the narrative and the aesthetic all unfold and develop concurrently is perfectly executed. It's so good how the game evolves from just figuring out how to use the system, to figuring out who's who and what the house is like, to finally actually figuring out why everything is happening. I also love that the UI still has nice quality of life additions even though it's uncompromisingly stark. It made the game feel like a truly believable operating system that some weird investigator might actually use instead of being intentionally obtuse, but also still controlled the drip feed of clues and story beats at the exact right rate to keep serving me aha moments both mechanically and narratively. Anyone who has any interest whatsoever in detective games at all should play this, and especially anyone interested in knowledge gated esoteric/ergodic narrative.
There was only one confusing part of the puzzle to me when I finished up the game that maybe someone could explain. Jung'f fhccbfrq gb or gur fzbxvat tha yrnqvat lbh gb 00-qernz? Whfg gung @ zragvbarq univat n qernz ng bar cbvag? Znlor V'z abg guvaxvat yngrenyyl rabhtu ohg abguvat nobhg whfg n zragvba bs n qernz znqr zr znxr gur whzc gb ernyvmvat gung gurer zhfg or n svyr nobhg vg naq V jbhyqa'g unir tbggra gurer va n zvyyvba lrnef, vf gung nyy gurer vf gb vg?
Lrnu, 00-qernz sryg yvxr n ovg bs n fgergpu gb zr gbb.
Wrote a 5-star review on IFDB here:
https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=rtdcp8xzxnzi9c2t&review=85495
Hii!! This is such a great game and I am soooo close to finishing it, i just need a little help!
Spoilers below!
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I found 96 files and i am sure i am not missing anyone out in any scene. pleeeease someone help me find the missing ones!
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you got everyone in the mansion.
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i got one file for someone outside the mansion (timeslot 25). Am i missing more?
The only file with a (1) next to it that i have is the 10-MA-5-6
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i got 98 files, there is a hint in File: 21-CH-3
about 10-MA-5-6 , do you have the entire timeline of everybody? seems like u are missing one scene
there is a timeslot 26.
Also here are some things you can find in the 10-MA-5-6 file (but you probably already found out:
-where Eddie was in scene 09 (he wasn't alone)
-where Eddie was in scene 08 (wasn't alone)
-one of the people who wasn't there during dinner (scene 07)
-who was martha with and where during scene 08
-where martha goes in scene 11 and who she meets
-where Eddie goes to on scene 11 (wasn't alone)
I hope it helps.
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Not the person you replied to, but I think I'm in their exact position. I have a reference for 10-ma-5-6 but I have every single scene you've mentioned in your comment. I'm well and truly stumped on what else it could be referencing. I also have 1 scene at 26 with person 1.
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I was just in the same boat and figured it out. do you know where person 6 went during scene 12?
Clue below if you're still looking. Indirect spoiler.
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There's one that I didn't get until after the one outside the mansion that you mentioned, so I'm guessing it might be the one you're still looking for. Technically you could find this scene very early depending on how early you figure out all the mechanics of the curse.
I know that's extremely subtle, so I also have one more clue below.
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Each person's final scene occurs in a time slot that includes a thunderclap. Do you have every thunderclap paired with someone?
And one last one, a bit more obvious below if you need it (but still not the direct answer).
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Characters were identified by numbers to keep track of who was talking before we knew their names. Was there anyone who we never heard speak? What would their number be?
Hope these were helpful enough without being too obvious.
stumbled on Type Help after searching for games like Outer Wilds- I was hooked. I've also got my partner hooked. Satisfying to solve, and we've had a lot of fun theory crafting!!! We've done our job :)
just finished playing this game on stream and it was a blast! here's part 1 of us playing/voice acting it
I watched all 3 episodes (the last two from the Twitch vods), and it was such an enjoyable experience, thank you so much for the many hours of entertainment! :>
Thank you for watching!!!
This was so great, absolutely fantastic, thank you!
great game
I'm at 93 files and I could use some hints as to how to deduce the last few? And how I can learn A.T. and @'s names?
Make a spreadsheet. Every living and present person is accounted for at every time code, so if you make a complete table/spreadsheet of where every person is at every time, you should be able to see some gaps.
Yes, I'm sure I've documented everybody where they should be at any given time, it's the nonstandard files I'm trying to figure out. Also I feel like a dope for not reading the name at the top of my email.
Type "find <word>" for each of these. If nothing shows up, you missed a unique file. Hints encoded in rot13.
quickly - gvzrfgnzc frira va rqzhaq'f ebbz
modern - rneyvrfg qrngu
tears - (optional) aneengbe gelvat gb vzntvar jung bfjnyq vf hc gb
future - npprffvoyr nsgre trggvat nyy svyrf rkprcg gur bcgvbany bar
talent - wbua va cebonoyl gur svefg fprar lbh npprff
consistent - naavr ng gvzrfgnzc avargrra
luckier - haybpxrq sebz gur fgneg
apparent - fprar jurer uneel trgf gur xrl gb gur puncry
index - qrqhpvoyr sebz gur zrpunavpf bs gur tnzr
clink - pebff ersrerapr n ybpngvba ivp zragvbaf va guerr bs gur fprarf jvgu gur svany cubar pnyy naq gur fprar nsgre
Any tips? I'm in the same boat at 93 files. I've got everyone accounted for in all scenes my spreadsheet but can't figure out the last 3 files
A.T.'s name isn't a mystery. It's given right at the top of the Brief in your inbox: "FROM: Alan Thomas".
Incredible game, one of the only games to ever scratch the itch that obra dinn gave me. If I had to sum it up it would be Obra Dinn meets Agatha Christie. William if you see this, please consider making another game in this style and selling it because myself and many others would definitely pay for it.
awesome game! can't wait to drop dead at my computer
I think you're safe unless you already knew the previous victim when they were alive... which, of course, you have no way of knowing whether or not you did, until it's too late... >:]
a fun game! Normally I feel too slow for such deduction, but since this was a slow text-based game I actually felt comfortable making my own notes and spreadsheeting everyone's locations over time.
As a 'walkthrough' here's my completed spreadsheet (though it's missing one or two key items). Anyone should be able to use it to find any scenes they're missing. However this is FULL GAME spoilers, so don't look at this unless you're desperate, or you like seeing the methodology of others.
DO NOT CLICK IF STILL PLAYING, WILL SPOIL FULL GAME
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DO NOT CLICK IF STILL PLAYING, WILL SPOIL FULL GAME
This spreadsheet is still missing some files needed to get the final ending/easter egg :)
yup - i got them all but figured that was better left to others. after all, as we both know, some things don't fit the number scheme
Wonderful game, had a ball! but i think either i'm confused about something, or the rest of the commentariat here is:
N ybg bs pbzzragf frrz gb vzcyl gur CP vf va qnatre rfcrpvnyyl vs gurl ernq 00-qernz ohg v whfg qba'g guvax gung'f gehr. Lbh unir gb erzrzore fbzrbar gb trg tbg ol gur phefr. Juvpu zrnaf lbh unir gb unir xabja gurz va yvsr. Evtug? Gurer'f ab vaqvpngvba jungfbrire gung yrneavat nobhg n ivpgvz gung lbh _qvqa'g cerivbhfyl xabj_ vf qnatrebhf. Znal crbcyr yrnea gur anzr bs n ivpgvz (sebz Ivp'f yvfg, sbe vafgnapr) naq vg qbrfa'g uheg gurz ng nyy vs gurl qba'g znantr gb qerqtr hc npghny zrzbevrf bs vagrenpgvat jvgu gung crefba.
Fb, gur CP vf va ab qnatre, evtug? Gur oevrsvat vzcyvrf gurl'er n lbhatre ntrag jub fgnegrq nsgre gur "ubeebe qnlf," fb gurl'q arire unir zrg @. rira vs gurl yrnea uvf anzr, lbh pna'g erzrzore fbzrbar lbh arire xarj. Rira jvgubhg shyyl haqrefgnaqvat gur phefr, gur ntrapl pyrneyl haqrefgbbq gung zhpu (be creuncf @ yrsg n abgr jvgu vafgehpgvbaf?) orpnhfr gung'f jul gurer'f n yvfg bs crbcyr jub ner haqre ab pvephzfgnaprf nyybjrq gb gbhpu @'f pbzchgre: vg'f crbcyr jub xarj uvz naq gurersber ner va qnatre bs erzrzorevat uvz. Rirelbar ryfr vf fnsr nf ybat nf gubfr crbcyr fgnl va gur qnex.
WRT the game itself, wonderful, super fun solving process, really enjoy the SCP-esque vibe and the gradual revelation of the "murderer." Vg vf n yvggyr qvfnccbvagvat gung gur svany "fbyhgvba" vf "bu guvf jnfa'g gur fgneg ng nyy naq lbh qba'g trg gb svaq bhg nalguvat nobhg ubj vg ernyyl fgnegrq be jul be ubj" ohg gung bcra-raqrq zlfgrel vf pyrneyl ba checbfr naq V pna qvt vg. Really really good stuff, ty.
Vg zvtug abg or hf jub'f va qnatre, ohg Nyna Gubznf. Ur'f ba gur yvfg bs crbcyr jub jrera'g nyybjrq gb npprff vg, naq vs ur ebcrq hf vagb erbcravat gur vairfgvtngvba nurnq bs fpurqhyr, ur'f pyrneyl gbb phevbhf sbe uvf bja fnsrgl.
Naq vs Nyna yrneaf gbb zhpu naq erfgnegf gur punva, jryy, jr pyrneyl xarj UVZ jryy rabhtu sbe uvz gb nfx hf gb qb bss-gur-erpbeq vairfgvtngvat sbe uvz, fb...
I'm purely commenting this just to yap about how much I enjoyed playing this game. It's easy enough for someone to follow along, but still requires you to use your head. Plus once you get the flow of things it's becomes like second nature. Initially the plot and storyline were kinda confusing, and I was mainly focused on just trying to find the files, but then as you continue you'll start piecing things together which is why it's so interesting. As soon as you think you kinda know what's going on, you're hit with another twist that just makes everything come together. I'm genuinely surprised I even managed to finish considering I have a pretty bad attention span when it comes to things like this, but this game was definitely addicting. I wish I could play this again without having any recollection of what happened because ugh it's so good, so kudos to you William.
i really and truly adored this game. i stayed up all night last night playing it and haven't been able to stop thinking of it since. please make more like this!!
I'm loving the game but there's one piece crucial feedback I have: please add a confirmation for loading a save. I just lost a few hours because when I remembered I haven't saved in a while and tried to do so I slightly misclicked, loading my previous save and apparently the autosave also happened as soon as it was loaded, so I couldn't use that either. Having the save and load buttons be separate in different places would also help with this
Ahh gosh, I'm loving it, but i've gotten myself stuck right almost right out the gate. i've only just unlocked one 07 file, but everywhere else i'm getting confounded!
if you look at the reference numbers next to the file number, you’ll see how many scenes you haven’t seen yet. Some file numbers will be the same, kind of. Like 03-KI-1-4 scene will be happening at the same time a 03-DI-6-10 scene is going on. These are just examples not actual file numbers. You’ll have to figure it out yourself but if you get the private billiard conversation with 6 and 9 then you’ll work your way through to act 2. Sorry if this doesn’t help, haven’t finished the game yet either.
I'm stuck at one file in act 2 as well. I only have three files each with 1 connection but I don't know what to do with any of them. The kitchen ones (3 talking to 11 and then storming upstairs, 8 and 10 heading to 10's room) I can't get because I can't guess (and suspect I'm not supposed to guess) the room codes. I've tried MAster bedroom, GUest room, DOrmitory, BEdroom, ENtrance, and HAll for 8 and 10; I think I have even less info as to where 3 may have gone and who they may be with.
The last file is the big 03-LI one, but I have no idea what it wants. I thought I should be trying to guess who was there before John arrived but all my guesses on that have been in vain. If it's another location after the dispersal, other than knowing its not literally just the people left behind I have no idea where they went or who may have joined them. (It wasn't just 3).
Me too, even though I found the Billiards conversation mentioned before :( I've got theoretical links from the conference in the living room and two kitchen files, but the second kitchen is no good because I don't know the code for 10's bedroom and the first kitchen is no good because I don't know where 3 went. The living room I'd think would tell me who was there before john entered, but none of my thoughts on that have been right yet. Guess I'll keep trying. Please let me know if you figure it out.
Brute-forced the Living Room at time 2. Turns out
Tony wasn't there, and you can go from Billiards to Entrance without passing through. Unfortunately, after subsequently brute forcing (well, trying the like 5 rooms I have) the location of a telephone, the path dead-ends and you're just stuck :( I guess I'm supposed to know where 3 went off to or more synonyms for bedroom.
This is a masterpiece. Thanks for creating it!
I've just checked all the games I've played the past year and my suspicions were confirmed. This is the best one.
And just like that, its over. Although I swear that name is familiar...
Loved it :)
I just finished this today. Great work, I was enthralled. If I wanted to nit pick I could say that the charactes don't always react very believably, but it didn't interfere with my enjoyment of unraveling the sequence of events.
ok, now just completed it, i only want to know:
who is A.T? is it even relevant?
and how you find the @'s real name?
amazing game btw
@ unq n qernz gung ur jevgrf n svyr nobhg. vg'f nabgure 00 svyr, fb lbh fubhyq or noyr gb thrff vg frzv-rnfvyl.
yes i found that file, maybe im to dumb to deduce the name of @ from the file, could you tell me how?
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I'm sure you can figure it out
(Was that a good enough hint?)
sure it is, but i don't speak english natively, so maybe i don't fully understand it jej
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it's very straightforward, look at the words
Ybbx ng gur vgnyvpvmrq yrggref va gur svyr
You have a message in your inbox. The author's initials are the same.
hooollllyyyy moooollllyyy my brothers and sisters in gaming, we have ourself a GOTY contender. this became a short-term hyper-fixation for me
hey, i've almost completed it, i just can't realize from where you can find the final note? i know there is one thanks to the comments, but I don't understand where it comes from.
once you've found every scene, you will get a 2nd mail in your inbox. if you don't have that mal in your inbox, you're still missing something
i've never checked the inbox, thank you very much
I had to reset my password to log in to my account (LMAO) and yet it was worth it to say how much I loved this game!!!! So simple yet so ridiculously clever and effective, with such a cool and unique premise. It's hard to do simple well!!! With a game so bare in its UI, the puzzles and story need to be ridiculously engaging, and this is exactly what TYPE HELP manages to achieve. I can't imagine this game done in any way except within its current iteration. TYPE HELP was built exactly as it needed to be built to achieve exactly what it did, and it was engrossing and engaging from start to finish. Once I started this game, I couldn't stop playing until I'd hit the end; I completed it all in one sitting. I can't wait to recommend it to my friends!!
Oops!!! Almost forgot; one last thing: V NZ EVPUNEQ YBATYRL
Unbelievably good! Got the twist somewhere in Act II but it still was pretty fun. Actually loved the cataloguing system. Unlike many other games of this type it felt intuitive and after only an hour I found myself typing these numbers and letters almost instinctively
V tbg gur gjvfg nf jryy, gurer ner gjb jubyr npgf yrsg!! bu ab
Fgvyy cerggl sha! Vgf yvxr n pne penfu. Lbh xabj jung vf pbzvat ohg whfg pna'g ybbx njnl. Cyhf gur zrpunavp vgfrys vf cerggl fngvfslvat naq gur @ pbzzragf ner sha gb ernq
Tbbq yhpx!
I need a hint
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I am also missing one reference from 02-LI-5-8-9
Nyy bs gur yvaxf gung V pna rnfvyl svaq eryngrq gb gur uvtuyvtugrq fprar eryngr gb Qvaare (Npg V), be gur Qvavat Ebbz (Npg VV), be gur guvat orvat cbherq ng gur raq bs gur fprar. Gurer'f ab qevaxvat fbhaq; jurer pbhyq guvf crefba or gnxvat vg?
thank you that was the bit of help I needed
Loved it! Going to check out Cellar from your repertoire next.
Amazing game, thank you for the experience!
Non-spoiler easter egg (?) but you can not only name @, you can also name # yourself (if you find being username2 boring)
Wow, how did you discover renaming yourself? Does it affect anything besides the "help" message?
Thank you for a fantastic game Willam! So far it's the frontrunner for my GOTY, and I'll be following closely to see what you'll do next.
I can't believe this is a free game, like other have mentioned you should consider commercializing it. Evil Trout did a great job helping publish Roottrees are Dead and the release has been very successful. Or at least have a donate button.
it took me a second to realize what happened in 26 exactly, but then I looked back at the start and realized exactly what happened.
cbbe Wbua unf gur jbefg yhpx. V zrna frevbhfyl, ur znantrq gb nibvq gur phefr bayl gb gevc ba gur qrpx naq qvr nsgre uvggvat uvf urnq. yvxr lbh pna frr vg va 1 d 1 11, orpnhfr ur nyzbfg gevcf gurer, naq Gubeagba whfg pngpurf uvz fb ur qbrfa'g snyy.
Edit: Okay yeah no that makes sense. I connected the wrong dots.
V guvax va 1-DH-1-11 ur'f pbzcynvavat nobhg gur zhq, nf vg vf envavat naq ur vf cebonoyl jrnevat ryrtnag fubrf. V gubhtug ur fubbgf uvzfrys ng gur raq, ohg gurer vf ab thafubg, fb ur cebonoyl whfg whzcrq orpnhfr ur gubhtug ur xvyyrq Naavr
Fprar 24-QV-1, naq gur vzcyvpngvbaf bs gur 25 fprarf ("Jung oebhtug gurz gurer gung qnl erznvaf hapyrne.") zngpu hc ernyyl jryy jvgu gur vageb, fb gur "zna va uvf rneyl sbegvrf" yvxryl *vf* Wbua.
Lrnu sbyxf cerggl fher uvf qrngu vf gur fnzr nf Ryrnabe'f znal lrnef orsber: Whzcvat sebz gur Nggvp jvaqbj. Bgure guna jung jr urne nobhg Ryrnabe gur erny sberfunqbjvat vf va 02-RA jura gur qbyy vf xabpxrq sebz gur nggvp ol Gbal hc gurer jvgu Naavr, nyzbfg snyyvat ba Wbua. V jvyy fnl gubhtu gung 26 jnf bar bs gur svefg fprarf V tbg, fvapr @ cbvagf lbh va vg'f qverpgvba, naq bar bs gur zbfg ubeevsvp gb ernyvfr gur vzcyvpngvbaf bs bapr ergheavat gb vg ng gur raq. Cbbe thl fhssrerq jbefr guna nyy gur bguref orpnhfr bs ubj fybj vg jnf.
fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. My gf and I have been engrossed in this all weekend. Truly one of the most horrifying concepts to center a mystery story around, and fantastically written. I'll definitely be watching this author's future projects with interest.
I really enjoyed the game, other than the hiccup I wrote about before, it was great. I've heard about it from Tom Francis' vlog. He talked about some inconsistencies, but I don't see them.
I think people assume that gur phefr unf fbzrguvat gb qb jvgu anzrf be bowrpgf orybatvat gb gur qrnq crefba. Ohg gur phefr bayl jbexf nsgre lbh erzrzore gur npghny crefba. Gung'f jul gur qrgrpgvir bayl qvrf nsgre qvfpbirevat gung ur xarj bar bs gur qrnq crefbaf va erny yvsr. Naq gung'f jul rirelbar pbhyq unir orra gnyxvat nobhg Ehcreg jvgubhg nalguvat unccravat gb gurz. Nyfb gur phefr pna bayl nssrpg bar crefba ng n gvzr, fb nsgre vg genafsref gb gur arj ivpgvz, abguvat jvyy unccra vs lbh guvax nobhg gur cerivbhf crefba (vs lbh pna rira rire erzrzore gurz ntnva).
Nyfb V yvxrq gur guvatf gung bguref pnyyrq erq ureevatf. Gung'f ubj vg jbhyq ernyyl unccra, abg rirelguvat gung crbcyr gnyx nobhg jbhyq or pbaarpgrq gb fbzrguvat terngre, naq bs pbhefr gur gurbevrf gung rnpu punenpgre jnf qrirybcvat jba'g or evtug. Bayl jr pna znxr n evtug bar ybbxvat ng gur jubyr cvpgher. Gung'f jul V qvqa'g chg gbb zhpu jrvtug ba gurz naq gurl qvqa'g pbashfr zr ng nyy.
That being said I sometimes found myself guessing new scenes, but just when there were a handful of possibilities, so I don't mind it that much. But because of the nature of the story it became easier and easier with time.
I also enjoyed the scenes like "everyone gathered in X", but then you realize that you are not quite sure what "everyone" means at that point.
All in all, it's a really great game
Finished yesterday after 6 hours and many pages of notes. Incredibly well put together!
It's early, but this is probably my Game of the Year.
I mean, goddamn. This has the seal of quality upon it, I just spent several nights fully gripped until I was done. You might consider commercializing this the way that Roottree did!
Got sent here by the Failbetter games newsletter and had an absolute blast - definitely one of the best deduction-type games I've played!
im halfway thru the game and it literally seems like no one know who tf is living in the house omg
Wow, that was a lot of fun! Very well written and a really unique premise
I never thought I'd find something that came close to Obra Dinn (my all-time favourite game) - Type Help finally did it! What a joy to play and complete :)
That was amazing, so engrossing, I loved the rhythm and I just cannot fathom how you managed to get such a deft balance in difficulty. The YES moment when a filename attempt works is so good.
William just so you know I'll blindly buy any next game you're making :)