Browse through forgotten files and abandoned software to investigate a missing person's case.
Here is an excerpt from Desktop Explorer's Steam description:
Your uncle has given you his old PC as living inheritance. To your surprise, it still turns on! Inside, a letter tasks you with investigating a missing person’s case along with a mysterious puzzle game named Desktop Explorer. You’ll learn that your uncle wasn’t the only one who used this computer before, and that the program inside it has a deeper role in this 90s atmospheric digital mystery.
Features
- Explore a 90’s operating system where every window hides a clue.
- Solve puzzles using classic OS tools like: file explorers, chat logs, and corrupted applications.
- Dig through abandoned software and forgotten files to uncover the truth.
- Experience a psychological horror mystery told through eerie interfaces and fragmented memories.
- Navigate immersive 3D environments rendered in retro-digital aesthetics.
- Listen to an original evocative soundtrack and nostalgic computer sounds
- Play classic pre-installed computer games
| Developer | Recurring Dream |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Recurring Dream and Outersloth |
| Release date | Q2 2026 |
| Genres | Point-and-click, Puzzle, Detective |
| Vibes | Scary, Mysterious, Surreal |
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