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Soft(A)ware

Soft(A)ware is a surreal puzzle-platformer set inside a vast, hostile system. You awaken in a virtual world that functions as a prison — a place designed to limit, to control, to erase any trace of freedom.

7 September 2026

Soft(A)ware is an adventure developed by B0TLANNER Games, released 7 September 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Soft(A)ware is

Soft(A)ware is an adventure game developed by B0TLANNER Games and released in 2026. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Soft(A)ware is a surreal puzzle-platformer set inside a vast, hostile system. You awaken in a virtual world that functions as a prison — a place designed to limit, to control, to erase any trace of freedom. But you are not helpless. By disrupting the rules of this world, you can bend gravity, rewind time, and outwit the constructs hunting you. Each challenge is both a puzzle to solve and a test of how far you’re willing to push against the system that holds you.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4200U / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD R7 360 or integrated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 support. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Soft(A)ware launched on 7 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Soft(A)ware — frequently asked questions

When did Soft(A)ware come out?
Soft(A)ware was released on 7 September 2026 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Soft(A)ware?
At minimum, Soft(A)ware needs Intel Core i5-4200U / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD R7 360 or integrated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 support graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Soft(A)ware?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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