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> Terminal

Terminal is a command-line escape room. You aren't just reading a story; you're unlocking a machine. You are Tera, alone in your terminal window on a cold Illinois night. Your identity is lost, embedded…

27 March 2026

> Terminal is an adventure, released 27 March 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What > Terminal is

> Terminal was released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Terminal is a command-line escape room. You aren't just reading a story; you're unlocking a machine. You are Tera, alone in your terminal window on a cold Illinois night. Your identity is lost, embedded somewhere within a haunted computer. Its code is a prison, but it's also your escape.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

> Terminal launched on 27 March 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

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When did > Terminal come out?
> Terminal was released on 27 March 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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