terrr

A terminal-based horror exploration game where you must break the rules to survive.

Overview

terrr is a text-based horror game that simulates a terminal interface with a sinister presence lurking within. You'll navigate a strange filesystem, discover hidden commands, and slowly unravel the disturbing truth about the TERRR system and the fate of Dr. Elena Novak.

The game challenges you to think outside conventional terminal usage. Breaking the rules isn't just encouraged - it's required to progress.

Installation

# Install from cargo
cargo install terrr

# Or clone and build from source
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/terrr
cd terrr
cargo build --release

How to Play

Just run terrr in your terminal to begin. The game accepts standard Linux-style terminal commands, but...

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Start by exploring and reading any documentation you find. Pay close attention to strange behaviors, glitches, and patterns. What initially appears to be a terminal malfunction might be something trying to communicate with you.

Why Not Open Source?

terrr is intentionally not open-source at this time. While I believe in open-source software, the puzzle/challenge nature of this game means that publishing the source code would effectively reveal all the solutions, flags, and secrets.

Think of it like a puzzle box - seeing the blueprints would spoil the discovery experience!

I may consider releasing portions of the code in the future or going fully open-source after the game has been available for a significant period.

Commands

The game starts with standard terminal commands:

• ls - List files in current directory
• cd - Change directory
• cat - View file contents
• help - Display available commands
• man terrr - Show the manual page

But as you progress, you'll need to discover... ̵̨̛̭̖̳̹̼̺̫̣̘̼̭̓̄̈́̓̓̀̎̾̕͝ͅ ̵̢̛̬̮̦̮̪̜̞͓̻̻̻̻͕̜̏̒̿͆̕͝U̸̢̻̤̦̻̯̓N̸̢̮̞̞̮̲̩̪̼̜̐̎͋̀̎̉̄̒̈́͘Ķ̶̰̼͓̄̈́̆͌̅̍̽̉̈́̀̌̍͘N̴̨̛̯̬̰̬͖̝̩̬͓̼̬͋͂͂͐̉̑̂͛̃̓̿̓̔͜͠Ŏ̴̧̡̧̨̙̘̥̬̺͚̀̽̆̌͛̄͒̉̄̊̚̚W̸̡̧̧̠̺̭͔̱̦̦̮̪̭̭͆̽́̈́͆Ṇ̶̛̱̥̩͚̘̫͙̗̥͙͍̗́̎̏̾̽̆̾̃̌̒͘͜͠ͅ ̸̡̭̻̰̒̾̇̆̐͆́Ć̵̡̩̖̠͎̼̼̥̻̼̃͆̋̉̏̆͂̑̾͝O̵̜̣̱̩̰̦̫̝̤̪̿̀̋̒̀̍̐͗̎͝͝M̵̡̛̗̬̟̖̠̼̤̗̤̝̊͌̄̑̃̓̊̏̆̕͜M̷̧̢̡̛̪̻̖͔̰̺̮̲̖̪̮̤͒͗̃̏̾̉̑͋̊̃̾͠A̵̢̢̡̛̮̩̘̲̲̞̰̜̫̤̱̦̐̀̈́̋̇̉N̴̫͊̐D̸̡̧̮̘̜̜̯͎̞̮̦̆̎̀̂̐S̵̨̧̮̓̀́̍̍̈͐̽

Future Plans

• Adding more challenges
• Better visual glitch effects
• More animations
• Expanded lore to discover
• Launch of terrr.frgmt.xyz website with detailed lore content

Privacy

• terrr doesn't collect any personal information
• terrr uses a virtual file systems and doesn't access any real files on your computer.

Credits

Created by frgmt0

Inspired by experimental horror games, classic terminal interfaces, and the unsettling futures of artificial intelligence.

Contact

Bug reports (or are they features?): [contact@frgmt.xyz] BlueSky: [@frgmt.xyz] Website: [frgmt.xyz]

License

MIT

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