TRAPPED
> MOBILE FRIENDLY VERSION AVAILABLE
Try out the demo on its dedicated server: visit the mobile-demo, then come back here and share your feedback :)
> Connection Established
You're aimlessly browsing the Internet when you suddenly stumble upon a page that links you to a remote terminal. There’s someone on the other side.
> Discover an AI Narrative-Driven Experience
TRAPPED is an unique game that melds elements of psychological horror and thriller within the confines of a terminal window. Your only interaction is through chatting with someone on the other side. Yes, you read that right. This game is not for everyone, but it might just be for you.
> A Cohesive Storytelling
Unlike open-ended text adventures that often lead nowhere, this game features tightly designed puzzles and a meticulously crafted plot. Each interaction is part of a larger, unfolding story. The demo concludes with a link that leads to this same itch.io page, but the exploration doesn’t have to stop there. Delve deeper and you might uncover hidden secrets.
> What do you think?
This game is really an experimental project and as such I am really curious to get your feedback. Do you enjoy it? Was it interesting? Would you play more? Have you actually finished it or dropped it midway? Please comment below!
> Support Independent Game Development
This demo represents approximately 8% of the complete game, which is currently 30% developed. As a solo developer, this is my full-time endeavor. Your support and donations are crucial and greatly appreciated to help bring this project to the next step.
> Walkthrough
I suggest trying to solve the game yourself for at least 15 mins before giving up. It will make for a much more satisfying experience. But anyway here is the walkthrough. Watch out! It's super spoily.
> Need a Hand? Join Our Discord!
If you find yourself stuck or just want to discuss theories and ideas, feel free to join the TRAPPED Discord community! I’d love to hear your suggestions on plot and mechanics.
- If the connection drops or the game crashes, don't wodexrry, just refresh the page. Your progress is auto-saved
- Duration: very variable, from 10 mins to 1h
- In order to improve the game, I keep logs of the conversation for 6 days. Do NOT write personal info!
- Yes, I use LLM for the chat
- Control: your keyboard
Development log
- Walkthrough AvailableJun 29, 2024
Comments
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Spoilers ahead!
this. is. the most funnest game i've ever played.
it was so much fun just playing around with the AI and discovering stuff just be chatting around!
about the walkthrough, since it was all bunched up into a wall of text, everytime i got stuck i went to the walkthrough, but then i couldn't avoid other spoilers! maybe you could either space out each step, or maybe first give hints about progressing through M0 and M0_r and then go to the actual walkthrough? nonetheless though, it was very fun!
Thank you so much for your comment! Also good idea about the walkthrough, I've jut modified it to include hints and space out each step :)
Hi dear developer I am really happy and great full to support your work so keep going I informed you that the given mobile supported link not working properly but hope it's work thanks 👍 👍 👍
Hi! The link works for me on android! What do you see, just a blank page?
Hi show this "Due to the layout of the itch.io page, mobile users may experience difficulties with keyboard input while playing the game directly on the itch.io platform. Please click the link below to open the game in a new window for an improved experience"
Yes and a bit below there is the link! This one https://neurotechinc.org/
Enjoy ;)
hi it's really amazing i want to donate for this in https://www.kickstarter.com/ publication are you agree?
thanks <3 I don't have a kickstarter page but feel free to donate in the itch.io page directly, by just clicking the button "Support This Game" 🙏
nice!, very awesome work you did!, you are using a chatgpt API for the generation of text or another? ^^
Hi and thanks! After testing many different models, I found that the best compromise between cost and quality for this type of task was llama 3.1 70b :)
ive been sitting here on this game for the longest! its honestly fun and very intriguing.
spoilers(?)
I like how if i pretend im alyssa he doesn't believe me, but I can trick him into thinking im michael.
Not sure if a bug -- I ended up convincing (spoiler) to use the upload command on his (spoiler) but at that point it just sat at "is typing..." until time ran out.
But that aside, this is a really cool experience. Felt like I was really arguing with this character and trying to convince him. Have you considered writing a post about how it works behind the scenes?
hi! That is definitively a bug, BUT if you refresh the page and start the game again you should have your progress saved (it will clearly tell you that during the first page, when asked to type /start), and if you know the upload command will be easy to get going from there :) In case you wanna see the end of the demo - you are really almost there.
Good idea about writing a post of the behind the scenes! I put *a lot* of effort trying to make the chatting system as seamless as possible, and I think it mostly works.
In any case, glad you liked it!
so damn fun
the game won't load at all - it stays on this blank screen with nothing on it other than a line for the message box.![]()
Did you try to scroll down on the main big window (above the line). This is a known problem and I'll fix it on an a future release. Let me know if it works!
That didn't quite work, sadly.
damn! Sorry to hear that. Not sure why it doesn't work for you. Do you mind telling me your browser/OS? Thanks for trying anyway :')
Chrome/Windows 10
Hi Kirby, I think I have identified the problem! Most likely your browser doesn't support WebGL (maybe it's not been updated for a while) as you can verify clicking here: get.webgl.org
I have now updated the game and it should work for you :) Let me know if it does!
Awesome, can't wait to see how this continues
Cool!