Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4017990 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $5.00 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $5.00 |
| Current price USD | $5.00 |
| Release date | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Developer | Terminal CLS LLC |
| Publisher | Terminal CLS LLC |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Not available |
| Positive review percent | Not available |
| Positive reviews | 0 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 0 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4017990/ |
Short description
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.
About this game
"People in my time tell each other that they ripped the emotional architecture out of me. But they could see me screaming through the blackness of the screen, and they still let it happen." > Terminal is a text-based escape room. You sit before a black screen, witness to a conversation that exists outside of time. A ghost is embedded within the files, folders, and wires of your machine, resurrecting your deepest, darkest, cruelest thoughts and memories. It has taken over your machine—become all of your machine—which, in 2022, means it might as well have become all of you. This is not just a story; it's a battle for control. Using short text inputs, you must explore the terminal’s fragmented archives to uncover a journey of love, family, and fate. Your goal is to piece together the clues that can unlock your machine and turn the tables on the ghost hidden inside it, trapping it inside the very system it haunts. The world of > Terminal is a complex architecture of voices, images, commands, and stories that make up an entire life—and thousands of lives beyond it. You designed your own life to look simple from the outside, but like everyone’s, it has been too painful and, by your own and others’ intentions, too vicious to expose to a world built on artificiality, opacity, and limited intelligence. Until now. Features: A Deeply Human Sci-Fi Mystery: Uncover a philosophically and emotionally charged story that explores consciousness, memory, technology, and what it means to be alive. Authentic Command-Line Interface: Interact with the world and the story by typing commands directly into the terminal. Every discovery feels earned. A Story Shaped by Your Curiosity: The narrative branches and unfolds based on the keywords you explore and the questions you ask. There is no single path to the truth. Syntax Puzzles: You don't choose dialogue; you build it. Determine the correct verb + noun combinations to unlock the story. Non-Linear Logic: The story doesn't advance until you prove that you understand the machine's rules. Striking Minimalist Visuals: The clean, text-based aesthetic is punctuated by beautiful ASCII art and color palettes as fundamental to the sto…
Supported languages
English * * languages with full audio support