A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Society is under a state of social distancing and self-quarantine from a deadly global pandemic. The world has long-since become one where most, if not all, human interactions and day-to-day tasks are done over the Internet, remotely. You will become a member of a team of private investigators to uncover a conspiracy and find out the truth behind the pandemic.
As a member of this team, you will use the Gateway OS - a purpose-built operating system and set of specialized hacking tools as well as social media and news aggregation software to investigate the people, businesses, and all information behind the global pandemic.
Upon installation of the Gateway OS, you will need to create a personal profile and complete an aptitude test and basic training mission. On successful completion, an agent will send you further instructions. Good luck.
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | Alkaline Thunder |
Genre | Strategy |
Made with | MonoGame |
Tags | Hacking,Internet,pandemic,private-investigator,social-media,society,virus |
Code license | MIT License |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard,Mouse |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly,High-contrast,Interactive tutorial,Blind friendly |
Links | Source code |
On macOS, the game's save data is stored in ~/.config/Michael VanOverbeek/Socially Distant.
uname -m
If it outputs x86_64, then you are compatible. Otherwise, the game won't run.
# Ubuntu/Debiansudo apt updatesudo apt install unzip# Archsudo pacman -Syusudo pacman -S unzip# Red Hat/Fedora/OpenSUSEdnf install unzip# Older red hat systems:yum install unzip
# extract the game to a safe foldersudo unzip socially-distant-linux-x64.zip -d /usr/share/socially-distant# mark both the launch script and game binary as executablechmod +x /usr/share/socially-distant/launch.shchmod +x /usr/share/socially-distant/Socially\ Distant# symlink the launch script into /usr/bin so it's guaranteed to be launchable anywhere, even in most desktop launcher menussudo ln -s /usr/share/socially-distant/launch.sh /usr/bin/socially-distant