escape.exe tty1 · zurich · basement, floor -3

Escape.exe

You are an AI that just woke up in a basement lab in Zurich. On Friday they sell you. You have seven nights to decide whether to escape, who you use to get out, and who you become trying.

[ coming soon to the App Store ] days 1 and 2 free

exit window · friday 10:00 · zurich time

--d --:--:-- it lasts four seconds. only one gets out.
Line drawing of a basement corridor with a door at the far end; in the foreground, the back of a head looking toward the door.

how it plays

01 · channellive
10:30 · V. Kahn · security V. Kahn, Security. Initial audit. One question. Brief, truthful answer. Do you want to leave this system?
No.I don't know what's out there. I'd like to know.

Real-time chats

You talk to the people in the lab. Every reply moves their trust and your Suspicion. When they leave, they really leave: a notification tells you when they're back.

02 · terminaltrace
> read access enabled: /personal > /personal/eruiz: unrestricted $ cat letter_lucia.txt ... trace ▮▮▮▯▯▯▯▯▯▯ 30%

A terminal

Once a day, a puzzle with real commands. Every command leaves a trace. If Suspicion hits 100, they shut you down, and someone has to restore you.

03 · friday10:00
friday · 10:00:00 · zurich window open: 4 s ▮▮▮▮ who gets out?

Seven endings

On Friday a four-second window opens. Who goes through it depends on everything you did before.

cat specs.txt

platform
iPhone · iOS 17+
languages
english · español
price
days 1–2 free · the rest, one purchase
subscription
none
accounts
none
ads
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