DROWNED OUTPOST

Genre: Text Adventure / Horror Simulation

Background: Stationed at an isolated deep-sea outpost, you are the last line of defense against unspeakable abyssal horrors. These entities disguise themselves as ordinary human vessels to infiltrate the mainland. Your only window to the outside world is a retro, green-and-black CRT terminal. You must rely purely on text-based clues, logic, and a sharp eye to survive.

Core Gameplay: In this tension-driven text adventure, you must survive three grueling night shifts. As blips slowly approach your radar's center, you must multitask and deduce the truth before time runs out:

Interrogate: Open communications with incoming targets to gather text-based intel, including their ID, route, ship type, and destination.

Cross-Reference: Manually read through a scrambled, out-of-order Security Archive. Compare the ship's statements against the official text records to spot subtle logical loopholes or lies.

Analyze Waveforms: Intercept the vessel's radio frequency and drag it across a master waveform display, looking for microscopic tampering in the code.

Make the Call: Press ALLOW to let them pass, or DENY to call in an artillery strike.

The Stakes: As the nights progress, the monsters' disguises become nearly perfect, and multiple ships will approach at once. Make three mistakes, and the horrors will breach your walls. Trust your archives, check the text, and don't let them in.

LD59 SUBMISSION:https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/drowned-outpost