Decrypting Life
A downloadable game for Windows
Decrypting Life is a short incremental game about finding hidden IDs in corrupted files to piece together a simple, nostalgic story from the 2000s.
Click to discover corrupted data, restore old files, and generate Tokens to fund your next decryption
Spend Tokens to unlock powerful passive upgrades
Combo System: Multiply your gains with a combo system integrated across the entire game
Features:
- Bite-Sized Progression: A short, relaxing incremental game you can complete in one sitting (~20 min)
- Uncover the Past: Restore 4 unique corrupted files, each unveiling a piece of a nostalgic continuous story
- Deep Upgrades: Explore a dedicated skill tree to optimize your file decryption and maximize your efficiency
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Hey there! LOVED the vibe of the game, with its artstyle, graphics and music! It really is pretty nostalgic :)
I think It could be nice to have a small QoL change to the upgrade screen, foi it to be possible to exit with the "esc" key, since we'll be constantly popping in and out of it in between levels.
Also, is the "+10% per second" we see after a node levels up just 10% more credits? Or Exp?
I don't know if it was intended, but it seems like farming the first node/level is the best way to get credits and golden tickets quickly, especially with the "cells" upgrade, since you quickly get 4 ISs and the combo goes through the roof. It seems a bit redundant to play the more difficult levels for other reason than unlocking the IDs, since they're in random positions, the credit payoff is the same and you're less likely to get combos.
That being said, I'm really looking forward to see how the game expands and to meet more of the few characters we've seen in the demo! Already wishlisted it on Steam :)
Hey! Thanks very much for the feedback <3
I'm planning to work on adding ESC as back button, I was thinking if I should add to the decrypting part as well, did you feel the need there as well?
It's 10% increase on the income per second, maybe I could add a more verbose message there what do you think?
It's was bit intended, I wanted to reward the players for coming back to previous maps, but there is a balance, your level up reward is lower, you have less ids and so on
Loved that you like the story, I'm not a writer but wanted to add a bit of the feeling that I had in early 2000s
Thank you for taking the time to reply!
Yeah! If ESC goes back on both screens, it'd be even more intuitive :)
I'd love if it said that the bonus was on income, too. That way, there'd be no questions about it. Especially now knowing how you balanced it, nice!
Also, loved all the references you're making to games and movies of that time, it really feels authentic!
Hey, thanks for playing!
Btw, I already did both changes to the game and uploaded here!
It's funny that a lot of people are downloading the game (maybe they are bots) and not commenting, I don't care if it's love or hate, anyways, thanks very much for taking your time to comment here