The phone line has been cut. The computer keeps receiving mail.

SECTOR 09 is a psychological horror puzzle game set entirely inside an old computer. Behind its familiar desktop lie corrupted files, forgotten conversations and a voice that seems to know who you are.

Explore abandoned applications, recover deleted messages and piece together the history of a family whose memories no longer agree. Follow clues across documents, decipher private notes and investigate processes that nobody remembers installing.

Some files offer answers. Others ask for permission.

As the story unfolds, you must decide which version of the past to trust, and what deserves to survive.

FEATURES

• An entire horror story told through a simulated retro desktop. 

• Six acts with 18 investigation steps. 

• Varied puzzles involving ciphers, signals, memory, circuitry and a simulated terminal. 

• 31 narrative documents to discover and compare. 

• A persistent dossier with space for your own notes. 

• Three endings shaped by your final decision and the evidence you uncover. 

• Five desktop themes. 

• Full English and Italian language support. 

• Autosave, exportable saves and progressive hints. 

 Visual alternatives to audio clues and optional reduced effects.

Estimated first playthrough: 40–60 minutes, depending on reading pace and hint use.

If a window calls you by name, that does not mean it knows you.

Updated 1 day ago
Published 4 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorMirko Parola
GenreSimulation, Interactive Fiction, Puzzle
Tags2D, Atmospheric, computer, Horror, mistery, Psychological Horror, Retro
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
ContentNo generative AI was used

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Hi! I would like to collaborate on the Spanish localization if you'd like. I'm an about-to-graduate translator looking forward to building my portfolio.

dude how do i download this

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you can play it in browser, it's an HTML game, at the top of the page you can find the run game button

fair enough yeah, it's just that it was listed as downloadable on linux instead of just play in browser so i was hoping to download it for when i dont have internet lol

Yes, i think that's because i listed it wrong in the beginning, sorry for the misunderstanding

crazy