plaza patria, in tijuana mexico is a very liminal, semi-abandoned "mall". these photos were the primary source of inspiration for NextRooms' early designs in Desktop Explorer!

ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 18h ago

tell me about your town’s weird mall

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kingofworldpeace@kowp.bsky.social · 6h ago

finished Desktop Explorer in one sitting and now I fear I'm too powerful to be left alive

I've been trying to convince my investigation/puzzler friends that I swear I'm not as biased as I look when I say Desktop Explorer is an absolute banger in the genre. They're at almost 1300 reviews while maintaining Overwhelmingly Positive. I wish I could erase my memory and play it again fresh.

Desktop Explorer 💾 AVAILABLE NOW!@desktopexplorergame.com · last wk.

With almost a 1000 reviews we received an overwhelmingly positive review score on Steam!!!! Play Desktop Explorer 💾

Thank you for playing 💕

sam | リノ 🥊 Coreblazer, ChinaJoy@rinoaskyes.bsky.social · yesterday

Rolled credits tonight on @desktopexplorergame.com with @patricktjohnson.bsky.social ✅ Loved everything about it - the multilayered narrative, ambitious take on the desktop horror genre and the haunting music. We crushed it in six hours but I guess having two brain cells instead of one helps 🫡

🗒️ ✅

dayshader@dayshader.bsky.social · 4d ago

How do I feel after finishing #DesktopExplorer? Like I just got out of therapy.

sus

Kris / in my enclosure@organiccyborg.bsky.social · 3d ago

Never posted what I did in Desktop Explorer.

One thing about Desktop Explorer's puzzles is that you never know what to expect next. Across each chapter, a new gameplay feature is introduced, and even when playing by the fakeOS system's rules, you need to bend and break them now and then. Any true puzzle fan should play it ASAP.

Gracias por jugar 💾💕

Ramiro Cibrian (Open for work)@wisak.bsky.social · 4d ago

Desktop Explorer was a FANTASTIC puzzle game. @desktopexplorergame.com team, ENHORABUENA! The game was really fun and twisted. Made me feel uncomfortable in a great way several times. ❤️

Dang, Desktop Explorer was really enjoyable.

As per the poll on my Discord (which you should join btw) we're playing Desktop Explorer tonight. www.twitch.tv/silentclyde

One of my favorite reviews that I wrote recently is of Desktop Explorer! An impossibly clever fakeOS puzzle narrative game where "thinking-outside-the-box" is its mantra.

Desktop Explorer Review – This Old Tech Is Frightening

Desktop Explorer tells a convincing fakeOS-based cursed tale, even if its layered puzzles prove complicated more often than not.

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So happy you appreciate our elevator 🛗 with elevator music 🫡Thank you for playing 🗑️

TrashMack@trashmack.bsky.social · 4d ago

Finished up Desktop Explorer. On top of being a solid puzzle game with a good story, It did the one thing I stress that more games need to do. Thank you @desktopexplorergame.com !!! #vtuber #desktopexplorer #twitchclips

I know what you did there @desktopexplorergame.com #desktopexplorer #pngtuber #vtuber

Finishing off @desktopexplorergame.com in about an hour on #twitch #stream ! We’re in the home stretch of this #indiegame !

I talked extensively about Desktop Explorer yesterday and the more I think about it the better all the themes get. I really love how the puzzles and the overarching plot work together to create some really impactful story-telling and theming.

Blonde Pizza (Mashina OUT NOW!!)@blondepizza.bsky.social · 2w ago

Desktop Explorer is not only a fantastic puzzle game but also a fantastic dive into multiple minds of trauma, exploring themes of memory degradation, abuse, and how to move forward. **Minor spoilers for plot points in game, but overall I've kept it as vague as possible so everyone can enjoy.

Today for Fan Art Friday 🖼️ I present to you two awesome pieces by sisypheanlover over on Discord. If you want to be featured next week join our server and post your content with us! We love to see it!

GTA Online revokes Aussie access to its in-game casinos, PlayStation outages and boycotts, and more. Plus, Pete talks Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gus talks Splatoon Raiders, and Ruby talks Desktop Explorer. Next ep of Back Pocket premieres on YouTube at 7:00pm AEST! youtu.be/9pLOJU-DsLg

My favorite feature in Desktop Explorer! #vtuber #DesktopExplorer

*loading a pistol* PC's haunted www.rogue.site/editorials/d...

Desktop Explorer is a fake OS game with some fantastically clever puzzles

Desktop Explorer tells a compelling family mystery across multiple user profiles on an abandoned PC

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“Fake-OS mystery masterfully computes complex puzzles into a deeply human narrative experience”- Sam Amiotte-Beaulieu reviewed Desktop Explorer for AGH adventuregamehotspot.com/review/7019/... #indiegame #adventuregame

Desktop Explorer review | Adventure Game Hotspot

Some conundrums may have you reaching for a dusty copy of “Windows 95 for Dummies,” but Desktop Explorer is a highly polished puzzle-based expedition into the depths of a computerized mystery spanning...

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Streaming some @desktopexplorergame.com rn! Twitch.tv/madexposure

Desktop Explorer has been DESTROYED (beaten) 🫡 Happy to say that game lived up to my high hopes and expectations and actually really rocked everyone go play it

I wrote about Desktop Explorer's ability to use nostalgia to deliver an incredible experience that goes beyond its old-school retro visuals. It tapped into old, long-forgotten memories of my childhood on the computer. outrungaming.com/desktop-expl...

Desktop Explorer knows how to properly leverage nostalgia

Desktop Explorer is more than a stylish indie adventure utilizing retro graphics. It taps into the core memories of our past.

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Hanging out with the cool detective games 🕵️😎

Rachel Watts@rachelwatts.bsky.social · 2w ago

How it feels being a detective game fan this month

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daml@damlthesquidtopus.bsky.social · last wk.

adventuregamehotspot.com/review/7019/... My review for Desktop Explorer by @desktopexplorergame.com is now live at @aghotspot.bsky.social! I can confirm “this is an incredibly satisfying puzzle game that installs itself in your brain and stays there until the credits roll.”

congratulations to Desktop Explorer on hitting Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam!!! love to see it ❤️ (incredibly passionate art by Ace on their Discord)

Desktop Explorer 💾 AVAILABLE NOW!@desktopexplorergame.com · last wk.

With almost a 1000 reviews we received an overwhelmingly positive review score on Steam!!!! Play Desktop Explorer 💾

💜💜💜

squidult@fishfacedterror.bsky.social · last wk.

Desktop Explorer is a good game

Amazing fan art 🤩 Thanks for making Pizarro proud

SirBeaverswag@sirbeaverswag.bsky.social · last wk.

Had to make some fan art for my guy. Really a rare occurrence of me finishing some fan art. I'm proud of myself! #Desktopexplorer

With almost a 1000 reviews we received an overwhelmingly positive review score on Steam!!!! Play Desktop Explorer 💾

Love to see people enjoying our game and making it to the end! 🕵️💾

Nikki Sullivan@nikkikolls.bsky.social · last wk.

Rolled credits on @desktopexplorergame.com today and LOVED it! 😍 Great puzzle game with all of the fun nostalgia of the early internet days. Thank you so much Recurring Dream & @popagenda.co for a code - we had a blast! ❤️ #gifted Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2527160/...