Twenty years ago, my sister — the only person in the world who loved me without reservations — died. They said it was an accident. They said it was over.
They lied.
I was just a kid when it happened. I didn’t know what she was working on. I didn’t understand the late-night calls, the encrypted drives, the sudden silence without any warnings. But I always knew something was wrong.
Now, two decades later, a package arrives. No return address. No explanation. Just her old laptop — battered, encrypted, and practically humming with secrets that were never meant to be unearthed.
This game is not just a puzzle.
It is a reconstruction. A resurrection. A final message stitched into code by a woman who knew they were coming for her — and who knew that, one day, I would come in search for the truth.
This is my investigation.
This is terminal.
This project is an interactive text-based murder-mystery Terminal based-game that takes place inside your sister's computer to uncover what happened to her many years ago.
All characters and events depicted in this game are entirely fictional. Although some events in this game may seem inspired by real-life situations, any similarities should be assumed to be entirely coincidental. Please do not enter any sensitive information during gameplay.
To run this game, you'll need to have the requirements below installed. To run our project, use python main.py in the cloned location of the game.
Run the following commands:
git clone git@github.com:olincollege/terminal.git
cd terminal
pip install -r requirements.txtTo play the game, run:
python main.py"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" - Hotkeys to access different files
"Q" - Return to previous page