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Commutator
A HUD-only psychological horror. You are an operator on a night shift that never ends, watching a frozen Arctic station through a dead man's terminal. No body, no camera, no music — only the interface, and the thing learning to use it back. Fully playable text-only.

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Planned Release Date: Jul 14, 2026

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About This Game

THE NIGHT SHIFT NEVER ENDS

The clock is stuck at 03:33. You signed on as operator «Eel» to watch over a remote Arctic facility — one screen, one channel, one man named Sazhin still moving somewhere inside the system. Your only tools are the readouts in front of you: a memo log, a compass that lies, a cleaning subroutine that is a little too eager to tidy things away.


THE INTERFACE IS THE MONSTER

There is no avatar to hide behind. The horror lives in the HUD itself — text that decodes wrong, a compass that points to nowhere, messages that arrive before you send them. The deeper you go, the more the system stops answering to you and starts answering about you.


IT IS WATCHING YOU BACK

Before you begin, the station asks six questions about what you are afraid of. It remembers. Command keeps notes. The achievements are not rewards — they are a surveillance file, and you are the subject.

FEATURES

  • HUD-only psychological horror — the entire game is one operator's interface
  • A station that learns your fears and turns them against you
  • A memo log, an AR cleaner, a lying compass, and an encrypted chat that all slowly stop being on your side
  • Fully playable text-only — built from the ground up to be experienced by blind and deafblind players, with screen-reader-grade text at its core
  • 2–3 hours of descent, designed to be replayed
  • No cheap jump-scares. Just dread that already knows your name.

Sign in, operator. The night is listening.

Mature Content Description

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System Requirements

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SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Core i3 or AMD (2.0Ghz+)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 / Vulkan (Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce 700 series или новее)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 800 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Standard
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
    • Processor: Core i5 or Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal Support (2015 or newer)
    • Storage: 900 MB available space
    Recommended:
      Minimum:
      • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, SteamOS 3.0
      • Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz
      • Memory: 4 GB RAM
      • Graphics: Vulkan (NVIDIA GeForce 900 series / AMD RX 400 series)
      • Storage: 500 MB available space
      • Additional Notes: Full support Steam Deck
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