Asciill

Asciill follows Special Agent ASCIILL into an alien temple full of traps. Powerful electromagnetic emissions block the video signal, so information is transmitted as alphanumeric characters. Following B.O.S.S.’s orders, you plunder treasures, fight alien creatures and disable the temple’s security system. As you progress through nonlinear levels, you uncover that B.O.S.S. is not what he seems and that ASCIILL and Earth are pawns in a struggle between vast universal powers.

Navigate the temple

Numbers in the cells show how many traps are nearby and help you choose a route. Trap and treasure positions are randomly generated each time. The generation system ensures there is always a safe route to treasures and narrow passages.

You start each level with one life. Some levels contain hearts that grant extra lives. Extra lives can save you from traps, which are then permanently disabled, but they do not protect against bugs, lasers or drowning; dying to any of these means restarting the level. You can also switch to light mode from the menu.

Fight and explore

The temple’s dangers include alien creatures, underwater brawls and fights in waterfalls. You can use TNT and grenades against the creatures. The game also features plot twists as the story reveals the forces behind B.O.S.S.’s orders.