Corrupt.exe

Corrupt.exe is a game about playing as malware inside a hostile machine. You fight waves of security processes while an adaptive antivirus studies your movement, predicts your dodges and changes its pursuit. The system carries what it learns into future runs, so you must adapt in turn.

Choose a virus strain

You can play as one of six strains, each with its own passive ability: the regenerating WORM, life-leeching TROJAN, greedy RANSOM, untouchable GHOST, walking apocalypse LOGIC.BMB or speed demon OVERCLOCK. You battle endless waves of security processes, with each generation procedurally mutated.

Weapons and fusions

The game has 15 weapons, each with five levels and an evolved form. You can fuse two evolved abilities into one of 225 combinations, each with its own name, color and quirk. Fusing two primed fusions creates an OMEGA-tier fusion. Permanent upgrades and a fusion codex give you further progression to pursue.

Survive the purge

Boss-class defense programs hunt you every five minutes. These include a ravenous snake that grows enraged when it feeds, a corrupted DVD logo that traps you in the arena, and a blackout that swallows the screen. After killing the third boss, you can extract with your stolen DATA or continue in endless mode. Secrets also await beyond the 15-minute mark.

Rifts and secrets

Dimension rifts let you enter minigames during a run to unlock powerful artifacts that can help you go further. The game also includes secret bosses, warp gates, a black hole and a mythic jackpot with a 0.5% chance of appearing.

Arcade presentation

CRT arcade mode and colorblind-assist filters accompany a neon-on-black synth aesthetic.