Network

Network is a story-driven game about a 17- or 18-year-old boy who has just moved with his family into an unfinished apartment. After coming home from school, he sits at his computer, connects to the internet and opens a new message. The global network has become a dump of files, including deadly ones, and what happens next depends on your choices.

Locations and tasks

You move between the protagonist’s apartment, a construction site, friends’ apartments and a stairwell. Tasks include finding specific items, following plot developments and escaping or surviving. Power outages and the apartment’s ongoing renovation form part of the protagonist’s new home life.

Choices online

Some of the game takes place at the protagonist’s computer, where you message friends and search for answers. Your choices affect events and the later story: you decide what to write and whether to respond calmly or rudely, and you can look for information in the in-game browser or play a minigame.

The game features varied gameplay across different locations, with deadly files, correspondence with friends and internet legends contributing to an atmosphere of fear, tension and hopelessness.