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About Recompile
Recompile is a hacking adventure about the birth of a sapient AI. Its entire narrative takes place within one second of real time, as you explore the ancient digital ruins of the Mainframe, survive its hostile inhabitants and uncover the truth about the Hypervisor and the Mainframe’s original purpose. The story examines machine sentience and choice, as well as life and death, chaos and determinism, and the different forms intelligence can take.
Explore the Mainframe
The game combines Metroidvania progression with non-linear exploration. You discover traversal abilities, uncover secrets and choose how to deal with the Mainframe’s systems and inhabitants. Your actions shape the story and lead to multiple endings: you can repair systems, restore lost data, hack or destroy enemies, and change some inhabitants’ programming so they follow your commands.
Hack the system
Doors, forcefields, elevators and enemy-spawning systems are powered by interconnected logic-gate circuitry. You can invert and restore logic gates to bypass puzzles and other obstacles, and exploit the systems that govern the environment. The Mainframe’s inhabitants are strange and diverse, and many are hostile; weapons and abilities help you defend yourself and fight back.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Recompile is $1.73 at Kinguin. That is 91% less than on Steam, where it costs $19.99. 18 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and Recompile stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Recompile are: Windows 7, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 8 GB RAM. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. Recompile is a single-player game.
Yes. Valve rates Recompile as Verified on the Steam Deck: it runs well out of the box.
Buy Recompile 91% cheaper than on Steam.
Recompile is available for 91% less in shops such as Kinguin, Gameseal, or Eneba.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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