The Enigma Machine

The Enigma Machine is a short first-person sci-fi horror puzzle game in which you explore an interactive 3D representation of an AI’s mind. Through a DREAMSCAPE terminal interface, an AI guides you through the simulation. The experience uses an increasingly unsettling presentation to evoke the obscurity and unpredictability of older games.

The DREAMSCAPE

A DREAMSCAPE reflects an AI’s mental state, and exploring one belonging to a contaminated AI could have unpredictable results. The setting here is a simulation of what a real DREAMSCAPE might look like, created as a recruitment exercise by the Enigma Corporation.

Puzzles and interaction

You solve puzzles that require thinking outside the box, using traditional first-person controls alongside point-and-click interaction with the world. The story is told through the game itself.

Visual style

The game combines glitchy mid-90s 3D graphics and VHS effects with more modern graphical effects. Its average play time is 60–90 minutes.