Coherence

An uploaded mind in a dying virtual ship. Can you restore coherence before it's too late?

You are an uploaded mind—a ship engineer booted from a damaged backup into the crumbling virtual systems of the vessel you once called home. The ship is tearing itself apart as anti-virus programs wage war against remnants of a hostile breach.

Navigate through clusters of decaying server rooms, each a distinct zone of the ship's infrastructure. Stealth or fight your way to the root console. Find terminals to unlock the interface exits. Restore the ship's controls before the war destroys everything.

Your coherence is your life. Damage to your mind is permanent. Choose your actions wisely.

Gameplay

Move through procedurally generated rooms. Each cluster is a self-contained section of the ship's virtual infrastructure, connected to others via interface exits (⇨). Exit paths are locked until you activate the terminal in each cluster.

Your alert.m module actively scans for nearby threats. Use corrupt.m to brute-force obstacles. Or cloak.m to lurk through the raging warzone.

Controls

• W A S D or ↑ ↓ ← → — move
• . (Period) — wait for a turn
• Enter — transfer to next cluster
• Click tile — auto-walk to target
• RMB or F — shoot
• I — navigate loaded modules

Features

• Procedural clusters - Each run generates unique room layouts with interconnected corridors
• Predefined room types - Corrupted zones, firewalls, and other predefined room events  with several micro-events for better procgen
• Several AI factions - Not all spawned entities are your enemies, and those entities can be aggressive to each other, creating an ever-growing warzone on later levels
• Achievements and narration - The game features achievements for completing the game in interesting ways, and narrative texts provide a mystery to the setting around

Credits & Licensing

Narrative setting inspired by Eclipse Phase 2nd Ed. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) by Posthuman Studios.

Sound effects from Sonniss GDC 2024 Game Audio Bundle.

Cover image derived from: Gateway – Orion – Artemis VI. Credit: NASA (public domain).

Special Thanks

• Cogmind for animation and overall design inspirations
• abbradar for motivation, testing, and suggestions

AI usage disclosure

Most of the code and log messages are generated with Claude Code.

The narrative text is influenced by Claude Code generation but was heavily modified.