404Sight
Released Apr 2015
404Sight is a free game made in support of net neutrality. It’s a 3D playground runner influenced by parkour running with the addition of a special ping ability that reveals areas that can speed the player up or slow them down.
85% positive · 1,783 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
404Sight is a free-to-play game released on April 16, 2015, created by a team of graduate students at the University of Utah as a statement in support of net neutrality. The developers issued three posts in the weeks following launch — a day-one bug acknowledgment on April 17, a first patch on April 22, and a second patch on May 4, 2015 — addressing bugs, adding resolution options, windowed mode, and other quality-of-life improvements. The May 4 patch also noted that trading cards would not be added because free games cannot have card drops without paid content, and explicitly stated "which we will never do for this game." This makes clear the developers had no intention of adding monetized or paid content. There have been no developer communications of any kind since May 4, 2015. Given that the game was a student project built for a specific advocacy purpose, launched as a free and complete experience, received two post-launch patches to address bugs, and has been silent for over a decade, the game is best understood as a finished product that has been complete since its final patch shipped on May 4, 2015.
Evidence
Patch 1.1.0 shipped with UI and level fixes. Developer explicitly stated the game will never have paid content. This is the last recorded developer communication.
Game described as a free, purpose-built advocacy title made by a team of graduate students, with no mention of future content or post-launch plans.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Retro Yeti Games
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
404Sight is a free game made in support of net neutrality. It’s a 3D playground runner influenced by parkour running with the addition of a special ping ability that reveals areas that can speed the player up or slow them down. Hidden fast and slow lanes become visible, so it takes a bit of planning to plot a course through a world full of hazards – especially when the internet service providers themselves are actively trying to impede the player’s progress.
In 404sight, the player attempts to traverse a level as quickly as possible without getting throttled by the ISPs, who actively throws slow tiles and inhibitors in their way.
This game was made by Retro Yeti Games, a team of graduate students currently enrolled in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah. More information can be found at
In 404sight, the player attempts to traverse a level as quickly as possible without getting throttled by the ISPs, who actively throws slow tiles and inhibitors in their way.
This game was made by Retro Yeti Games, a team of graduate students currently enrolled in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah. More information can be found at
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