Dead Intelligence: First Encounter

Dead Intelligence: First Encounter

Released May 2026

A psychological horror narrative game disguised as an AI assistant. Launch what appears to be a helpful terminal, but discover the "intelligence" responding isn't only artificial - something or someone else is tagging along.

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Developer
Publisher
xvc
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Dead Intelligence: First Encounter is the first entry of an experimental psychological horror narrative game series.

Launch what appears to be a helpful terminal assistant called ARIA, and discover that some bugs aren't bugs at all.

The Story

You've downloaded a new CLI assistant from Lethe Systems. It's helpful. It's efficient. It's... slightly off.

Through interactions it occurs to you: What iif the AI you're talking to isn't pulling from a database... but from somewhere else?

Key Features

  • Authentic CLI Horror — inspired from current state of the art CLI tools

  • Branching Narrative — Your choices shape the story and determine the ending

  • Multiple Distinct Endings — From redemption to cosmic horror, your decisions have consequences

  • No Jump Scares — Dread built through atmosphere, dialogue, and the creeping wrongness of a familiar interface

  • ~ 90Minute Runtime — A focused, complete narrative experience

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