BackfireWall

January 30, 2023 Naraven Games All In! Games
Puzzle Adventure Indie
Series X|S PS4 PC PS5 XONE Switch
About

It is a first-person tragicomic narrative adventure game that’s set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant – solve puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion.
Storyline

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!
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76.5
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Game Info

Release Date January 30, 2023
Developer Naraven Games
Publisher All In! Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person
Themes Comedy
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