(Literal) Computer Games

Games that include interactive digital ‘databases’ on some sort of technology. Some more than others.
Inspired by Secret Little Haven.

Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Needy Streamer Overload
Needy Streamer Overload
Neo Cab
Neo Cab
Uber app
Night Book
Night Book
Nightmare Zapping
Nightmare Zapping
Night Trap
Night Trap
NITE Team 4
NITE Team 4
No Anglerfish
No Anglerfish
Noise1
Noise1
No-one has to Die
No-one has to Die
No Players Online Classic
No Players Online Classic
Norco
Norco
A Normal Lost Phone
A Normal Lost Phone
Northbury Grove: Entity
Northbury Grove: Entity
Not for Broadcast
Not for Broadcast
Objects in Space
Objects in Space
Online Simulator
Online Simulator
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
Paper Trails
Paper Trails
Parameters
Parameters
PC Building Simulator
PC Building Simulator
PC Building Simulator: Esports Expansion
PC Building Simulator: Esports Expansion
Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe
Pen Pal Princess
Pen Pal Princess
Perfect Tides
Perfect Tides
Persona 5
Persona 5
Text messages
A Phone Found in Tall Grass
A Phone Found in Tall Grass
Please Answer Carefully
Please Answer Carefully
Pocket Square
Pocket Square
Pony Island
Pony Island
Pop. Love. Panic! The OFK Story
Pop. Love. Panic! The OFK Story
Portal
Portal
PowerWash Simulator
PowerWash Simulator
Tablet to access contracts
Presenter Slides
Presenter Slides
Princess Farmer
Princess Farmer
Quick play has computer-like tabs, and (sort of too old for the criteria of list, but) it also has vhs-like start-up for levels
Probe: A Game Dev Experience
Probe: A Game Dev Experience
Producer (2021)
Producer (2021)
Pro Wrestling Sim
Pro Wrestling Sim
Pupperazzi
Pupperazzi
Putahe ng Ina Mo
Putahe ng Ina Mo
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Quarantine Circular
Quarantine Circular
The Quarry
The Quarry
Q-YO Blaster
Q-YO Blaster
Radiant Flux: Hyperfractal 4.0
Radiant Flux: Hyperfractal 4.0
Replica
Replica
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Retro Gadgets
Retro Gadgets
Retro Game Aliens
Retro Game Aliens
Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
The Ring: Terror's Realm
The Ring: Terror's Realm
Road 96
Road 96
Rough Justice: '84
Rough Justice: '84
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third
Phone
Salvage Crew
Salvage Crew
Sara is Missing
Sara is Missing
Scriptic: Interactive Dramas
Scriptic: Interactive Dramas
Scrutinized
Scrutinized
Secret Little Haven
Secret Little Haven
Seen
Seen
Sex Advice Succubus
Sex Advice Succubus
Shadows of Doubt
Shadows of Doubt
Shenzhen I/O
Shenzhen I/O
Signalis
Signalis
Simulacra
Simulacra
Simulacra 2
Simulacra 2
Simulacra: Pipe Dreams
Simulacra: Pipe Dreams
Sludge Life
Sludge Life
Sludge Life 2
Sludge Life 2
Sludge Life: The Big Mud Sessions
Sludge Life: The Big Mud Sessions
Sofia?
Sofia?
Solace State
Solace State
Song of Farca
Song of Farca
Sorry, James
Sorry, James
Sort Your Life Out
Soup Pot
Soup Pot
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
Start Survey?
Start Survey?
Startup Panic
Startup Panic
The Static Speaks My Name
The Static Speaks My Name
Stay
Stay
Sticky Business
Sticky Business
Stonks-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Stonks-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Stories Untold
Stories Untold
Subserial Network
Subserial Network
Subsurface Circular
Subsurface Circular
Su Hack
Su Hack
SunnySide
SunnySide
SuperHot
SuperHot
SweetXheart
System Zero
System Zero
Telling Lies
Telling Lies
Tender: Creature Comforts
Tender: Creature Comforts
Terranova
Terranova
Text and Drive: Friendship Never Dies
Text and Drive: Friendship Never Dies
TIS-100
TIS-100
Tomorrow Will Be Dying
Tomorrow Will Be Dying

12 Comments


1 year ago

Welcome to the Game 1 and 2, also TIS-100 and Shenzhen IO, probably some other Zachtronics games that fit the bill.
Thank you @tendog ! Just added those 👍

1 year ago

Portal from 1986.
La femme qui ne supportait pas les ordinateurs.
A Mind Forever Voyaging.
You are SpamZapper 3.1.
Thank you @Chwoka ! Added them

10 months ago

Both Judgment and Lost Judgment's pause menus are phone screens

10 months ago

Actually, Yakuza 6's pause menu algo is a phone screen

10 months ago

Sludge Life 1 and 2, as well as Sludge Life: The Big Mud Sessions all have computer screens as pause menus

10 months ago

@LauraLob0 thank you - just added them!

10 months ago

There's also a brazilian game called Bem Feito that replicates a PC Screen https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvNTk1NTk0LzQwMTc5NTguZ2lm/original/0cbgxi.gif

10 months ago

Oh, also, Coffee Talk: Episode 2 - Hibiscus & Butterfly was released in april and features the same phone screen menus as the first one.

10 months ago

Now i think i'm done lol

10 months ago

@Lauralob0 haha, no problem and thank you for all the great suggestions! (Just added the last two!)


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