(Literal) Computer Games

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

The Quarry
The Quarry
Catherine
Catherine
Lovebirb
Lovebirb
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
Northbury Grove: Entity
Northbury Grove: Entity
Love, Sam
Love, Sam
Scrutinized
Scrutinized
Don't Chat With Strangers
Don't Chat With Strangers
I'm on Observation Duty 4
I'm on Observation Duty 4
Gob
Gob
Amanda the Adventurer
Amanda the Adventurer
The Undying Beast
The Undying Beast
Brain Dead 13
Brain Dead 13
Solace State
Solace State
Broken Reality
Broken Reality
The Ring: Terror's Realm
The Ring: Terror's Realm
Discomfort
Discomfort
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Inscryption
Inscryption
7Days!
7Days!
The Good Life
The Good Life
SuperHot
SuperHot
Retro Gadgets
Retro Gadgets
Presenter Slides
Presenter Slides
Dead Letter Dept.
Dead Letter Dept.
Location Withheld
Location Withheld
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
Do I Pass?
Do I Pass?
A Year of Springs
A Year of Springs
Last Day of Spring
Last Day of Spring
Letters: A Written Adventure
Letters: A Written Adventure
Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe
Nainai's Recipe
Nainai's Recipe
Celestial Hacker Girl Jessica
Celestial Hacker Girl Jessica
Tong Jyun
Tong Jyun
Sort Your Life Out
X_Purrsonline_X
X_Purrsonline_X
Topography
Topography
Please Answer Carefully
Please Answer Carefully
Love Cooking at Home? Turn your Hobby into a Business!
Love Cooking at Home? Turn your Hobby into a Business!
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
Hardware Tycoon
Tomorrow Will Be Dying
Tomorrow Will Be Dying
Dreader
Dreader
Start Survey?
Start Survey?
Cyberpet Graveyard
Cyberpet Graveyard
Andreas VII
Andreas VII
eXperience 112
eXperience 112
Objects in Space
Objects in Space
System Zero
System Zero
Eye of Ra
Eye of Ra
Hacker
Hacker
Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure
Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure
Haque
Haque
Hacknet: Labyrinths
Hacknet: Labyrinths
NITE Team 4
NITE Team 4
Not for Broadcast
Not for Broadcast
Night Trap
Night Trap
Lost Memories Dot Net
Lost Memories Dot Net
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Bury me, my Love
Bury me, my Love
Idle Web Tycoon
Idle Web Tycoon
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Uplink
Uplink
Yolo Space Hacker
Yolo Space Hacker
Subserial Network
Subserial Network
Simulacra: Pipe Dreams
Simulacra: Pipe Dreams
Simulacra 2
Simulacra 2
Song of Farca
Song of Farca
Su Hack
Su Hack
Pony Island
Pony Island
Left on Read
Left on Read
Replica
Replica
I'm on Observation Duty
I'm on Observation Duty
Game.exe
Game.exe
A Desktop Love Story
A Desktop Love Story
My Work Is Not Yet Done
My Work Is Not Yet Done
Two girls make a game
Two girls make a game
No Players Online Classic
No Players Online Classic
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V
Phone
Butterfly Soup
Butterfly Soup
Stay
Stay
The Madvent Calendar
The Madvent Calendar
Online Simulator
Online Simulator
Molek-Syntez
Molek-Syntez
Welcome to the Game II
Welcome to the Game II
Welcome to the Game
Welcome to the Game
Shenzhen I/O
Shenzhen I/O
TIS-100
TIS-100
Last Call BBS
Last Call BBS
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third
Phone
Between Stations
Between Stations
Florence
Florence
Texting part on subway, scrolling through social media
Touch Melbourne
Text on phone
Endless Scroll
Endless Scroll
I'll respond to that later
I'll respond to that later
Neo Cab
Neo Cab
Uber app

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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