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Steam News8 June 202628d ago

Major Update: Branching Storylines, Fullscreen Support & New Reflex Leaderboards

Greetings Mr. Richter, A massive new update has just arrived! This patch completely transforms the core narrative of the game, introducing a deep, choice-driven structure alongside highly requested quality-of-life impro

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Greetings Mr. Richter,

What changed

1 fix5 additions0 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Server
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
addedA massive new update has just arrived! This patch completely transforms the core narrative of the game, introducing a deep, choice-driven structure alongside highly requested quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.
addedHere is everything new in this version:
removedThe matrix has evolved. Your decisions are no longer just tactical choices—they now carve permanent pathways through the narrative. Depending on the choices you make during critical crisis points (such as insulating cores or forcing overrides), the story will dynamically split into entirely different branches, leading to multiple unique and irreversible endings. Will you ascend, trigger total oblivion, or become something else entirely? The fate of your neural network is in your hands.
addedWe’ve added proper Fullscreen mode to the graphics settings. You can now fully immerse yourself in the retro CRT atmosphere without any desktop distractions.
added🏆 New Reflex Speed Leaderboard
addedThink you have the fastest processors? We have introduced a brand new Reflex Speed Leaderboard. Test your reaction times against the system and compete with other players globally to see who can clear nodes with absolute, frame-perfect precision.

Project: AFTERSHOCK changes

addedA massive new update has just arrived! This patch completely transforms the core narrative of the game, introducing a deep, choice-driven structure alongside highly requested quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.
addedHere is everything new in this version:
removedThe matrix has evolved. Your decisions are no longer just tactical choices—they now carve permanent pathways through the narrative. Depending on the choices you make during critical crisis points (such as insulating cores or forcing overrides), the story will dynamically split into entirely different branches, leading to multiple unique and irreversible endings. Will you ascend, trigger total oblivion, or become something else entirely? The fate of your neural network is in your hands.
addedWe’ve added proper Fullscreen mode to the graphics settings. You can now fully immerse yourself in the retro CRT atmosphere without any desktop distractions.
added🏆 New Reflex Speed Leaderboard

A massive new update has just arrived! This patch completely transforms the core narrative of the game, introducing a deep, choice-driven structure alongside highly requested quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

Here is everything new in this version:

🌐 The Branching Story Integration (Major Feature)

The matrix has evolved. Your decisions are no longer just tactical choices—they now carve permanent pathways through the narrative. Depending on the choices you make during critical crisis points (such as insulating cores or forcing overrides), the story will dynamically split into entirely different branches, leading to multiple unique and irreversible endings. Will you ascend, trigger total oblivion, or become something else entirely? The fate of your neural network is in your hands.

🖥️ Fullscreen & Borderless Window Support

We’ve added proper Fullscreen mode to the graphics settings. You can now fully immerse yourself in the retro CRT atmosphere without any desktop distractions.

🏆 New Reflex Speed Leaderboard

Think you have the fastest processors? We have introduced a brand new Reflex Speed Leaderboard. Test your reaction times against the system and compete with other players globally to see who can clear nodes with absolute, frame-perfect precision.

🛠️ Bug Fixes & Adjustments

Leaderboard Scrollbar Fix: Resolved a UI bug that caused the scrollbar to be hidden. You can now easily browse through the global rankings.

Thank you all for your incredible support and feedback during this development journey.

— The Development Team

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Steam News / 8 June 2026

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