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Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway.
Released 10 Jan 2025
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.
Developed by Fiction Factory Games · Published by Fiction Factory Games








The Shadow Over Cyberspace has about 106 positive and 12 negative player reviews out of a total 118. We'll add a detailed breakdown here when there are more reviews.
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.
Creators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain comes a new experience in science fiction and horror, with a retro computer aesthetic.
Yes, free. Just free. Not a "free prologue," not free to play, no battlepass, no microtransactions. It's just free thanks to the support of our community. The only currency you'll need to spend is your own sanity (and maybe a 90-hour free trial floppy disk for Carcosa Online).
Create your own character, choosing name and pronouns and more.
Full text-to-speech support with a special visual impairment mode. (Tap the "V" key to activate.)
Navigate the tangled web of eldritch beings that control the Internet of the year 1999.
Search the web, hack protected databases, unravel conspiracies and solve mysteries.
Watch weird TV shows which are likely but probably not haunted.
Struggle to retain your Humanity against the forces of Chaos and Order after witnessing the Yellow Sign.
Check your phone answering machine now and then. They're worried about you.
Play kingmaker and decide what horrible entity will dominate the 21st century and beyond.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 16 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |