Sorry, James

You play James Garner, a security engineer at Mantis Corp., a company in the weaponry business. Assigned to decrypt company files, James finds conversations between two strangers and begins to question why the corporation is interested in them.

The main activity is solving logic-grid puzzles to decrypt each file. The puzzles use clues and deduction to identify safe moves, with mechanics that become more complex as you progress.

Each solved puzzle reveals more of the strangers' text conversation, making the messages the game's main way of telling its story. The experience combines this investigation with a retro computer-office presentation and a thriller atmosphere.

Players who enjoy the game often praise its distinctive deduction puzzles and the way solving them reveals a chat-based story, with some also appreciating its mysterious retro atmosphere. Other reviewers found later puzzles frustrating or ambiguous, and some felt the story or its ending did not provide a satisfying payoff.