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Great work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1190972,"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"jk5000","epoch":1776669487,"text":"This is a interesting and fun little game. I didn't understand everything in the game, but I did understand enough to have fun with the game, and I did get downloaded GTA. Overall a really good jam game. Well done. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1192284,"author_name":"cagibi","author_uid":"cagibi","epoch":1776705749,"text":"Cool idea! I wonder if it's possible to sanely complete the game on the lowest signal? :D ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1192974,"author_name":"pres2300","author_uid":"pres2300","epoch":1776718171,"text":"Nice interpretation of the theme! I really liked the progression of the game as you unlock new tools and faster speeds. Nice work!\n\n![Screenshot from 2026-04-20 13-49-15.png](\/\/\/raw\/3bc\/4\/z\/70f3d.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1195625,"author_name":"mc shopot","author_uid":"mc-shopot","epoch":1776759058,"text":"Nice game! You couldn't just invent this as a game idea \u2014 you have to live through it xD Funny humor","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1195865,"author_name":"TermiGht","author_uid":"termight","epoch":1776762122,"text":"This was so much fun. I loved the terminal.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196841,"author_name":"MossGames","author_uid":"mossgames","epoch":1776771825,"text":"Very cool concept, it has a solid progression and a very intuitive gameplay. It feels like a mobile version of Uplink!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198462,"author_name":"Rinnnzy","author_uid":"rinnnzy","epoch":1776784316,"text":"This game is truly cooooool.When I\u2019m downloading huge games on Steam, I wanna hog every single WiFi within range\u2014and I pray nobody else uses the internet so the WiFi\u2019s ALL MINE!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198952,"author_name":"LDJam user 371996","author_uid":"371996","epoch":1776787882,"text":"Love the absurd feeling wwwww it really like the experience when I try to download the newest games. And the graphics are very well! Good game~","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205887,"author_name":"snk","author_uid":"snk","epoch":1776875522,"text":"Was the dog meant to be a real robo dog stealing parts of files? 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I'm still a beginner at making music, but I'll definitely learn it when I have more time =)\n\nWow I just realized I've played your game! I really enjoy it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216414,"author_name":"Coro_yy","author_uid":"coro-yy","epoch":1777224601,"text":"That was fun! Fits the theme. If I had to complain about something it would be, that the music was super loud and that it wasn't really clear that I had to scroll down in the menu bar on the left to find the newly unlocked tools. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216588,"author_name":"LDJam user 424632","author_uid":"424632","epoch":1777233054,"text":"A cool, entertaining game! excellent entry into the given topic, well done! ![Screenshot 2026-04-26 224639.png](\/\/\/raw\/8ba\/76\/z\/72c60.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216764,"author_name":"Bobap","author_uid":"bobap","epoch":1777240095,"text":"Great use of the theme. The popup notifications were great to mark milestones. 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