Alone in Cyberspace
A downloadable game
A tabletop game about exploring the archive of a defunct network of webpages from decades ago.
This is a hack of Takuma Okada's Alone Among the Stars.
Inspirations include Hypnospace Outlaw and the Internet Archive.
For 1+ Players.
Uses a six-sided die and a 52 card deck of playing cards.
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Development log
- New project released!Feb 02, 2022
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In this hack of Alone Among the Stars, you create web pages in the vein of old defunct sites like Geocities and Xanga.
First you must create your site by rolling 1d6. This will tell you how many elements there are to discover on it. Then, for each element, you draw one card. The rank will tell you what type of element it is: a gif, text, video, etc. and the suit will determine what it's about, such as politics, other users, or the blogger's personal life. Once you have filled out the page, you move on to the next, and roll an additional die to see how you stumbled upon it.
I made 3 sites: one for a grunge band appreciator, and two for queers on the early internet. You can find my playthrough HERE
Thank you so much for such a lovely game! It's so inspiring and, like W.H. Arthur said, such a wonderful throwback.
Of course nothing beats rolling a die and using playing cards but I made a barebones companion to help play when I was traveling last year, y'all feel free to use it: https://alone-in-cyberspace-companion.vercel.app/
Source here: https://github.com/yoiang/AloneInCyberspaceCompanion
oh wow, this is so cool!
Thank you and thanks again for the game!
Alone in Cyberspace is a game where you surf the internet of the late 90s. It is a game that brings you back to the past!
Thank you for checking it out!
how do you play it? all i get is a pdf explaining what the game is.
First solo-rpg i've ever played! This was a very nice experience and i defiently reccomend it for people who just wanna get lost in their own creativity and nostaliga for a bit. Thanks for a very nice moment
Thank you for checking it out!
Sorry, this seems incredibly interesting but upon paying and downloading the PDF, I must admit I am terribly confused. Could someone explain this game to this noob in more layman terms please?
No problem! Essentially it's a journaling game where you draw cards and use the book as inspiration for what you find while exploring the archives. While there isn't a recording of anyone playing my game, there is one of the game that inspired it, Alone Among the Stars, and that might help give you a feel for how to play this game
I've been so busy that I haven't had the time to check out that video yet - but I wanted to say thanks! :) Hoping to get a chance to learn and give your game a go soon.
Haven't done too much tabletop before but this was a entertaining experience! It had me really nostalgic about browsing sites via Netscape and AOL. Also, I discovered a site about otaku dating with about me videos in a neighborhood and that sold me.
thank you!
It was quite a bit of fun, brought back some nostalgia :)