Overview
- Inkle says TR-49 delivered the studio’s best launch in 14 years, with creator Jon Ingold describing it as a nine‑month Godot project positioned as a four‑hour, $7 “one‑sitting” game.
- The game released January 21 on Steam and iOS, making it available on Windows PC via Steam and on Apple mobile devices.
- Players work a WWII‑era archival computer by inputting two‑letter, two‑number codes to uncover interlinked documents, with an in‑world radio thread adding urgency and direction.
- Critics widely commend the narrative and performances, noting a satisfying, tactile interface that makes operating the machine feel integral to the experience.
- Reviews also cite friction from long bouts of text‑sifting and the potential to brute‑force codes, though a robust auto‑organizing journal helps steer investigations, and one outlet interprets the story as a pointed political allegory.