ERROR143
Also known as ERROR 143
Romance, Comedy, Dating sim · by Jenny Vi Pham · 2022
You lose a hacking contest to a smug rival, hack him back out of spite, and start a war of insults that slowly turns into something else.
Who it's for: Players who love snarky rivals-to-lovers banter, with optional explicit DLC for adults.
The story (spoiler-free)
Your rival beat you in a hacking competition, so naturally you break into his system and leave a gloating message. He hacks you right back. What follows is days of trash talk, pranks and chats with Micah, an infuriatingly smug and secretly sweet hacker.
The game plays out on a fake desktop with chat windows, a music box full of original songs and small hacking puzzles. You choose your name and pronouns, and your replies steer you toward bad, good or proposal-style endings.
The free base game is a complete arc of the online rivalry with three endings. Paid Day 5 to Day 8 DLCs continue the story after you finally meet in person and add more endings, with Day 8 as the last day of his visit. The explicit material is kept apart: on Steam it is two optional 18+ DLCs (Night 7 and the short ERROR R34), and on itch.io it comes with the paid Full Game build. The mobile versions have the story days but no 18+ content.
Where to play
Why play it
- +Extremely popular, banter-heavy rivals-to-lovers romance
- +Free base game with a full original soundtrack
- +Player-chosen name and pronouns
- +Adult content is optional and clearly separated
Keep in mind
- −Only one love interest
- −The full story needs four paid day DLCs (or the paid itch.io Full Game)
- −No 18+ content in the App Store and Google Play versions
- −Chaotic, meme-heavy writing style is not for everyone
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