Virus Scan
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
VIRUS SCAN is a Minesweeper-inspired deduction puzzle game set inside a fake operating system file explorer.
Players scan files, interpret system clues, and quarantine malware while managing limited CPU resources.
Viruses can:
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hide
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replicate
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rename files
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corrupt scanners
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manipulate results
Players must use logic and careful scanning to identify infected files before system integrity collapses.
Features :
• procedural file systems
• multiple scan types
• adaptive virus behaviors
• honeypot traps
• archives and locked files
• campaign and endless mode
• keyboard and mouse support
Your goal: Quarantine all infected files while preserving as many clean files as possible.
NAVIGATION SCANNING ACTIONS ↑/↓ = Move Space = Quick Q = Quarantine Enter = Open D = Deep X/Del = Delete Backspace = Back H = Heuristic E = Extract U = Up F = Forensic C = Copy Tab = Switch R = Refresh V = Paste Home/End = Jump / = Search K = Unlock PgUp/PgDn = Scroll N = Honeypot P = Properties A = Achievements 1-4 = Sort ? = Help Esc = Menu Ctrl+C = Quit
For the best experience, use a terminal with solid Unicode and emoji support (for example: Warp or WezTerm).
If your terminal doesn’t handle emoji well, there’s an ASCII-only mode in Settings.
Inspired By
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Minesweeper
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Antivirus software interfaces
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Logic deduction puzzles
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Classic file explorers
| Published | 6 hours ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Author | meapps |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Made with | Rust |
| Tags | ascii, Experimental, Text based |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast |
Download
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Development log
- [RELEASE] VIRUS SCAN v0.1 Beta7 days ago


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