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Soft(A)ware

A surreal puzzle-platformer where you bend gravity, rewind time, and disrupt a virtual prison built to contain you.

Action Adventure Indie
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“Awareness is the first step to escape.”

Soft(A)ware is a surreal puzzle-platformer set inside a vast, hostile system. You awaken in a virtual world that functions as a prison — a place designed to limit, to control, to erase any trace of freedom.

But you are not helpless. By disrupting the rules of this world, you can bend gravity, rewind time, and outwit the constructs hunting you. Each challenge is both a puzzle to solve and a test of how far you’re willing to push against the system that holds you.

Key Features

  • Gravity-shifting traversal — walk on walls, ceilings, and impossible paths.

  • Time-rewind mechanics — undo mistakes, experiment freely, and master temporal puzzles.

  • Modular level design — hand-crafted challenges mixed with procedural variety.

  • Secrets and hidden pathways — rewards for exploration beyond the obvious.

  • A surreal digital atmosphere — discover a world of shifting constructs and quiet oppression.

Every action leaves a mark. Every choice destabilizes control. And every step brings you closer to understanding what — and who — is truly trapped.

Modes

The following modes are available (once unlocked):

  • Story 

  • Story Plus (once the story has been completed once)

  • Endless (once tutorials are completed)

Story

Discover the story, learn the mechanics (and how to break them).

Abilities and new obstacles are slowly introduced as the game progresses.

Story Plus

Unlocked by finishing the story once, replay the story with all abilities.

Higher difficulty levels are available and certain events are already in effect.

Who knows, perhaps you could even discover a new ending?

Endless

Play endless generated levels until you fail, climb the leaderboards.

The more levels completed and the faster you complete a level, the higher your score. 

There is no saving, there is no resetting to checkpoint. There are no checkpoints.

Keep going for as long as you can with infinite procedural level possibilities.

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System requirements Windows · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4200U / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD R7 360 or integrated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 support
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound / WASAPI compatible audio device

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super / AMD RX 580 or better
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound / WASAPI compatible audio device

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04+ 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4200U / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated GPU with Vulkan/OpenGL 3.3 support (Intel HD 620 or better)
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • Sound Card: ALSA / PulseAudio / PipeWire compatible audio device

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04+ 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super / AMD RX 580 or better
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
  • Sound Card: ALSA / PulseAudio / PipeWire compatible audio device
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
B0TLANNER Games
Brazilian rating
6
Steam Germany rating
6
Achievements
17
Controller support
full
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Steam Timeline
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
unknown
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

adjustable text size subtitle options camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound surround sound playable without timed input adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Soft(A)ware EULA
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Value Score

Great Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Soft(A)ware worth buying right now?
Wait — $18.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Soft(A)ware go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Soft(A)ware free to play?
Soft(A)ware costs $18.99 on Steam.
What genre is Soft(A)ware?
Soft(A)ware is a Action, Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed Soft(A)ware?
Soft(A)ware was developed by B0TLANNER Games and published by B0TLANNER Games.
What platforms does Soft(A)ware support?
Available on Steam for Windows, Linux.