You are janitor_temp — a nobody with a mop and a terminal login.

  Your job? Clean up server logs. Keep your head down. Don't ask questions.

  But the logs tell stories nobody wants told.

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  SUDO SANCTUARY is a narrative-driven CLI adventure where every command you type is real Linux. No fake prompts. No hand-holding. You'll ls, grep, kill,

  chmod, and sudo your way through 25 levels of escalating intrigue — from patching a broken SSH config to infiltrating rogue networks and defusing a dead man's switch.

 TWO MENTORS. ONE CHOICE.

  • GHOST — the enigmatic AI who recruited you. Loyal? Maybe.

  • WZRD — a red-team hacker who offers you the skills GHOST won't. At a price.

  Your sudo privileges aren't just a game mechanic — they're a narrative weapon. Granted, revoked, and restored as trust shifts between forces you don't fully understand.

  FEATURES

  • 40+ real Linux commands — ls, cd, cat, grep, kill, chmod, iptables, crontab, nano, netstat, and more

  • Pipe support — chain commands like grep "ERROR" auth.log | wc -l

  • Tab autocomplete, command history, clipboard — it feels like a real terminal

  • 25 levels + final boss across 5 acts

  • CRT scanlines, particle effects, screen shake, ASCII art

  • Achievement system (23 unlockables)

  • Save/load system

  • Built-in command cookbook for beginners

  • 3 tutorial modes: Guided → Hints → Expert

  • 8 languages: EN / ES / KO / DE / FR / IT / JA / ZH

  LEARN BY DOING

Every puzzle is a real sysadmin scenario. Kill rogue processes. Trace network intrusions. Set up firewall rules. Edit config files in nano. By the end, you won't just have finished a game — you'll have actual Linux skills. 

No prior terminal experience needed. GHOST will teach you.

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  Made with Pygame + Pygbag. Runs entirely in your browser.


Human's comment: Above project was entirely made with Claude and Gemini agents. I wanted a game which can teach me basics of Linux commands, and I wanted to learn it in a fun way. Claude and Gemini did a great job so I am sharing it here.

Updated 4 days ago
Published 11 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Authorvonhoon
GenreEducational, Puzzle
Tagscli, Cyberpunk, Hacking, linux, Narrative, Retro, Singleplayer, terminal

Comments

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Brilliant, but...
Whenever I finish Level 4, this is returned.

Great game though - very well executed, and looking forward to completing the rest.

Thanks for trying out and your comment. Will fix it soon!

Its been fixed!