Systemelegy

Systemelegy 

is a reflection on the state of this fucked up world dismal format of the world and the psyche. It asks if things will truly get better. 

It is both an elegy for our collapsing system and the making of an elegiac system. When a computer system no longer works, it starts to become esoteric, haunted by its own memory/past. But here's the twist: you can reboot, only to watch it crumble again, each time a different kind of collapse. So, the question is: will you push it to the edge, an acceleration of destruction until the loop exhausts, or linger in the corners, and stare at the music player?

Systemelegy is an interactive multimedia project (in development). Instead of consuming it with the normal expectation of an entertaining game, you're encouraged to explore it as a ruin, a faulty and schizophrenic machine, a prophet, a metaphor, a manifesto, a cry for help, a zine, and to make your own readings.

Controls
F1	Screenshot [saved under ./Systemelegy_Data/Screenshots]
R	Reboot

To restart from fresh - closing the game will delete your "progress".

Known issue you should try to avoid: Don't click outside the window when you play the game, you might lose your mouse. 

Created by @strawberrycongee in 2025 in London