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Clipped Reality

Recover real signals. Repair your way out.

First-person liminal horror for Windows, available on Steam. Explore seeded routes alone or in 2–4 player online co-op, distinguish real signals from decoys, and use a scanner and emergency anchor to survive distinct hunters.

WindowsVersion 0.1.19Source record · October 2026

Gameplay and trailers.

Clipped Reality gameplay trailer

A 34-second staged solo gameplay montage: anchor restraint, scanner decisions and hunter encounters. Captured from 0.1.18; the same game assets and renderer ship in 0.1.19.

Gameplay in 15 seconds

A 15-second staged solo gameplay cut preserving the complete frame, tool feedback and HUD. Captured from 0.1.18.

Portrait gameplay short

A 15-second portrait cut of the staged solo gameplay montage, with the complete frame and Steam invitation. Captured from 0.1.18.

Built around a specific job.

Clipped Reality follows a descent through seven liminal levels, from a home threshold to the Yellow Rooms, Barber Shop, Mirror Maze and a glitch finale. Solo players and teams of two to four recover real Echo signals, avoid decoys, solve relays and repair breakers to open a route out. A held scanner classifies nearby radios; a thrown emergency anchor can briefly restrain a hunter. Modeled hunters react differently to pursuit, sound, movement and gaze. The Windows game uses a Three.js/WebGL2 world with seeded layouts, local progress and personal bests. Optional proximity voice chat is opt-in. Version 0.1.19 improves lessons, retry guidance, co-op targeting and investigation navigation.

A shifting maze, useful tools and hunters with rules to learn. Play solo or bring up to three friends.

  • Solo and 2–4 player online co-op with room codes
  • Seeded routes, Echo signals, relays and breaker repairs
  • A held scanner and throwable anchor make the next decision visible
  • Four hunter behaviors reward distinct counterplay
  • Field Kit, survey records, checkpoint retries and personal bests
Ways people use it
  • Complete a seeded horror run from Home to Level Glitch
  • Chase personal bests on a shared seed and difficulty
  • Learn hunter rules and objective routing under time pressure
  • Evaluate Random Llama Software's Steam-bound game portfolio

The working scope.

  • Seeded liminal routesSeven level identities with reproducible layouts and checkpoint retries.active
  • Real signals and decoysCollect real Echo Logs, avoid false radios, solve relays and repair breakers.active
  • Scanner and emergency anchorClassify nearby radios and briefly restrain a hunter with a direct anchor hit.active
  • Distinct modeled huntersPursuit, movement, gaze and the Barber's phone require different responses.active
  • Online co-opHost or join a room for 2–4 players with opt-in proximity voice.active
  • Field Kit and investigationsEquipment, recorded discoveries and optional survey progression in one place.active
  • Difficulty and comfort controlsDifficulty, look settings, camera-shake comfort, story voice and display options.active
  • Grades and personal bestsTimed objectives, score and local records for each seed and difficulty.active
Feature details and benefits

Seeded liminal routes

Seven level identities with reproducible layouts and checkpoint retries.

  • Replay a route
  • Share a seed

Real signals and decoys

Collect real Echo Logs, avoid false radios, solve relays and repair breakers.

  • Balance route knowledge against time and pursuit

Scanner and emergency anchor

Classify nearby radios and briefly restrain a hunter with a direct anchor hit.

  • Choose whether to collect or avoid a signal
  • Create a chance to escape

Distinct modeled hunters

Pursuit, movement, gaze and the Barber's phone require different responses.

  • Learn counterplay rather than one universal escape

Online co-op

Host or join a room for 2–4 players with opt-in proximity voice.

  • Work through the descent together

Field Kit and investigations

Equipment, recorded discoveries and optional survey progression in one place.

  • Follow an investigation and return to the exit route

Difficulty and comfort controls

Difficulty, look settings, camera-shake comfort, story voice and display options.

  • Adjust the experience before a run

Grades and personal bests

Timed objectives, score and local records for each seed and difficulty.

Project details.

Clipped Reality specifications
PlatformWindows
AvailabilityActive project record
Version0.1.19
Source recordOctober 2026Synchronization date, not a capture or launch date
Who it is forHorror game players · Liminal / backrooms fans · Route optimizers and PB chasers · Random Llama Software portfolio visitors
Tools behind the buildThree.js · WebGL2 · JavaScript · Vite · WebAudio · Electron · PlayroomKit

Public update log.

Recorded update · 2026-10-04 · 0.1.19

0.1.19 is live on Steam

The October 4 release adds clearer first-use lessons and retry advice, improved co-op hunter targeting, optional investigation guidance, and a Backspace key to dismiss tips without releasing mouse control.

  • Tips retain their time while another message occupies the HUD
  • Death feedback explains counterplay and checkpoint retry
  • Co-op hunters prioritize visible eligible targets
  • Follow an investigation, then resume the exit route
  • Backspace dismisses active lessons and story/score messages
  • September 25 gameplay media is available with its capture version identified
Clipped Reality updates
October 20260.1.19 is live on SteamThe October 4 release adds clearer first-use lessons and retry advice, improved co-op hunter targeting, optional investigation guidance, and a Backspace key to dismiss tips without releasing mouse control.
July 2026Site-ready marketing polishEm-dash scrub, coming-soon status, in-package icon, honest Steam CTA for randomllama.dev product page.

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