Merge Games and Rebelephant are proud to announce that Mainlining , the point and click hacking adventure, is making its way onto Nintendo Switch! *New for Nintendo Switch* • Bespoke keyboard input system helps you crack the case on-the-go! • Now includes touchscreen support for an immersive experience.
Today marks the release of Mainlining’s final set of cases. These six new cases will allow players to experience Mainlining through to its thrilling conclusion. Players will have already accessed three different computer operating systems; Rainbows, Peyotex and Cherry. As the game’s plot thickens, players will find themselves navigating thee more operating systems; Ingot, Vision and the mysteri…
Good news for those of you who collect Steam trading cards, Mainlining now offers drops every forty-five minutes. Six cards to collect in total, badges and backgrounds too.
It seems that you’re having fun with the Mainlining experience but it hasn’t gone unnoticed that some of you are encountering a few issues. These are being addressed as quickly as we can get to them with new builds being posted onto Steam on a regular basis. So far the following issues have been fixed. · The game options now save correctly. · Fixed crash when reopening the map · Fixed crash dow…
Operatives Thank you for your vigilance and efforts in convicting the likes of Muscleboy81 and Budblaze, your input has invaluable in making the internet a safer place. However, there is still much to achieve and we will need to use your unique skills once more. Your work as an MI7 operative gives us confidence we will discover the mastermind at the top of this tangled web. Please stand by as t…
Today marks the release of the point and click hacking adventure, Mainlining, and you can play the first two cases for FREE (download the demo) . If you’re one of the 70k who have already enjoyed the first two cases, you’ll be pleased to know that you can now experience cases three to seven – the save game from the demo carries over too! We decided to follow in the footsteps of the thrilling su…
>>>COMMENCE MESSAGE Welcome Agents 60,000 operatives have already successfully completed the first case of Mainlining and, as our previous communication disclosed, today marks the release of a new FREE DEMO that includes the first two cases. Playing the new FREE DEMO will allow operatives to scratch the surface of Mainlining and will give them a taste of what to expect in the full game. What’s…
we are proud to announce the imminent release of Mainlining, the point and click hacking adventure, on January 26, 2017. Before we get to the detail, take a look at the Mainlining release trailer. As you will now doubt know by now Mainlining is the first title from Sam Read ’s Rebelephant. Having tasted success as part of the team behind indie-hit, Dream Sam formed Rebelephant as a vehicle for…
One of the main challenges of Mainlining was to try and work out what an operating system sounds like. We knew we wanted the game to have a detective/noir theme and as a massive fan of the Sam & Max series and Wolf Among Us OSTs we contacted Jared Emerson-Johnson, one of the first collaborators to work on Mainlining. We now want to share a few tracks from the game. Some of these you may have he…
So, after a little delay, this will be not only the year Mainlining is released but the month too! We can't wait to show everyone what we have been developing for the past year, hopefully, it will be quite a unique adventure. Now, with the new year starting, I would like you to know that the game is almost there. We’re currently testing our little hearts out to make Mainlining the great gaming…
The main theme of Mainlining is techno-ethics, is it acceptable for an organisation to have the power to look at the public's personal data, and what if someone else got the key to that. Being set in an alternative universe it lets us play around with the idea of this Military body with so much power they become unruly, letting the play choose if they will stand up and arrest people fairly or i…
Part of MI7’s Mainline software allows operatives to “take control” of suspects computers. During this process players will encounter operating systems such as Rainbows, Cherry and Peyotex (all inspired by the great OSs of 2010). Of course, these won’t be clean installs. Players will be free to interrogate their target’s computers, filled documents, programs, secrets and hopefully the evidence…
In addition to MI7’s Mainline software, operatives will also need to use a number of other online tools including tracking software that integrates with the map.bp application. By working in close collaboration with Field Agents, such as Special Agent Cooper, it’s possible to monitor the movements of both suspects and packages. Information gleaned from physical surveillance can often be invalua…
Mainlining is getting another public outing, this time on the right-hand side of the Atlantic. Developer, Sam Read, will be on hand to discuss the project at EGX. Located at the NEC in Birmingham, England, EGX runs from September 22nd through 25th. If you’re attending then be sure to drop by stand RZ11 (in the Rezzed area) and play Mainlining as well as our other games Sublevel Zero – Redux, Ar…
Hey there! Rebelephant is pleased to announce that Mainlining will be playable on the Indie MiniBooth at PAX West in Seattle on September 2nd and 3rd, 2016. The game's creator and developer, Sam Read will be on hand to talk to about the game and answer all your questions. Make sure you swing by the Indie MiniBooth on the 4th floor of the Convention Center and say hello. Get more information on…
We now have our heads in development which its going at full steam. The past week and a half I have been in Montreal, and a forest, working with Jill to lock down the script and story for Mainlining. Now that everything is there and had another writing pass we wanted to get Case 1 out on Steam! Now that we are on Steam it means we can take full advantage of their community tools, not only makin…
So what's happening? Mainlining - in-game Linux OS The big development is that (as I write this) Sam is sitting on the tarmac at Heathrow airport waiting to take off. He’s off to Montreal to hook up with Jill for a week with the aim of completing the whole of the narrative for all thirteen cases. He’s also going to show off the game at a couple of events while he’s there. We’ll be sure to let y…
Mainlining is a new take on the traditional point and click adventure. The entire game takes place on the simulated desktop of the protagonist's computer. Assuming the role of an MI7 agent, the player must use their skill and cunning to gather evidence by hacking suspects' computers and phones. As an MI7 operative your primary objective is to ensure the perpetrator's arrest and that the courts…
A huge "thank you" to everyone who voted for Mainlining and helped the game get through the Steam Greenlight process. The game is progressing well, additional cases have been added and the whole project is running according to schedule. There's a week left to go on the Kickstarter campaign and last time I looked we were at 83% of our ultimate target. I'd like to take this opportunity to invite…
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