Happy Birthday,
Nastya!
This expedition is only for you.
But you know...a few things have already gone wrong.
Six checkpoints · no packing required
Checkpoint 01 · System trailhead
Something got into the system.
Route calculation failed. Unexpected behaviour detected.
The developer says it works on their machine.
ENTRY TRAP
Tap junctions to rotate them. Build one continuous route from BUG ENTRY to TRAP.
Navigation restored. The next checkpoint is online.
The route snakes right, down, right, down, then all the way left into the trap.
Checkpoint 02 · Expedition archive
Restore the photo.
The archive recovered one photo, but its camera data is corrupted. Let's recover it.
The photograph reveals a trail marker: 47° north, toward the high ridge.
The recovered metadata reads ƒ/4 · 1/125 · ISO 200.
Checkpoint 03 · Elevation 1,240 m
Three routes.
Only one is safe.
Overnight weather changed the mountain. Choose the safest trail, then verify it.
Read the terrain, choose one route, then run verification.
The safe path to the upper ridge is now visible.
Route A disappears into the flood. Route C relies on the missing bridge. The ridge stays above both.
Checkpoint 04 · Upper ridge
A signal in the static.
A distorted transmission is coming through. Clean the signal to recover what it is hiding.
Maximum is not the answer. Each channel locks inside a narrow range.
SYNTHESIZED PLACEHOLDER AUDIO — REPLACE LATER
“Keep climbing. You're getting closer.”
The field calibration note reads 72 / 43 / 64.
Checkpoint 05 · Final ascent
The summit is just ahead.
No more debugging. No more corrupted signals. Just one last climb.
Climb to the summit. Use ← → or A / D to move, jump onto each higher ledge, and avoid the bugs.
Elevation 2,640 m
SUMMIT REACHED
You made it.
But this isn't your final destination.
One last message is waiting for you.
Checkpoint 06 · For your eyes only
One last hidden message.
Move the UV light across the expedition note. Every illuminated fragment will remain visible.
Reveal hiddem message
On mobile, swipe up or down to scroll the letter. Sweep sideways across each visible line to reveal its words.
Reveal the visible lines with sideways sweeps, then scroll down to continue. Each illuminated phrase stays permanently visible.
Expedition complete · all checkpoints cleared
Happy Birthday,
Nastya ♥
The quest is complete.
The birthday isn't.