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LANE-4: A Dystopian Programming Thriller playtest
by Dylan Falconer
Write microcode in a custom assembly language. One program runs across all four cores simultaneously - the same instructions, different data. "Should be an easy job for you."
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Jan 12, 2026
- Planned release
- To be announced
- Developer
- Dylan Falconer
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German and 10 more
How to join the LANE-4: A Dystopian Programming Thriller playtest
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About LANE-4: A Dystopian Programming Thriller
Re: Application for Relocation (Ref. RAB-0001-257-33)
Your application to relocate two dependants out of a Below-Grade District to a B-Class District has been received.
Applications are assessed once the applicant holds the Relocation Bond in savings.
Relocation Bond: $4,800
Write microcode in a custom assembly language. One program runs across all four cores simultaneously - the same instructions, different data. When cores collide on shared memory, the chip resolves it: two writers take the minimum, three take the maximum, four take the sum.
Take contracts through email chains from fixers, corporate middlemen, and bureaucrats.
Write assembly. Step through forwards and backwards. Set breakpoints.
- Optimise solutions for Cycles, Area, and Instruction Count
- Histograms to compare your solution against others
- See how your friends stack up with friend leaderboards
- Save a GIF to share online
For programming beginners and experts alike. Manual included in-game.
- 50+ puzzles across five acts
- Custom puzzle support
- Colour-blind palette and rebindable keys
- Hermit Mode (don't upload your score)
- An alternate-history Australian megacity, 1996
From the game's Steam page.
