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Card 178 of 9992026-08-30 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

CORE DAMAGE: the reactor keeps getting hotter

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Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An in-development single-player analog-horror game set inside an evacuated 1970s nuclear power plant.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-30 issue.

Field notes

The game models the period after a reactor scram, when the chain reaction has stopped but decay heat still has to be removed. Its stated simulation uses the Way–Wigner correlation for a 3,000 MW reactor and treats instruments as fallible systems with separate power supplies and failure modes. The homepage also describes cross-system faults, audible machinery states, and a post-meltdown containment phase. No playable build, launch date, or purchase option is shown.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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