CD-ROMCD-ROM

Game Details:  Puzzle, 2026

Steam Achievements:  Completed (10/10)

Links:  Steam

Walkthrough Updated:  8/1/2026

Suggested Listening:  Where There's Smoke (Ash 25)

CD-ROM is a puzzle game where you are presented with a series of 10 different themed CDs. You must explore the contents of these CDs to uncover mini-games and puzzles to solve, leading to a password that unlocks the next disc.

Getting Started

Turn on the computer and log in. Open the "ReadMe.txt" file to see a numeric code.

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 1. Enter the unlock code from the text file: 16247918 PicX Editor.

CD 1

PicX Editor

Load CD 1 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "receipt.pic" file to see a code, then open the "picx_editor" and enter the code QZBLXVHKTY to unlock it. Run "installer.exe" to install a new program on your desktop.

Run the "picx_editor" program on your desktop, and use it to open "message.pic". From the CD 1 minicard at the top left of your interface, there is a hint about the B in RGB. Click on the RGB Channels section of the picx_editor, then click on the Blue channel at the bottom left to see a numeric code.

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 2. Enter the unlock code from the picture file: 85104293 World Travel.

CD 2

World Travel

Load CD 2 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "Friderici" program to install the cipher to your database. There is also an audio file "f_terra?.mp3" that you can listen to but not understand yet.

From the CD 2 minicard, there is an order to interpret the pictures on CD 2. Open each of these in turn and examine them to find numbers hidden in them:

  • boat.pic: 6 (in the wake of the boat)
  • blue.pic: 2 (Roman numeral II)
  • pagoda.pic: 1 (on the building sign)
  • tower.pic: 2 (time on the clock)
  • square.pic: 8 (on the large sign)
  • cafe.pic: 5 (Roman numeral V)
  • island.pic: 9 (in the flowers)
  • tram.pic: 3 (tram number)

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 3. Enter the unlock code from the numbers in the picture files: 62128593 Elevator.

CD 3

Elevator

Load CD 3 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. There is a program called "Setup" that requires a password. Note that the name of this CD is Elevator.

Load CD 1 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. In the Lock folder, open the image called "Lock.pic" to see a partial code over an elevator. There are 2 characters that have been replaced by symbols.

Load CD 2 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Examine the various pictures until you find the symbols from over the elevator. The first is within "square.pic" and is near the number 8. The second is within "island.pic" and is near the number 9.

Load CD 3 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "Setup" folder and enter the code VX8ET9. Run "ElevatorSetup" to install the program on your desktop. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop and you will find yourself in a first-person view of a building lobby. Go across the lobby and into the elevator, where you will find a keypad that needs a 5 digit code. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. There are also 5 numbered pictures on the CD-ROM - open each of them to see the colors they contain:

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue
  4. Yellow
  5. Pink

Load CD 2 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Examine "blue.pic" to see a layout that is the same as the elevator keypad, but with 5 colored positions. These indicate the buttons in the elevator you need to press, and the order is from the colored pictures on CD 3. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop. Enter the elevator and input the code 83416. Press the button for the Archive. When the elevator stops moving, head out into the next room, where there are three groups of buttons, with red, green and blue borders. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

Run the "picx_editor" program on your desktop, and use it to open "blue.pic". Click on the RGB Channels section of the picx_editor, then click on each of the Red, Green and Blue channels on the left, taking note of what you see:

Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop and set the buttons as you have seen above, then press the green button in front of them and the next door will open. Continue through to the archive room. The blackboard indicates that you need to find 3 colored boxes in the room. Each of them has a number on the outside:

  • Green Box: 7
  • Blue Box: 5
  • Red Box: 2

Combine these with the code on the blackboard. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 4. Enter the unlock code from the blackboard: 34186752 Multimedia.

CD 4

Multimedia

Load CD 4 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Look at the "morse.pic" image to see a Morse code translation table. Listen to the "aa_password" audio file and convert the Morse code audio into letters. Open the "audiolyze" folder, entering the password XAYRQ. Run "a_setup" to install a new program on your desktop.

Load CD 2 into the drive. Run the "Audiolyze" program on your desktop and open "f_terra?.mp3". Change to the bottom setting on the left, then hit play - just before the end, hit pause to keep the image on the display. You should see a series of 5 symbols followed by a question mark. From the CD 4 minicard at the top left of your interface, there is a hint about the question mark referring to the lobby. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop and go to the lobby. On the wall with the wine glasses, you will find the missing symbol from the audio file analysis. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

Open the Friderici cipher from the database at the bottom left of your interface. Click on the series of symbols you have seen, and a password will gradually be displayed:

Load CD 4 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "f_terra" folder, entering the password CRZQEL. Listen to each of the 8 audio files and convert the Morse code audio into letters.

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 5. Enter the unlock code from the Morse code: 79031464 Terraview.

CD 5

Terraview

Load CD 5 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "Terraview" program, but it requires a password. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop and go to the archive. There is a 4-digit code at the base of the globe here. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. Open the "Terraview" program again and enter the password 5982.

From the CD 4 minicard at the top left of your interface, there is a list of locations and a number of spaces next to each. If you visit each location within the "Terraview" program you will find matching numbers of symbols scattered around the location. You can convert these to numbers using the "table.pic" image file. Note that the color for each location is given in the "map.pic" file. Where there are multiple symbols, the order in which they should be read is given at the bottom of the "table.pic" image file. The following are the locations with their converted numbers:

  • San Francisco (light blue): 81
  • Stockholm (red): 518
  • Vatican (red): 2
  • Yokohama (green): 97

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 6. Enter the unlock code from the Morse code: 81518297 Play'em All.

CD 6

Play'em All

Load CD 6 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "Mourier" program to install the cipher to your database. Next open the "Slide!" program and solve the sliding tile puzzle. Once the puzzle is complete, press the gray button at the bottom, and a message will appear on the sign in the puzzle. Translate the symbols using the Mourier cipher to get SUDOKU, then translate the Morse code below it to read AENTI.

Open the "sudoku" folder and enter the password AENTI. Open the "Sudoku" program in this folder and solve the puzzle:

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6
9
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8
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9
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Also note the symbols in the corners of the Sudoku grid. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop and go to the lobby. Look at the floor to see an empty Sudoku grid with the same symbols in the corners, and 4 squares marked with different colors. On the wall behind the coffee table you will see a large picture. Translate the top part using the Mourier cipher to get LABYRINTH PASSWORD. Below this is a code with blank spaces matching the colored Sudoku squares. Based on your solution you can work out the password. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

Open the "labyrinth" folder and enter the password A2C51X7Z. Open both of the images in this folder. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop. Enter the elevator and input the code 64037. Press the button for the Labyrinth. As you exit the elevator you will find yourself in the labyrinth you saw on one of the images. Here is the path to take (starting near the bottom right corner):

Once you reach the top of the maze, you will see a sign that has a numeric code at the bottom. Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 7. Enter the unlock code from the sign in the labyrinth: 07963141 Mail.

CD 7

Mail

Load CD 7 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Read the "address.txt" file for a hint about an email address and the first CD.

Load CD 1 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "receipt.pic" file and notice the barcode and email address near the bottom. You can interpret the barcode as Morse code, and can convert it to read BRAVO.

Load CD 7 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Run the "qMailer" program. Enter the email address admin16@monomail and the password BRAVO. Click on the red email icon to see a message called "Congratz". This gives you a player number and test unit number. From the CD 7 minicard, there is a clue to call a number based on these values.

Load CD 4 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Run the "voIP" program and use it to dial the number 1-816-14-500. You will be given the code for the next disc.

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 8. Enter the unlock code from the phone call: 93027518 Gamebit.

CD 8

Gamebit

Load CD 8 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "Braille" program to install the cipher to your database. Next open the "Gamebit" program. To play this game you need to target and destroy all of the obstacles. At the end, you will see some Braille written in the stars. Use the Braille cipher to convert these to the letters ALZEP. Open "star.pic" to convert these letters to numbers 34753.

Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop. Enter the elevator and input the code 34753. Press the button for the Emulator. As you exit the elevator, walk around to the left. You will see a small sign on the bench that has a number combination. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 9. Enter the unlock code from the small sign: 41692337 ?.

CD 9

?

Load CD 9 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. You can't open the file that is visible here.

From the CD 9 minicard, there is an elevator code provided. Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop. Enter the elevator and input the code 96012. Press the button for the Database. As you exit the elevator, you will find yourself in a room with 10 doors. Go through the open door (with the black square above it), then press the red button in here. Leave the simulation by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

The locked file from earlier is now available, so open "code.pic". This image displays a series of 5 symbols.

Load CD 4 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "book" to see the same 5 symbols, as well as matching colors and numbers. Take note of all of these.

Run the "Elevator" program on your desktop. You need to explore all areas within this program to find a series of books on the floor that show a symbol and a color, then work out the matching number:

  • Symbol 1: Emulator, Green (7)
  • Symbol 2: Archive, Blue (15)
  • Symbol 3: Labyrinth, Red (89)
  • Symbol 4: Lobby, Yellow (4)
  • Symbol 5: Database, Purple (32)

Click on the green eject button on the right and select CD 10. Enter the unlock code from the numbers you have just collected from the books: 71589432 Button 6.

CD 10

Button 6

Load CD 9 into the drive, then click on the CD-ROM icon to view its contents. Open the "button6" program, then press the large button to activate the 6 buttons at the bottom of your interface. From the 10 minicards you have access to, you need to press the buttons indicated at the bottom of their display in the correct order:

  1. Top left
  2. Bottom middle
  3. Top right
  4. Bottom left
  5. Top left
  6. Bottom right
  7. Top middle
  8. Bottom left
  9. Bottom right
  10. Top right

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