About the Game
Welcome to Lingo
Lingo is a first person exploration game specializing in word puzzles and impossible spaces. As you complete its challenges, Lingo's world will slowly unfold around you, revealing a vast web of interconnected locations. With its hundreds of puzzles and dozens of hidden secrets, Lingo offers a one-of-a-kind gaming experience.Key Features
- Nonlinear gameplay - go where you want
- Keyboard required - dive deep into language
- Open world - an enormous space to explore and master
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 14684473
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Hi all!
Today's update features a ton of small tweaks, fixes, and changes to almost every level in the game. Here are some of the highlights:
- New Setting: Panel Quality - Try the low setting here if you're encountering any instability while playing.
- Settings: View Clip - Changed the name to Render Distance to help clarify what this actually does.
- Maps Folder - This should now be created automatically the first time you try to open it.
- Level 1 - Several small tweaks, including a Look Up! sign.
- Level 2 - Several small tweaks, including a fix for the infamous RETRACT puzzle.
- The Library - Fixed a bad puzzle, and is now unlocked from both entrances.
...and a bunch more! No new content this time, but hopefully these updates will make things smoother for folks just getting started.
A great big welcome to everyone who has found the game since the last update. I hope you're having an enjoyable time experiencing this world. I am chipping away at the next one and looking forward to sharing more about it with you when it's a bit farther along.
Until next time!
Brenton
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Today's update features a ton of small tweaks, fixes, and changes to almost every level in the game. Here are some of the highlights:
- New Setting: Panel Quality - Try the low setting here if you're encountering any instability while playing.
- Settings: View Clip - Changed the name to Render Distance to help clarify what this actually does.
- Maps Folder - This should now be created automatically the first time you try to open it.
- Level 1 - Several small tweaks, including a Look Up! sign.
- Level 2 - Several small tweaks, including a fix for the infamous RETRACT puzzle.
- The Library - Fixed a bad puzzle, and is now unlocked from both entrances.
...and a bunch more! No new content this time, but hopefully these updates will make things smoother for folks just getting started.
A great big welcome to everyone who has found the game since the last update. I hope you're having an enjoyable time experiencing this world. I am chipping away at the next one and looking forward to sharing more about it with you when it's a bit farther along.
Until next time!
Brenton
Lingo turns two today, and what an amazing two years it has been! Thank you to everyone who has played and enjoyed this game. I hope you will continue to find new experiences in Lingo, if you're interested in continuing along this road.
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Happy Lingo Day!
This update has been on the to-do list for a while, and is for our friends without QWERTY keyboards. And anyone who doesn't like WASD, really. Movement keys can now be remapped from settings.
I'm also pleased to bring you a very cool map from Kiwi today. Every answer in CODE is a four digit number. This map also hosts more guest designers than any other map, including LL2. I even had the opportunity to design one of them myself!
The guide for adding custom content is available at https://www.lingothegame.com/custom.html. There's also a dedicated forum post in our Discord available for chatting about your time with CODE.
Many thanks to Kiwi, our newest multi-maker, for this fun addition to Lingo's multiverse.
We're also midway through Puzzlefest and have added about 100 new players - if you're new here, welcome!
Thanks for reading! Until next time!
Brenton
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This update has been on the to-do list for a while, and is for our friends without QWERTY keyboards. And anyone who doesn't like WASD, really. Movement keys can now be remapped from settings.
I'm also pleased to bring you a very cool map from Kiwi today. Every answer in CODE is a four digit number. This map also hosts more guest designers than any other map, including LL2. I even had the opportunity to design one of them myself!
The guide for adding custom content is available at https://www.lingothegame.com/custom.html. There's also a dedicated forum post in our Discord available for chatting about your time with CODE.
Many thanks to Kiwi, our newest multi-maker, for this fun addition to Lingo's multiverse.
We're also midway through Puzzlefest and have added about 100 new players - if you're new here, welcome!
Thanks for reading! Until next time!
Brenton
Hi all, and welcome to our new players! We've seen a huge spike in our userbase this week and I'm so glad to have you with us. Many thanks to my friend Icely for the awesome promo video.
The primary feature addition today is an in-game achievement spotlight that our custom map creators (and I) can tap into. You'll know it when you see it!
New players shined new light on old problems, so I spent some time smoothing some edges (and in one case, adding some). Once again I want to thank the community for finding and in some cases helping solve these problems.
Random Player Floating - The good news is that you shouldn't randomly float upwards any longer. The bad news is that I'm pretty sure this prevents our most acrobatic players from jumping two blocks instead of the typical one.
Sliding Off Corners - Changed the player collision hitbox to a cylinder from a pill, which should make the hedge maze less irritating.
Panel Selection - There was a glitch where two panels next to one another would allow you to keep old partial answers on one of them. The text should now clear on exiting solve mode.
Incorrect Answers Flooding - Typing really fast would let you extend the allowed word in length checking mode (the default for the game). Now it pauses for the brief duration where there's red text, which makes the whole thing feel a little snazzier.
Side Panel Logic - There wasn't any. There still isn't, but I removed the side panels to sidestep the issue, as is my way.
Inconsistent Nonstandard Panel Types - Hopefully this is something that nobody will ever need to think about again; suffice to say, it fixed a weird bug.
Dynamic Credit Scene Text - Another request from our content creator community, the credits for their maps can be different than mine.
Panel Transparency - Panels on glass behaved weirdly, thanks to Chris for this fix.
Achievement Goalposts Moved - There wasn't a lot of logic behind what was required for one of the achievements. It hadn't changed while the world changed around it. If you're mid-playthrough, you may find one of your countdowns has counted back up. But, it should seem a little smarter when it does count back down now, so, hopefully that balances out for you.
Okay, I think that's probably about it. Once again, I want to thank the awesome people playing this game; those who are just finding it now and those who keep coming back. I've really enjoyed getting to see this game and community grow and evolve, and I so appreciate your time and attention.
Happy February!
Brenton
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The primary feature addition today is an in-game achievement spotlight that our custom map creators (and I) can tap into. You'll know it when you see it!
New players shined new light on old problems, so I spent some time smoothing some edges (and in one case, adding some). Once again I want to thank the community for finding and in some cases helping solve these problems.
Random Player Floating - The good news is that you shouldn't randomly float upwards any longer. The bad news is that I'm pretty sure this prevents our most acrobatic players from jumping two blocks instead of the typical one.
Sliding Off Corners - Changed the player collision hitbox to a cylinder from a pill, which should make the hedge maze less irritating.
Panel Selection - There was a glitch where two panels next to one another would allow you to keep old partial answers on one of them. The text should now clear on exiting solve mode.
Incorrect Answers Flooding - Typing really fast would let you extend the allowed word in length checking mode (the default for the game). Now it pauses for the brief duration where there's red text, which makes the whole thing feel a little snazzier.
Side Panel Logic - There wasn't any. There still isn't, but I removed the side panels to sidestep the issue, as is my way.
Inconsistent Nonstandard Panel Types - Hopefully this is something that nobody will ever need to think about again; suffice to say, it fixed a weird bug.
Dynamic Credit Scene Text - Another request from our content creator community, the credits for their maps can be different than mine.
Panel Transparency - Panels on glass behaved weirdly, thanks to Chris for this fix.
Achievement Goalposts Moved - There wasn't a lot of logic behind what was required for one of the achievements. It hadn't changed while the world changed around it. If you're mid-playthrough, you may find one of your countdowns has counted back up. But, it should seem a little smarter when it does count back down now, so, hopefully that balances out for you.
Okay, I think that's probably about it. Once again, I want to thank the awesome people playing this game; those who are just finding it now and those who keep coming back. I've really enjoyed getting to see this game and community grow and evolve, and I so appreciate your time and attention.
Happy February!
Brenton
Hello everyone! Made a few improvements today!
- Check that a custom map exists in the maps folder before trying to load it. If not, it sends you to the settings page. We can file this one under "things I should have thought of sooner."
- Cross Tower: Moved the panel on the back to become a panel on the front. Can't believe I'm still finding these.
- Cross Tower: Added some view obstruction to the central area, because it was REALLY confusing which section you were in, the way it was.
- Inverted mouse setting. Per request! Technically not tested on controller, so if you play on controller let me know if it works. It should, it's essentially just one negative sign and identical logic.
- Scoreboard text resizes after reaching 999. If that doesn't make you nervous, I don't know what will.
- Hitting the menu key while solving no longer brings up a copy paste menu. I spent like twenty minutes trying to script this and it turned out it was a single checkbox on the node I had to uncheck. #ProgrammerLife
- New Paintings! Courtesy of two members of our awesome community. They're hanging in the library. If you'd like to claim a library puzzle with a painting, I'm still taking them. 10x10
- Bigger reticle option. Also has better contrast: a white cross with an outline. I think it looks pretty nice. Already trying to figure out how to work it into a puzzle...
- Auto sprint wasn't persisting through game loads, now it should. I forgot to load it back in on game start.
These were all brought to me from players, and I want to take another second to say how grateful I am people are finding, playing, and enjoying the game. It's been basically three months since this kicked into gear and it's been incredibly rewarding, and the input from players has made this a much, much better game. Thanks for everything!
Brenton
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- Check that a custom map exists in the maps folder before trying to load it. If not, it sends you to the settings page. We can file this one under "things I should have thought of sooner."
- Cross Tower: Moved the panel on the back to become a panel on the front. Can't believe I'm still finding these.
- Cross Tower: Added some view obstruction to the central area, because it was REALLY confusing which section you were in, the way it was.
- Inverted mouse setting. Per request! Technically not tested on controller, so if you play on controller let me know if it works. It should, it's essentially just one negative sign and identical logic.
- Scoreboard text resizes after reaching 999. If that doesn't make you nervous, I don't know what will.
- Hitting the menu key while solving no longer brings up a copy paste menu. I spent like twenty minutes trying to script this and it turned out it was a single checkbox on the node I had to uncheck. #ProgrammerLife
- New Paintings! Courtesy of two members of our awesome community. They're hanging in the library. If you'd like to claim a library puzzle with a painting, I'm still taking them. 10x10
- Bigger reticle option. Also has better contrast: a white cross with an outline. I think it looks pretty nice. Already trying to figure out how to work it into a puzzle...
- Auto sprint wasn't persisting through game loads, now it should. I forgot to load it back in on game start.
These were all brought to me from players, and I want to take another second to say how grateful I am people are finding, playing, and enjoying the game. It's been basically three months since this kicked into gear and it's been incredibly rewarding, and the input from players has made this a much, much better game. Thanks for everything!
Brenton
Hi all, pleased to announce the release of a new map, The Library. You'll need to unlock this in Level 1 before it will be available to quick load into in the settings menu. You must have attained The Master achievement to be able to find it inside Level 1.
This was a quick project and is not Level 2, which is still in development. There are no Steam achievements for it yet, but I intend to add one when I have a few more.
Since the last patch notes, there have also been a few other smaller changes, as listed below:
- Support for windowed mode, from Settings > Graphics.
- Added extra non-answerable panels to make the existence of extra vertical cubes functionally irrelevant to a given puzzle.*
- Updates to a handful of puzzles in Level 1 (and The Library, if you had already found it). Bye, SURRENDER ROOMMATE. Bye, WALNUTS. Goodbye, I.
- Made several gray puzzles green bottoms.
- Added a performance troubleshooting tip to the Tips page. Please do reach out on Discord if you continue to have issues.
*For example: a middle white TRUE no longer needs a top white to be "technically" accurate, and a top white TOO no longer needs to not have a middle white to become TWO. In the places where this is relevant (looking at you, WHEEL) there are extra copies of the puzzle word on signs that tell you explicitly that it's important there. This only actually affects about 20 puzzles of the more than 500 in the level, it added very little in terms of puzzle interest/complexity, and it was a huge pain to work around in terms of design.
Finally, if you'd like to design a painting to hang above your favorite puzzle in The Library, send me a 10x10 pixel art image, and I'll create it in the game (assuming the usual reasonable things, like that you made it yourself and it's appropriate for all ages).
I think that's all for now! Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy the new map.
Brenton
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This was a quick project and is not Level 2, which is still in development. There are no Steam achievements for it yet, but I intend to add one when I have a few more.
Since the last patch notes, there have also been a few other smaller changes, as listed below:
- Support for windowed mode, from Settings > Graphics.
- Added extra non-answerable panels to make the existence of extra vertical cubes functionally irrelevant to a given puzzle.*
- Updates to a handful of puzzles in Level 1 (and The Library, if you had already found it). Bye, SURRENDER ROOMMATE. Bye, WALNUTS. Goodbye, I.
- Made several gray puzzles green bottoms.
- Added a performance troubleshooting tip to the Tips page. Please do reach out on Discord if you continue to have issues.
*For example: a middle white TRUE no longer needs a top white to be "technically" accurate, and a top white TOO no longer needs to not have a middle white to become TWO. In the places where this is relevant (looking at you, WHEEL) there are extra copies of the puzzle word on signs that tell you explicitly that it's important there. This only actually affects about 20 puzzles of the more than 500 in the level, it added very little in terms of puzzle interest/complexity, and it was a huge pain to work around in terms of design.
Finally, if you'd like to design a painting to hang above your favorite puzzle in The Library, send me a 10x10 pixel art image, and I'll create it in the game (assuming the usual reasonable things, like that you made it yourself and it's appropriate for all ages).
I think that's all for now! Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy the new map.
Brenton
Hi all, just a small update to add a couple new options that let you better fine-tune your experience.
View Clip - Added options for clipped distances of 50 and 125. Was 75 or none.
Use SSAO - Added a new environment setting that gives a little bit of a shadow effect to corners. This actually improves my FPS a little, but your results may vary.
I hope this helps improve your experience. As always, please reach out to me via Discord if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks and if I don't get another update out tomorrow, happy new year!
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View Clip - Added options for clipped distances of 50 and 125. Was 75 or none.
Use SSAO - Added a new environment setting that gives a little bit of a shadow effect to corners. This actually improves my FPS a little, but your results may vary.
I hope this helps improve your experience. As always, please reach out to me via Discord if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks and if I don't get another update out tomorrow, happy new year!
Fixed and added a couple small things that should not impact gameplay.
- New type of sign/panel component for use in customs.
- Bugfix, answer label auto size.
- Level 1 Legacy is available on the website. Custom Map HQ
A bigger announcement regarding player made maps will be coming soon.
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- New type of sign/panel component for use in customs.
- Bugfix, answer label auto size.
- Level 1 Legacy is available on the website. Custom Map HQ
A bigger announcement regarding player made maps will be coming soon.
Update - The Groundwork One
Hi all! Today's update incorporates a lot of small changes, and a few bigger changes. Big news first:
- Length Hinting now also displays as placeholder text. No more typing a bunch of random letters just to see how long something is! Unless you really like that sort of thing; in that case, feel free.
- Settings menu overhauled. New Level Select setting added, as groundwork for custom maps and Level 2.
- Custom maps are currently in development from some of the members of our community. If you're interested in creating your own map, please reach out to me via Discord for more information.
- False walls have been made more obvious, without the use of cheats. The cheat is likely to be removed. You've been warned!
And then the smaller things. If you're still mid-playthrough you may want to avoid some of these, as they're a bit spoilery.
- Added Welcome to Wonderland sign.
- Switched HI in the synonym room to its "correct" location, forward-left as you enter.
- Split Runt:Turn and Runt:Return to separate cubes.
- Replaced Teacher:Substitute with Spoon:Fork.
- Replaced You:Ewe with Ewe:You.
- Replaced Toucan:Bird, Two:Toucan, Primate:Mammal, and Mate:Primate in the blue room.
- Removed unused snowman painting from extending blue hallway area.
- Scaled GUI to better fit extra wide screens. 1920x1080 is my default, but it should degrade more elegantly for extra wide screens now.
- Moved several panels slightly higher to maintain consistency throughout the map. LIES, HIDDEN, TRACE, STEADY, TENACIOUS, and both of the panels outside the purple room.
- Fixed a bug where getting an answer wrong would keep your answer displayed until you started your next guess.
- Switched OBSERVANT *non* achievement panel past Wonderland to SHARP.
- Reduced size of text in the text entry fields on very large answers.
- Added shortcut from Pilgrim Room to heteronym room (The Seeker).
I think that's it for now! I know it's been a bit since the last update; I am full speed ahead on Level 2. Never ask a programmer how long something will take - we're always wrong - but I'm happy at how it's coming together, and I'm looking forward to getting it in front of everyone.
Thanks!
Brenton
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Hi all! Today's update incorporates a lot of small changes, and a few bigger changes. Big news first:
- Length Hinting now also displays as placeholder text. No more typing a bunch of random letters just to see how long something is! Unless you really like that sort of thing; in that case, feel free.
- Settings menu overhauled. New Level Select setting added, as groundwork for custom maps and Level 2.
- Custom maps are currently in development from some of the members of our community. If you're interested in creating your own map, please reach out to me via Discord for more information.
- False walls have been made more obvious, without the use of cheats. The cheat is likely to be removed. You've been warned!
And then the smaller things. If you're still mid-playthrough you may want to avoid some of these, as they're a bit spoilery.
- Added Welcome to Wonderland sign.
- Switched HI in the synonym room to its "correct" location, forward-left as you enter.
- Split Runt:Turn and Runt:Return to separate cubes.
- Replaced Teacher:Substitute with Spoon:Fork.
- Replaced You:Ewe with Ewe:You.
- Replaced Toucan:Bird, Two:Toucan, Primate:Mammal, and Mate:Primate in the blue room.
- Removed unused snowman painting from extending blue hallway area.
- Scaled GUI to better fit extra wide screens. 1920x1080 is my default, but it should degrade more elegantly for extra wide screens now.
- Moved several panels slightly higher to maintain consistency throughout the map. LIES, HIDDEN, TRACE, STEADY, TENACIOUS, and both of the panels outside the purple room.
- Fixed a bug where getting an answer wrong would keep your answer displayed until you started your next guess.
- Switched OBSERVANT *non* achievement panel past Wonderland to SHARP.
- Reduced size of text in the text entry fields on very large answers.
- Added shortcut from Pilgrim Room to heteronym room (The Seeker).
I think that's it for now! I know it's been a bit since the last update; I am full speed ahead on Level 2. Never ask a programmer how long something will take - we're always wrong - but I'm happy at how it's coming together, and I'm looking forward to getting it in front of everyone.
Thanks!
Brenton
Update - A Better Player Experience
Hi all! Excited to bring you some improvements to the player experience, focused mainly on the early game.
- Bulldozed and rebuilt the Crossroads area, what I call internally the Shuffle Room, near yellow. Now if you turn left, it's not totally pointless!
- Fixed that ugly jump issue. I think. If there's still problems with it, now they're different problems.
- Added something for the end game. Not much of a reward for it yet though, so be prepared for that. The journey is its own reward!
- Removed some more hidden backside puzzles that gate progression.
- Couple changes to a couple of purples in and near the gemstones room.
- Couple changes to the LOOK room to make one of its worst puzzles more bearable.
- Updated our trusty game engine to its newest stable version. Ironically, this is the biggest potential cause for instability. Let me know if you have problems!
- Added some more signs, to help players find their way.
- Added a challenge room puzzle, see if you can do it without the hints on the back!
- Rubikium was the first to solve the Giant Floating Cubes puzzle, nicely done! They've been immortalized in Champion's Rest.
- Edited end game credits to reflect work done by some of our guest puzzle designers.
That's it for now! I'm feeling pretty good about the current place the game is in and will be slowing down on updates to Level 1. Aside from bugfixes, I'll be shifting attention to Level 2.
Thanks for playing!
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Hi all! Excited to bring you some improvements to the player experience, focused mainly on the early game.
- Bulldozed and rebuilt the Crossroads area, what I call internally the Shuffle Room, near yellow. Now if you turn left, it's not totally pointless!
- Fixed that ugly jump issue. I think. If there's still problems with it, now they're different problems.
- Added something for the end game. Not much of a reward for it yet though, so be prepared for that. The journey is its own reward!
- Removed some more hidden backside puzzles that gate progression.
- Couple changes to a couple of purples in and near the gemstones room.
- Couple changes to the LOOK room to make one of its worst puzzles more bearable.
- Updated our trusty game engine to its newest stable version. Ironically, this is the biggest potential cause for instability. Let me know if you have problems!
- Added some more signs, to help players find their way.
- Added a challenge room puzzle, see if you can do it without the hints on the back!
- Rubikium was the first to solve the Giant Floating Cubes puzzle, nicely done! They've been immortalized in Champion's Rest.
- Edited end game credits to reflect work done by some of our guest puzzle designers.
That's it for now! I'm feeling pretty good about the current place the game is in and will be slowing down on updates to Level 1. Aside from bugfixes, I'll be shifting attention to Level 2.
Thanks for playing!
Two small changes that are a long time coming.
- Implemented Steam Leaderboards for Levels 1 and 2. Obviously, Level 2's leaderboard is hidden right now. Steam rate limits leaderboard score uploads so your score will only upload once you leave the level, and should only keep your highest.
- Added a Load Screen! Finally! This was the oldest requested change for the game, except for deleting all traces of it.
Thanks everyone!
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- Implemented Steam Leaderboards for Levels 1 and 2. Obviously, Level 2's leaderboard is hidden right now. Steam rate limits leaderboard score uploads so your score will only upload once you leave the level, and should only keep your highest.
- Added a Load Screen! Finally! This was the oldest requested change for the game, except for deleting all traces of it.
Thanks everyone!
Hi all! I'm excited to share a new content update today. I'm so glad more people are finding and enjoying Lingo. I love making it and having an excuse to work on it.
Changes:
Thanks everyone for the kind words, the positive reviews, and the support for the game. There's still space for another area or two and I intend to fill it out once I land on a good use for it.
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Changes:
- Game price permanently reduced. Thanks to everyone for their support!
- Added the Hall of Fame to the Champion's Room, immortalizing the first three players to earn the title of The Master.
- Added a few signs to help players locate some obscure content.
- Added a new hint mode: show false walls. This will recolor hidden passages in the game so they are easier to find. I actually strongly recommend not playing with this mode enabled unless you've made it decently far into the game and have gotten stuck. This mode breaks immersion in a couple of places and is probably not necessary with the signs but, you know, I had already built it, so, might as well let you decide that! You'll need to enable the first hint mode and then reload the settings screen to see it. Even the options menu in this game is sneaky.
- Added a new midgame-tier blue room.
- Added a new midgame-tier black room, with special thanks to my new friend Naps. Search near the hedge maze for these new areas.
- Added two new puzzles in the early game black room. If you have already completed this room and the associated achievement panel, it should stay completed (for purposes of mastery), but will display a 2 until you solve them both.
- Added another endgame panel or two. Or three. I'm not good at keeping track of them!
- Fixed issues where some of the labels were too long for their panels.
- Fixed a bug where panels that were correctly solved with letters ending in WAS or D would move you in that direction after they triggered completion. Some puzzles were just too exciting for the keyboard to handle!
Thanks everyone for the kind words, the positive reviews, and the support for the game. There's still space for another area or two and I intend to fill it out once I land on a good use for it.
Current Release
Build 14684473
Uploaded Oct 16, 2026
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10
CPU
N/A
RAM
N/A
GPU
N/A
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ZIP file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run Lingo.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
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Archive password
Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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