Ghosts in the Machine v1.0.5

Ghosts in the Machine v1.0.5 — a haunted IT management sim. Run a paranormal IT
support company: build rooms, hire staff of questionable qualification, and route an
endless queue of absurd tickets while juggling money, client trust, technical debt
and the coffee supply.

▶ Play in your browser: https://janvanwassenhove.github.io/ghostsinthemachine/

Download

Platform	Installer
Windows (x64)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.5-win-x64.exe
macOS (Apple Silicon)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.5-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.5-mac-x64.dmg

The Windows build updates itself: if an older version is installed it downloads the
new one in the background and applies it on quit.

macOS is unsigned. On first launch, right-click the app → Open to get past
Gatekeeper. macOS auto-update is disabled until the app is signed and notarized.

Screenshots

Main menu	Campaign

What's changed

• Cap rooms at two staff; a second worker reliably speeds up the room

Full changelog: v1.0.4...v1.0.5

Ghosts in the Machine v1.0.4

Ghosts in the Machine v1.0.4 — a haunted IT management sim. Run a paranormal IT
support company: build rooms, hire staff of questionable qualification, and route an
endless queue of absurd tickets while juggling money, client trust, technical debt
and the coffee supply.

▶ Play in your browser: https://janvanwassenhove.github.io/ghostsinthemachine/

Download

Platform	Installer
Windows (x64)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.4-win-x64.exe
macOS (Apple Silicon)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.4-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.4-mac-x64.dmg

The Windows build updates itself: if an older version is installed it downloads the
new one in the background and applies it on quit.

macOS is unsigned. On first launch, right-click the app → Open to get past
Gatekeeper. macOS auto-update is disabled until the app is signed and notarized.

Screenshots

Main menu	Campaign

What's changed

• Integrate a game-styled title bar into the desktop app

Full changelog: v1.0.3...v1.0.4

v1.0.3

Ghosts in the Machine v1.0.3 — a haunted IT management sim. Run a paranormal IT
support company: build rooms, hire staff of questionable qualification, and route an
endless queue of absurd tickets while juggling money, client trust, technical debt
and the coffee supply.

▶ Play in your browser: https://janvanwassenhove.github.io/ghostsinthemachine/

Download

Platform	Installer
Windows (x64)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.3-win-x64.exe
macOS (Apple Silicon)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.3-mac-arm64.dmg
macOS (Intel)	GhostsInTheMachine-1.0.3-mac-x64.dmg

The Windows build updates itself: if an older version is installed it downloads the
new one in the background and applies it on quit.

macOS is unsigned. On first launch, right-click the app → Open to get past
Gatekeeper. macOS auto-update is disabled until the app is signed and notarized.

Screenshots

Main menu	Campaign

What's changed

• Fix macOS build: never pass an empty CSC_LINK to electron-builder
• Decouple installer build from release publishing
• Show the real build version in the main menu
• Auto-release on every push to main (bump, build, publish in one run)
• Ship desktop installers with auto-update, and a tag-driven release workflow
• Fix ghosts queueing outside the wall and dead-end room staffing
• Balance all 7 contracts to be winnable across every difficulty
• Add campaign difficulty (Cozy / Standard / Nightmare)
• Weight incident spawns toward a contract's category objective
• Add generated portraits for the Groundskeeper and Server Rancher
• Style Skip button glyph, always show ticket payout
• Fix blank Grounds build-menu icons and missing new-staff avatars
• Make disasters legible: start-alert, danger vignette, clearer chip
• Guarantee the hire pool can staff every room a contract requires
• Make all rooms square so their square floor-plan art fits undistorted
• Draw building walls as the footprint's outer outline, not per-rectangle
• Progressive campaign unlocks, intro unlock showcase, logo cleanup
• Add original art for the three Grounds buildings
• Initial commit: Ghosts in the Machine v1.0