# ARCHIVE IX

> Your device becomes a corrupted 1980s psychological terminal.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.DifficultStudios.ARCHIVEIX](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.DifficultStudios.ARCHIVEIX)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.DifficultStudios.ARCHIVEIX`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Difficült Studios
- **Category:** GAME\_ADVENTURE
- **Downloads:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24
- **First published:** 2026-06-12
- **Publisher country:** IT
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DifficultStudios.ARCHIVEIX)
- **Website:** [https://www.difficultstudios.com/](https://www.difficultstudios.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://difficultstudiosdev.weebly.com/privacy-policy.html](https://difficultstudiosdev.weebly.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

ARCHIVE IX is an eerie psychological horror game disguised as a corrupted personal evaluation system.<br><br>Boot into a green-black terminal inspired by 1980s computer screens. Answer yes-or-no questions. Watch the system measure response patterns, timing deviations, contradictions, hesitation, compliance, resistance, and profile instability.<br><br>The machine does not explain itself.<br><br>It logs.<br>It classifies.<br>It remembers.<br><br>What begins as a controlled evaluation slowly becomes unstable. The screen flickers. The audio hum deepens. The terminal starts making mistakes. Processing accelerates. The system attempts to stabilize your profile.<br><br>Then something older loads.<br><br>Built for players who enjoy:<br><br>- Psychological horror without cheap jumpscares<br>- Retro computer interfaces and terminal aesthetics<br>- Analog horror and corrupted-system storytelling<br>- Unsettling yes/no choices<br>- Fictional personality evaluation mechanics<br>- Audio, vibration, flicker, scanline, and glitch-driven atmosphere<br><br>The game uses visual distortion, static hum, glitch audio, screen flicker, and optional device vibration to create an immersive terminal-horror experience.<br><br>This is a fictional psychological horror game.<br>It is not a medical, diagnostic, or therapeutic tool.<br><br>Recommended for players who enjoy slow-burn horror, uncomfortable questions, and machines that should not know enough to continue.

## Rankings

- #2,998,850 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Idle Archive: Retro Terminal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.netbyte.idlearchive) — 514 users
- [1bit Horror Librarium](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.HonestManApps.OnebitHorrorLibrarium) — 99 users
- [Therapist AI: Horror Game](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.therapistai.app) — 1,770 users, 3.14 / 5
- [The Humanity Protocol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.someone.thehumanityprotocol) — 62 users
- [Awakening Protocol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.HelpingGames.AwakeningProtocol) — 22 users
- [No Hay Sistema](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.xobydev.nosystem) — 5,353 users
- [The Blackout: AI Raising Sim](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.commonsourcelab.retrogame) — 17 users
- [Analog Horror](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.analoghorrorr1) — 12,950 users, 2.92 / 5
- [Restroom 8: Anomaly Horror](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.PoisonGames.rr8) — 198 users
- [console.log](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.helpinggames.consolelog) — 66 users
- [Void Operator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.avvoid.oper) — 3 users
- [Liminal Backrooms: Retro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.TediGames.BackroomMadness) — 1,911 users

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.DifficultStudios.ARCHIVEIX)