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Set a phone number range and start a scan. Your modem dials each number, listening for a carrier tone. Scans run on real-world timers — a 100-number scan takes about 20 minutes, while a 10,000-number scan takes a full day. You'll get a push notification when carriers are found. Come back and connect to explore what your modem discovered.
You can choose a Commodore 64 (40-column display, cheapest, most starting money), an Apple IIe (80-column, green phosphor, balanced), or an IBM PC/AT clone (80-column, most versatile, least starting money). Each affects your terminal display and available software. You can upgrade later in the game.
No. The game provides contextual hints and a command palette with quick-access buttons. But if you learn the real VMS and UNIX commands, the game rewards you with faster exploration and higher skill gains. The in-game zines and text files teach you everything you need.
Wardialer is designed for 5–10 minute sessions, played 10+ times a day. The narrative advances at your pace — there's no fixed time limit. The story spans multiple acts with four branching paths and 12+ endings. After the main story, the world stays alive with new BBS posts, new systems, and ongoing events.
No. Wardialer is a premium game with no ads, no pay-to-skip timers, and no predatory monetization. The timers are the gameplay — they're how modems actually worked. All visual options (CRT shaders, phosphor colors) are included in the base game. Story expansions based on real historical events are available separately.
The technology, systems, exploits, and culture are meticulously researched. Terminal prompts match real 1986 operating systems (VAX/VMS, SunOS, 4.3BSD). Modem speeds, phone phreaking techniques, BBS culture, and hacker zines are authentic to the era. The narrative is inspired by real Cold War espionage cases and tells an original story.
Yes. Enable iCloud sync in the game settings to keep your save data synchronized across your iPhone and iPad.
Yes. Go to your in-game settings to disable the CRT shader entirely, or adjust the scanline intensity. You can also enable a baud rate override to display text instantly instead of at authentic modem speed.