Shear line

TheNakedCat

A physics-based lockpicking simulator with no dice rolls or hidden checks. Learn how cylinder, combination, and disc-detainer locks work, then put your lockpicking skills to the test.

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Overview

A lockpicking simulator that does not roll dice.

You know the minigame. Stop the bar, wiggle the stick, pass a roll you never see. This is not that.

Here the lock is real - a cutaway cylinder with springs, drivers, and one line where the plug meets the shell. A pin sets because you held it right, not because you invested 9 points in your lockpicking skill.

This game lets you see how cylinder locks, combination locks, and disc-detainer locks work, and try lockpicking yourself without buying any tools.

No combat, no story, no dailies, no loot. The lock is the whole game.

What is in the box

  • Eight driver profiles - spools, serrations, mushrooms, and worse. Every lie comes from the shapes; none of it is scripted.

  • Lock Streak - how many locks can you unlock in 5 minutes?

  • A lock editor, from one chamber to sixteen, with share codes short enough to read over the phone - a mistyped code fails instead of decoding into the wrong lock.

Genres

IndieSimulation

Ways to play

  • Single-player

Weak PC? It still plays

Play Shear line on a weak PC

Shear line needs at least 1 GB of RAM. Cloud PC is a Windows computer with a strong GPU in the cloud. You control it from your laptop, phone or desktop.

1

Turn on Cloud PC

Log in to Thinkmay and start your machine. You get a Windows desktop of your own.

2

Install the game

Install Shear line from Steam as you would at home.

3

Play on any device

Play on a laptop, phone or desktop. Controllers and microphones work.

Try 3 hours for $1.12Experience plan, one purchase per account.What is Cloud PC?