# The_Game.exe — You just lost The Game

> You just lost The Game (iPhone/iPad app by Miguel Vilhena.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-gameexe/id6791900364 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Miguel Vilhena](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787156415)
- Category: Social Networking, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-11

## What is The_Game.exe?

You're playing The Game right now.

You know the one. The moment you remember it exists, you've lost. There's no winning — only forgetting. And you just lost.

The_Game.exe is the social app for the game everyone's been "playing" since the internet was young. Except now, losing is a team sport.

HOW IT WORKS
• You're always playing. So is everyone in your parties.
• The second you remember, own up: tap I LOST THE GAME.
• Everyone in every party you're in gets the notification — and the whole crew drops into a 30-minute cooldown. Misery loves a group chat.
• During cooldown nobody can lose again. Thirty minutes of blissful, guilt-free peace... until someone's brain betrays them.

THE POINT IS TO NOT LOSE
The leaderboard ranks your friends by fewest losses. Top of the board isn't the biggest loser — it's the one with the strongest willpower (or the shortest memory). Good luck.

DRESS IT UP — 16 RETRO THEMES (2 FREE + 14 IN-APP PURCHASES)
A theme re-skins the whole app into a different era — windows, buttons, fonts and desktop all change. Two themes are included free:
• Classic 9X — the grey-window desktop that started it all — FREE
• DOS Prompt — pure C:\> text mode — FREE
The other 14 themes — Phosphor, 48K BASIC, Pocket LCD, 16-BIT Deck, XP Luna, Workbench, Teletext, 1-BIT System, Tab OS, Guestbook, Media Deck, Buddy Chat, Chat Relay and Code Dark — are optional in-app purchases (€0.99 each, one-time).
Optional wallpaper packs — solid colors, retro patterns, and your own photo — for the Classic theme are also in-app purchases.

MEET THE BUG
Your dry, unbothered mascot. It would rather you forgot it existed. It won't.

THE FINE PRINT
• Free to download and play. The extra themes and wallpapers are optional in-app purchases — cosmetic only, with no gameplay advantage. Restore Purchases is in the app.
• Sign in with Apple. No passwords, no email harvesting.
• Losing gives you nothing. You've suffered enough.

You lost. Might as well make it social.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wallpaper: Maroon | $0.99 | one-time |
| Wallpaper: Charcoal | $0.99 | one-time |
| Wallpaper: Forest | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: WAVES.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: TILES.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: DITHER.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: STATIC.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: STRIPES.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pattern: GRID.BMP | $0.99 | one-time |
| Custom Wallpaper | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-12

No release notes.

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