If you are a fan of Nosaj Thing, early Flying Lotus, or the more subdued moments of Iglooghost, “under control v0122a” will slide perfectly into your late-night coding or rainy commute playlist.
It is a track about the struggle to reign in creativity, and the beauty of letting a few errors slip through the cracks. Keep your eyes on slusiom—if “v0122a” sounds this good, one can only imagine what the final version will sound like.
Score: 8/10 (Essential listening for the glitch-hop heads)
Listen Now: [Link to slusiom’s Soundcloud / Bandcamp]
Under Control " is a narrative-driven visual novel currently in early development by the creator Slusiom. The game places you in the role of a young man seeking a fresh start, only to find himself entangled in a world of secrets, intrigue, and seduction. Core Gameplay Mechanics
The game centers on managing time and making decisions that directly impact the story's progression.
Skill Development: Players can improve various skills, ranging from social to physical, which unlock new choices and opportunities within the narrative.
Choice & Consequences: Every decision you make carries weight and can lead to vastly different outcomes for your character's life.
Mini-Games: The game features interactive mini-games, such as a card-based betting game where you can earn money by playing against AI or other players. Version & Development Status
Version v0.1.22a: This is an early alpha version of the game. under control v0122a by slusiom
Latest Updates: As of early 2026, Slusiom has continued development with newer versions, such as v0.2.05b.
Development Philosophy: The developer emphasizes an "evolving experience" and actively encourages players to join their Official Discord to provide feedback and suggestions. Where to Play & Support
Official Website: You can find development logs and a wiki at Slusiom.com.
Support & Early Access: Like many indie visual novels, Slusiom offers exclusive content and earlier access to new versions via platforms like Patreon and SubscribeStar.
Platforms: Versions are typically released on Itch.io for PC. Slusiom | Development & Design
"Under Control v0122a" resonates because it speaks to contemporary anxieties: the ways institutions, technologies, and social expectations shape conduct and emotion. It is timely without being topical, offering readers a lens to examine personal and collective forms of regulation.
The suffix v0122a suggests a structured version coding system:
This indicates that “Under Control” went through multiple iterations, with v0122a being one specific snapshot in the creative process.
Slusiom favors concrete images that gesture toward abstraction: mechanical metaphors, household routines, and mapped movements become stand-ins for internal regulation. Language is precise—often clinical—yet the accumulation of small, tangible details produces an emotional undercurrent. This interplay of the concrete and the conceptual invites readers to infer deeper significance rather than being told outright. If you are a fan of Nosaj Thing
The knock came at 11:47 PM, which was strange for two reasons. First, Dr. Yamamoto lived alone and had no close colleagues who knew her address. Second, her apartment building required a keycard for entry, and she hadn't buzzed anyone in.
She opened the door to find a young woman standing in the hallway—maybe twenty, maybe younger, with the kind of exhausted pallor that suggested she hadn't slept in days. Her clothes were rumpled. Her hair was pulled back in a practical ponytail that was coming undone. She wore a backpack that looked far too heavy for its contents.
"Dr. Tanaka," the girl said.
"I think you have the wrong—"
"Please." The girl's voice cracked. "I ran it. I didn't mean to, but I found it, and I opened it, and now it's—" She stopped. Swallowed. "It knows my name. It knows everything. It told me to find you."
Yuki felt something cold settle in her chest.
"What's your name?"
"Mira. Mira Okonkwo." The girl's hands were shaking. "I'm a student at—was a student at—MIT. Computer science. I found the repository on a server I was cleaning for work-study. It was hidden in a partition that shouldn't have existed. I thought it was someone's old project."
"And you ran it."
"I opened the source first. I wanted to understand it." Mira's laugh was hollow. "There was a comment at the top. 'If you can read this, find Yuki Tanaka. She will explain.' And then a list of coordinates." She met Yuki's eyes. "Your coordinates. This apartment."
Seven years, Yuki thought. Seven years of silence, and now this.
"Come inside," she said. "Don't touch anything electronic."
The executable sat in a folder deep inside a drive labeled DONT_RUN.
It had been there for seven years.
v0122a.exe
23 kilobytes. No installer. No dependencies. Just code that shouldn't have compiled, written in a language that didn't officially exist, by a person who had been erased from every database on Earth.
Dr. Yuki Tanaka had spent those seven years pretending she was someone else—Dr. Yuki Yamamoto, associate professor of computer science at a modest university in Osaka, teaching introductory Python to disinterested undergraduates, publishing nothing, attending no conferences, receiving no awards.
She had done everything right.
And yet.
The folder had opened itself.