The Terminal Project

About

A narrative exploration game where you uncover the mysterious story behind Metaplace - a groundbreaking tech company founded by three college friends: Adam, George, and Matt. Through examining various objects and documents across multiple "cycles", you'll piece together a tale that blends cutting-edge technology, ethical dilemmas, and hints of temporal anomalies.

Features

• Deep Narrative: Uncover a complex story about artificial intelligence, human consciousness, and the price of ambition
• Multiple Perspectives: Experience the story through items belonging to different characters
• Layered Mystery: Each object reveals new information across multiple examination cycles
• Time-Bending Elements: Discover how objects and their descriptions change mysteriously between cycles
• Rich World Building: Piece together the history of Metaplace through personal items, corporate documents, academic papers, and more

Story

It all began at a restaurant called tErminaL, where three brilliant minds shared their dreams on napkins. Years later, their startup Metaplace stands at the cutting edge of consciousness digitization technology. But as you dig deeper into various artifacts from their journey, you'll discover that nothing is quite what it seems...

How to Play

• Examine objects in your inventory
• Read through detailed descriptions
• Return to objects multiple times to uncover new layers of information
• Connect the dots between different items to understand the full story

Content Warning

This game contains themes related to:

• Artificial Intelligence ethics
• Corporate intrigue
• Scientific experiments
• Existential questions

Credit

hidden61ade: Game designer, scripter, programmer

the_iaald: Programmer

Saltyhuanzi: Artist

"Metaplace, a place where all the miracles happen... or perhaps where they shouldn't."