PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS GAME CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT.
There is something very wrong in Area X. What transpires there is inconceivable, indescribable, horrifying. The basic laws of reality as we know them are defied there through events that the human mind is not in any way equipped to behold or comprehend. For now Area X is contained, a coastal region that has been closed to the public for the last thirty years.
There is no explanation for what Area X is. Numerous efforts to puzzle it out have been tried. All of them have failed. What happened to the members of those expeditions is highly classified and never revealed, not even to family. The only exception to this was the 11th expedition, whose members returned suddenly and inexplicably only to die of cancer a short time later. What happened to the 12th and most recent expedition is unknown.
You have been recruited for the 13th expedition. What you have been told is both astonishing and vague: Area X is slowly spreading, seeping outward from the previously established boundaries, an encroachment that changes every living thing it comes into contact with. It has been doing this for years. The expeditions have been sent not only to discover the source of Area X, but a way to stop its effects. You are the next in line for this dire mission, selected due to your knowledge, skills, and expertise.
During the expedition, you will only be known by your first name. Any other details aside from what skills you bring are considered irrelevant. You will be led by a man known only as the Psychologist, and you will obey his direction. Your destination is a lighthouse in the northern part of Area X. Reaching it is an imperative, but you aren’t told the reasons why. You have been instructed to prepare yourself for what you will witness, to accept that the things you will see and encounter will warp your concept of existence. During the expedition you will study the flora and the fauna, the earth and the water. You will make thorough notes of everything you find. You will be armed, regardless of your experience with firearms. You will almost certainly need to fight for your life.
The 13th expedition departs in a day. It’s time to make your peace with the fact that you probably won’t be returning. You knew the stakes when you were first approached for recruitment. You accepted anyway. This is an opportunity unlike any other. You keep telling yourself it will be worth the insurmountable risk.
Time will tell.
This game takes place in the setting of Jeff VanderMeer’s horror/sci-fi novel Annihilation (and the very different but still incredible movie of the same name). Familiarity with book or movie is not necessary. The game is going to have graphic and disturbing subject matter in the same vein as these works, and if you’re curious as to what this means (and aren’t averse to movie spoilers), I recommend you check out clip 1 and clip 2. These are examples of what I’m aiming for in terms of tone and setting, and that’s why this game will be tagged 18 +.
Hosted and narrated by:
Pam K. (Pamphetamine)
Completed 01/16/23.
Scenes played: 8
License: Community License
18+
