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Darkly Glass

Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.

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About the Game

Your reflection online may be darker than it appears

A psychological visual novel reimagining Oscar Wilde's classic for the social media age, crafted by gamers who are also published psychologists and neuroscientists.
Key Features:

Explore a Faustian pact with a social media twist across five acts of contemporary tragedy
Experience a narrative influenced by real psychological principles
Take the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and see how your choices align with your self-assessment
Play as Doran White, a fallen tech mogul who trades his soul for digital fame, grappling with past demons and present temptations
Original hand-drawn artwork and a custom soundtrack that enhances the modern visual novel experience

Your choices shape Doran's fate as his social media presence spirals out of control. Playing with psychophysiological factors of impulsivity, identity, and the digital age in a visual novel format.

Wishlist "Darkly Glass" now for a late 2024 release.