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Foundering

A chat app you've never seen before appears on your desktop. The moment you open it, a girl in strange work clothes asks for your help. After a brief time together, another world begins to unfold through that little chat window.

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About the Game

This is a story you create together with a girl named "Lyra" on the other side of the screen.

A chat app you've never seen before appears on your computer. The moment you open it, a girl in strange work clothes asks for your help.

Talk through the chat app, open web pages to dig for clues, read between the lines, and piece together the full picture of the world across from you.

From one room, an adventure unfolds between two screens. Solve challenge after challenge with Lyra, and gradually uncover the secrets of her world.

Gameplay

  • The game simulates a desktop chat app called "Pin!". Inside Pin!, you'll receive a plea for help from a girl named Lyra.

  • She doesn't seem like just another friend on the other side of Earth. You don't have to solve that mystery right away—right now, Lyra is caught in a natural disaster and can't save herself. She needs your help!

  • Search the web of the world across from you, find clues, and help Lyra escape her current crisis!

  • Pin! can shrink into a discreet floating widget that sits quietly on your desktop. When a new message arrives, a little red dot will tip you off.

  • Every chat and image is saved—you can flip back through the full message history anytime.

  • After the main story ends, you can still share many new everyday chats and interactions with Lyra. She'll keep you company on the desktop as that little chat window.

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