
M1: A Death in the Desert
When M wakes up in an abandoned hotel he has no memory of how he got there. In the bedside draw he finds a list with three names and a gun with three bullets, but what he does with this information is up to you. How far will you go to discover the truth?
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August 8, 2017
8 years and 361 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive39 reviews71.8%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
When M wakes up in an abandoned hotel he has no memory of how he got there. In the bedside draw he finds a list with three names and a gun with three bullets, but what he does with this information is up to you. Embark on a violence-soaked post-apocalyptic adventure where the answers to your questions come at a price. How far will you go to discover the truth?
Features
Features
- An engaging visual novel with deep moral choices
- A labyrinth of branching pathways that culminate in one of five distinct endings
- Two and a half thousand lines of dialogue told across fifteen locations. A full playthrough takes approximately 3–4 hours depending on reading speed.