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RED PROTOCOL

A psychological sci-fi thriller aboard an orbital quarantine station. Interrogate 10 astronauts, identify 4 infected crew members, and prevent a mutiny before Earth reentry.

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May 5, 2026
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RED PROTOCOL is a psychological sci-fi thriller about the final shift aboard an orbital quarantine station.

Before returning to Earth, every astronaut must pass one last interview. Today, a long-range expedition of ten exhausted crew members arrives at your station. Your job is to question each of them, identify carriers of an unknown psychological infection, and decide who is cleared for descent and who must be isolated.

The problem is that this disease does not make people violent or insane. It makes them too perfect. Too calm. Too complete. Some infected crew members have nearly lost their inner contradictions. Others are only beginning to change and can still hide behind convincing, human explanations. Every one of them wants to go home. Every one of them is ready to tell you exactly what you want to hear.

Your mission is to find 4 infected people among 10 crew members.

But every mistake raises the stakes:

- let the infected pass, and the contamination reaches Earth;

- isolate too many people, and the station edges toward mutiny;

- once 6 crew members are flagged, the quarantine system enters a critical state.

Each interview is built around questions, answers, and doubt. You can keep pressing when something feels wrong, or end an interrogation after a single answer if you are already convinced. The deeper you go, the more detail you uncover — and the easier it becomes to make the wrong call.

In RED PROTOCOL you will face:

- 10 crew members with distinct biographies, fears, and personal reasons to return home;

- hidden infected assignments that change between runs;

- morally tense decisions with no comfortable answers;

- multiple endings shaped by your suspicions, mistakes, and the station's rising tension;

- a cold orbital atmosphere where the threat is not a monster, but flawless behavior.

This is not a story about something lurking in the dark. It is a story about a person who sounds just a little too perfect to be real.