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The station needs two engineers. The contract recognizes one woman.
- ~65 min
- 5215 words
- 12 branch points
- 4 endings
- 40 plays
dark science fictionadult dramaworkplace thrillerromanceSevern Repair Station in orbit around the fictional gas giant Ananke, June 2168
dark science fictionspace stationadult dramaidentitylabourqueer romancecloningworkplacebranchingmoral ambiguity
Content notice (9)
- duplicate identity and threatened decommissioning
- bodily autonomy
- industrial space accident
- sleep deprivation
- workplace coercion
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no instructional reactor detail
- no slurs written out
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Nine workers, one unsigned deed, seventy-two hours before the seal.
- ~65 min
- 6841 words
- 12 branch points
- 4 endings
- 45 plays
adult dramaworkplace dramaromancelegal dramaLydon, an invented port city, May 2027
adult dramasex workworker cooperativequeer romancepropertyprivacyworkplacebranchingmoral ambiguitysecond chance
Content notice (9)
- legal adult sex work discussed
- economic precarity
- licensing pressure
- client privacy
- death and inheritance
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no sexual acts depicted
- no slurs written out
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The fire saint's contract expired. Forty thousand homes did not.
- ~60 min
- 5479 words
- 11 branch points
- 4 endings
- 37 plays
literary fantasyadult dramapolitical dramaromanceAnselm, an invented second-world river city, winter 2027
fantasyadult dramamunicipal fantasylabourqueer romancewinterfire saintpoliticsbranchingmoral ambiguity
Content notice (8)
- coerced magical labour
- cold exposure and threatened deaths
- class inequality
- institutional deception
- strike conflict
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no slurs written out
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Seven dead workers have valid bookings. Checkout is at eight.
- ~55 min
- 6450 words
- 10 branch points
- 4 endings
- 45 plays
spookyfolk horroradult dramaromancemysteryVeyr, an invented coastal city, 17-18 February 2027
spookyghost storyadult dramahaunted hotelworkplacequeer romancegriefinstitutional cover-upwinterbranching
Content notice (8)
- death in an industrial accident
- ghosts and supernatural cold
- institutional cover-up
- grief and family guilt
- medical distress from cold
- adult relationship tension
- sex implied and cuts away
- no slurs written out
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A white stake is an argument. A signature lets people walk.
- ~150 min
- 15159 words
- 18 branch points
- 5 endings
- 59 plays
literary fictionadult dramaprocedural tragedypost-war political dramathe Kestrel Valley in the fictional Republic of Drenava, 1-14 October 2026, eleven years after the armistice
adult dramaproceduralhumanitarian deminingpost-warworkplacemoral injuryinstitutional pressuresmall communitydisabilityslow burnmoral ambiguityliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- landmines and explosive remnants of war
- a demining accident
- graphic traumatic injury and amputation
- blood and medical aftermath
- wartime detention and disappearance discussed
- institutional pressure and workplace investigation
- hearing loss and disability
- grief and survivor guilt
- no instructional ordnance detail
- no slurs written out
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Two origins. Twelve dead. One paragraph with a nineteen-year-old's name in it.
- ~180 min
- 9850 words
- 28 branch points
- 5 endings
- 48 plays
literary fictionprocedural dramaromancelegal dramaMadrone County, Caldera; October and November 2026
adult dramawildfireproceduralmoral ambiguitycorporate negligenceinsurancecriminal investigationslow burn romancesmall towninstitutional pressureliterary fictionmultiple endings
Content notice (10)
- fatal wildfire and burned homes
- graphic post-fire remains
- grief and survivor guilt
- insurance non-renewal and threatened homelessness
- corporate and government negligence
- criminal jeopardy for a nineteen-year-old adult
- alcohol use
- sexual intimacy implied, cuts away
- violence discussed without instructional detail
- bigotry shown only through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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She certifies what the works can do. The sale decides what those words mean.
- ~180 min
- 12392 words
- 9 branch points
- 5 endings
- 54 plays
literary fictionindustrial dramapolitical dramaVeyra, Republic of Orsava, January to October 1997
adult dramaindustrial dramapolitical fictionworkplaceprivatisationlabourmoral ambiguitypost-socialistslow burneconomic coercionliterary fiction
Content notice (8)
- economic coercion and wage theft
- unemployment and threatened poverty
- political and corporate corruption
- labour conflict and strikebreaking
- a nonfatal industrial crush injury
- alcohol and tobacco use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- class prejudice and xenophobia shown through behaviour; no slurs written out
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The state mark is hers. So are the eleven cases attached to it.
- ~180 min
- 12613 words
- 14 branch points
- 5 endings
- 50 plays
literary fictionworkplace dramaprocedural thrillerromanceBellwether, Harrow County, five days in July 2027
adult dramaproceduralindustrialfood safetysmall townworkplacemoral ambiguityslow burnclassimmigrationlabourliterary fiction
Content notice (11)
- industrial animal slaughter and carcass inspection
- foodborne illness and hospitalisation
- repetitive-strain injury and disability
- worker compensation
- employer-tied visas and immigration enforcement
- identity-document scrutiny
- mass layoff and plant closure
- poverty and institutional pressure
- alcohol use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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One signature closes the road. One weak layer outlasts every good result.
- ~160 min
- 11348 words
- 13 branch points
- 5 endings
- 46 plays
literary fictionworkplace dramaprocedural tragedyCalder and Ardent Ridge, one winter from November 2026 to April 2027
adult dramaavalancheski resortsmall townworkplace tragedyproceduralcoroner's inquestmoral ambiguityclassinstitutional pressurewinterliterary fiction
Content notice (8)
- avalanche burial and death
- recovery and attempted resuscitation
- grief and survivor guilt
- public blame and workplace pressure
- economic precarity and threatened homes
- professional explosive avalanche control discussed non-instructionally
- alcohol use
- sexual intimacy implied; cuts away
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A perfect joint can carry a lie.
- ~190 min
- 9147 words
- 18 branch points
- 5 endings
- 54 plays
literary fictionmaritime dramaprocedural thrillerromancethe Mediterranean, six weeks in May and June 2027
adult dramamaritimeproceduralsubmarine cablesinfrastructurecorporate cover-upmoral ambiguityworkplace dramaslow burnislandsecond chanceliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- infrastructure failure and communications deprivation
- medical jeopardy
- a death from delayed emergency care, recalled
- corporate negligence and coercion
- evidence concealment and professional misconduct
- dangerous maritime work and a hand injury
- storm peril
- alcohol use
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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Every ruling is defensible. Together they choose a member of parliament.
- ~200 min
- 31412 words
- 14 branch points
- 7 endings
- 51 plays
literary fictionpolitical dramaromanceprocedural tragedythe Division of Carrigan Bight, four days of September, present day
political dramaadult dramaproceduralelectoral fraudsmall townestranged siblingssecond chance romanceinstitutional rotslow burnmoral ambiguityclassliterary fiction
Content notice (10)
- political corruption and clientelism
- workplace prosecution and public disgrace
- estrangement and family rupture
- poverty, unemployment and rationed healthcare
- a death from a delayed medical procedure, recalled
- alcohol use
- intimidation and doxxing of an official
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- violence where earned
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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They only get paid if the ocean is dead.
- ~195 min
- 31875 words
- 17 branch points
- 7 endings
- 48 plays
literary science fictionromancesurvival dramapolitical tragedyEuropa, Jovian system, October-November 2117
hard science fictionEuropaadult dramaplanetary protectiondebt bondagescience fraudlove triangleworkplace tragedyinstitutional rotslow burnsurvivalfirst contact
Content notice (10)
- suicide and its aftermath
- debt bondage and financial coercion
- graphic injury during a hull breach
- radiation exposure and chronic illness
- bone loss and medical trauma
- institutional abandonment
- grief and body recovery
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- violence where earned
- bigotry shown through behaviour and consequence; no slurs written out
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The dead took their jobs. Nobody asked the dead.
- ~198 min
- 33941 words
- 14 branch points
- 7 endings
- 45 plays
industrial fantasypolitical dramaromancetragedyKesselgrad, Republic of Veyra, Smeltmonth 219 After Concord
industrial fantasyadult dramalabour strugglenecromantic industrylove trianglestrikeinstitutional rotgriefbody politicsslow burnworking classtragedy
Content notice (9)
- industrial disaster and graphic injury
- death, corpses and coerced postmortem labour
- body desecration and loss of bodily autonomy
- grief and death of a spouse
- exploitative contracts, poverty and institutional corruption
- addiction to pain medicine shown through consequence
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- violence may be graphic where earned
- bigotry by class and legal status shown through behaviour; no slurs written out
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Every green field has a drought with a name.
- ~195 min
- 37183 words
- 14 branch points
- 7 endings
- 47 plays
literary fantasypolitical dramaromancetragedySarranth highlands and Beruz, 318 Basin Reckoning; second-world canal age
second worldclimate fantasyadult dramawater politicslove triangleclass warinstitutional rotfamily betrayalfamineslow burntragedy
Content notice (12)
- engineered drought and famine
- class violence and forced migration
- graphic riot injury
- death from magical overwork
- hearing loss and fever
- dependence and withdrawal involving a fictional fever tincture
- institutional corruption
- imprisonment and coerced informing
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- family betrayal
- food insecurity
- bigotry shown through behavior and consequence; no slurs written out
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Every promise leaves a mark. Hers was hidden for twenty years.
- ~190 min
- 32025 words
- 13 branch points
- 7 endings
- 43 plays
literary fantasylegal dramaromancepolitical tragedyCauldmere, 712 After Anchor; early mercantile-industrial second world
second worldlegal fantasyadult dramalabor strikebody horrordebt bondagelove triangleinstitutional rotslow burnmercantile republictragedy
Content notice (11)
- debt bondage and coerced labor
- graphic injury and amputation
- medical trauma
- euthanasia
- addiction and withdrawal
- institutional violence
- pregnancy and an offscreen newborn as stakes
- food insecurity
- sexual content implied, cuts away
- death and grief
- bigotry shown through behavior and consequence; no slurs written out
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