Subtext
What would you do if you got a text from someone you didn't know, who said they needed your help? Would you trust them? Subtext is an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that plays out in real time through real…
Subtext is an indie developed by William O'Connell, released 16 August 2018 on Web browser.
What Subtext is
Subtext is an indie game developed by William O'Connell and released in 2018. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on Custom built engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
What would you do if you got a text from someone you didn't know, who said they needed your help? Would you trust them? Subtext is an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that plays out in real time through real communications (text messages, phone calls, emails, etc.) that you receive from characters. You'll need to solve puzzles, break into systems, and use social engineering to unravel the story of a mysterious research facility and a person who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Subtext launched on 16 August 2018, within three weeks of Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition and The Messenger.
Released around the same time: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition, The Messenger.
Official trailer
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