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Follow coins under the electric mist of a clouded starry sky. Discover hyper-links. Listen to the words both inside and outside your head. Seal your fate before the productivity machine in this interactive-essay-meets-walking-sim about technocapitalism and the things we lost along the way.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: alienmelon
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows

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