A Paradox Between Worlds: IFComp Edition

It is the year 201X, and the Nebulaverse fandom is on fire. You are a teen online, and your safe place is about to be torn apart.

A Paradox Between Worlds is a game about fandoms, internet melodrama, and the stories we create for ourselves.

This is the version of the game that was submitted to IFComp 2021. The post-comp release is in progress.

The unofficial soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H12L5BbBrOxsiApjdvwBz

Reviews and Testimonials:

"A Paradox Between Worlds is a very powerful and sympathetic piece of work, and worth anyone’s time." - wisprabbit

"left me thoughtful and distressed... a masterpiece of technical work" - Mathbrush

"A love/hate letter to online fan communities." - dgtziea

"a quite astonishingly accomplished piece of interactive fiction" - Viv Dunstan

"In the despair, can you cling to each other, rebuild safety between each other? What happens when the online world proves as dangerous and hateful as the real world?" - kaemi

https://www.theshortgame.net/296-ifcomp-2021-part-3/