Do you believe in the supernatural? Of course, in the age of modern technologies and horror culture it’s hard to really scare someone. All strange phenomena are well explained by science and we know that creepy zombies and demons in the movies are just actors with a lot of makeup. We keep believing that we’re in total safety and nothing like that can happen to us until we launch a game like the one played by the main hero of No Players Online.
This horror game is different from the rest because there are no usual elements of fear here. Nobody attacks us at the least expected moment, there are no horrible monsters and creatures from hell pursuing us. When it just begins, nothing at all bodes any danger. The hero finds an old video game, something like Quake, withs ads inviting him to play on one of the many free servers. Surely, it’s been a long time since the 90’s and most of the servers are already down with cheat codes. Except one that still seems to be going. What a luck, you think, and eagerly join in. But soon you realize that there is nobody else here. Just one other name, John, but since he doesn’t join the match you figure out he should be a bot.
What can one single person do on a vast map? Nothing except walking and looking. And that’s what you keep yourself busy with. The setting seems to be quiet and abandoned. But not for long. Strange, out-of-place things start going on. They aren’t really threatening, rather worrying. For instance, where can this uneasy music be coming from? It’s just a field and you haven’t seen any loudspeakers in the houses. Nevertheless, it keeps playing getting louder and more anxious when you plunge into murky hallways and ruined buildings. You think it should mean the threat is near and keep your arms ready to defend yourself. Against what? You don’t know. Making things even spookier, John starts typing messages urging you to leave the server and warning you that you’ll get in trouble if you don’t do that. Will you listen to him or keep exploring the odd game that seems to be brimming with some unexplainable power? Are you willing to put your life at risk for the sake of learning what it’s all about? Then put yourself together and prepare to face even more bizarre, thrilling events!
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