The Pattern

You are a scholar. Each night you run experiments. Tools placed around a subject, configurations tested, results recorded in a journal that starts to fill faster than expected.

The subject responds. Not randomly — there are rules here, consistent ones. Your journal fills with sigils: geometric figures that grow night by night. They follow certain esoteric rules. Reading them feels like almost understanding something.

Almost.

What the prototype contains:

• Small bursts of active gameplay in the form of the night sequences, followed by light narrative exploration in between
• Progressive reward and difficulty
• 5 distinct outcomes across 2 diverging paths
• A sigil system built on a node/edge graph, allowing for a curved mechanical mastery
• Written content that shifts as the experiment progresses
• No music, placeholder graphics

What it needs:

• Sound and music
• Proper artwork
• More nights

Feedback and criticism welcome. If you work in audio or art and find the project interesting, I'm open to conversation.

Free to play. Donation optional.