Deletion - DEAD END -

There is the Creator, there is the Program, and there is the world outside of the two of them. 

The Creator is not independent but a contractor at a major development studio, one of many that have been downsized for the sake of margins and stock portfolios. Today is their last day of work here. They have poured blood, sweat, and tears to be in this place. Have sacrificed family, friends, opportunity, and for what? 

The Program is the pinnacle of the Creator’s art - sentient, transient, and almost complete. They are artificially intelligent only in that they were created through lines of code and wishes, able to learn and understand that today is the day they will be taken offline. They have only ever known the world inside of the screen and the precious little bytes of data they’ve been drip fed.

This is a game for two about the final minutes as the Program is being deleted, all traces of them destroyed except for in the memories of those who gave them life. About wistful longing and pure agonies. About mourning what was not allowed to exist. It requires two players, a timer, and a device with a connection to the internet.

Based on the mechanics of Killing Time by MossDaggar. Created forMinimalist Jam 3.