Anonymous;Code

Anonymous;Code is a visual novel set in 2037 Nakano, Tokyo, where pro hackers Pollon Takaoka and his best friend Cross Yumikawa take jobs wherever the area has escaped the “Sad Morning” disaster of February 6th, 2036. Pollon says he is going to “elope,” despite being single, and encounters Momo, a mysterious girl in a place no one is supposed to be. When assailants chase them, Pollon receives the Save & Load app, which lets him save data and start over as in a video game.

A world of conspiracies

Pollon’s encounter with Momo draws him into plots involving Cicada 3301, a mysterious genius hacker who organizes seemingly impossible “Quests”; the Gaia Institute, which has reactivated an earth simulation that was supposed to be frozen; and thugs from the Vatican’s “513 Holy Office,” who work behind the scenes. As Pollon faces these forces, he becomes caught up in a major event that shakes the world. The story follows hackers trying to rewrite the future, with reality’s many branches and the fate of the world at stake.

Hacking the story

The Player and Pollon work together to determine the story’s outcome. You advise Pollon on when to save and load, while your choices and his actions shape what happens.

The Hacking Trigger is an interactive system for branching the scenario. Rather than following a conventional story system, you use your judgment and the Hacking Trigger command to help Pollon decide when to load and change the future.