Betweenside

Betweenside is interactive Gothic fiction set in interwar Cornwall. As the family lawyer, you sort the belongings of a dead patriarch among the intended recipients: the late sister’s children who inherit his worldly and unworldly possessions, along with the fate of the family. The story unfolds in the uncle’s private chambers, where the objects reveal the mystery of the family’s demise and the room seems to have intentions of its own.

Explore the chambers

You wander through a small, detailed space where nearly every object tells a story about the uncle or his family. A failing lighter is all that stands between you and the dark.

Rewrite the story

You rewrite the tale as you play, changing the past and seeing those changes alter your surroundings as you try to survive the present. Betweenside is a short story about power and legacy, inspired by Gothic fiction, particularly the works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and H. G. Wells.