B.I.N.D.

B.I.N.D. is a choice-driven visual novel set in a near-future prison, where a new system changes the relationship between guards and prisoners. Chips implanted in everyone at the prison link through physical contact, allowing guards to monitor prisoners around the clock. The system is intended to establish an absolute hierarchy, but the story follows the resulting love-hate drama among three people: a new guard, a prisoner and a senior guard.

The characters

Rosa, the protagonist, is an elite guard in her early twenties with a strong sense of justice. Serious and hardworking, she tries to avoid mistakes and sees the job as a step toward a higher career. She keeps a cool, mature distance from others, though she is naive about what she believes is right and is, at heart, an ordinary young woman.

Rain is a prisoner in his late twenties with a talent for hacking and a background researching small drones in college. Friendly and bright, he can seem simple-minded and be underestimated, but he is intelligent, observant and slow to trust. He stays loyal to people he trusts, will risk his life to protect those he cares about, and may do wrong in pursuit of justice or for someone else.

Cielo, also in his late twenties, is Rosa's senior, educator and chief warden. He oversees both prisoners and guards, and guides Rosa with a calm, mild manner. A few years earlier, he was selected as one of the guards to test the new prisoner-management system. He is kind to colleagues but becomes ruthless and merciless toward prisoners.

Choices and endings

You make choices that can change the story, and can replay it to reach the ending you want. The scenario is equivalent in length to three light novels and has four different endings, alongside 16 illustrations. The game is a simple, novel-style adventure.