Liquid

Liquid is a text-driven mystery adventure in which you investigate a woman's death through clues, conversations and choices. You play as Detective Todd, beginning in an empty casino beside a woman’s body lying in a pool of blood. You examine the scene, search for objects and follow your judgment as you investigate.

The mystery

After the Great Renewal, an energy-starved society lives under intertwined military, political and religious powers. The scholar Albert invents Prometheus, a machine that can turn anything into liquid fuel. Some hope it will change the world; others fear that people at the bottom of society will become its raw material. Some say Prometheus runs on human brains, while others call it a tool for Temple Bishop Jones to control people’s minds.

Albert’s partner, the actress Emma, dies under mysterious circumstances, and Todd investigates. Was she the victim of an experiment, a crime of passion or suicide? What connects her death to the machine? The story moves through rain-soaked streets and laboratories, with surreal science fiction and theatrical dialogue that uses absurdity and metaphor.

Three perspectives

You experience the mystery through Todd, Albert and Emma. Their investigations and your choices affect the characters’ mental states and what happens next, leading to different endings. The story is nonlinear, and objects, dialogue and contradictory details can change how you understand familiar events.

If an answer leaves you unsatisfied, you can investigate again. Look for details in objects, metaphors in conversations and information another character knows as you piece together the case. The characters’ accounts may not be trustworthy, and reality remains uncertain.