Netghost

Netghost is a crime drama visual novel about Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who turns to crime as he tries to protect his company and pay for treatment for his ailing sister, Vivie. The branching story has several paths and endings, and an in-game email feature lets you change its course.

Ian's investigation

Ian is a talented grey-hat hacker and a high-ranking cyber security engineer at Daikon Industries, an information technology company within a shadowy branch of a larger corporate conglomerate. He types in the encryption for top-secret software that Daikon is hired to guard, though he knows nothing about its details. When his boss tells him that the product has been cracked and posted anonymously online, Ian must find the leaker among his colleagues by any means available. Anyone in the workplace, from fellow coders to the janitor, could be responsible.

A sister in need

Ian earns a generous salary, but he and Vivie live from paycheck to paycheck. Vivie has been confined to a hospital bed for years with a bone-wasting disease, and Ian works overtime to cover her expenses and keep her happy. An expensive experimental treatment seems out of reach.

Into the criminal underworld

As Ian pursues the leaker, his life and career become entangled with the criminal underworld of Tri-State City. Opportunities to cut corners and make money could help him find a cure for Vivie, but they put his struggle to protect Daikon alongside his efforts to support his sister.