Space Travel: Chronicles

Space Travel: Chronicles is a single-player pixel narrative about Rot, a high school student in a town where reality is unraveling. You investigate temporal anomalies and use dialogue choices to uncover the truth. The game focuses on psychological suspense and exploration, with no combat.

A town out of time

Unfamiliar objects appear in Rot’s room, while his mother insists he has a sister he met the previous year. Jiliya claims to be that sister, though Rot has no memory of her. Other mysteries include guitars that appear without explanation, packages from the nonexistent Xinghai City, legends of immortality from the year 2995, and a shadowy figure near an abandoned power plant.

The story also features the Guardians’ legend: ninety million years ago, Rainbow and Shadow clashed over the fate of broken timelines. At school, rumors circulate about the Vanished Five, the 500-Year-Old Student and a serial killer on the loose.

Choices and exploration

You shape Rot’s personality through more than 200 dialogue choices, including over 30 pivotal decisions. Responses can be cold, cooperative or aggressive, and choices affect how characters treat Rot. The main story remains linear, with one ending; choices can reveal hidden lore and NPC interactions.

You explore six areas, including home and school, and investigate more than 30 objects. These include plastic seaweed, a spray-painted golden toilet and giant figurines. Everyday tasks such as the “Breakfast Dilemma” also reveal surreal details. The game’s dark humor includes a repeatedly flushable golden toilet, Rot’s hatred of toast and hidden 10-yuan bills scattered around.

Chapters and length

Chapters 1 and 2 are complete and take about 3–5 hours to play. Chapters 3 and 4 are in development, with Chapter 3 titled “Laws of Time” planned as a free update.