Subserial Network
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Subserial Network is a 2018 video game created by independent developer Effigy Softworks. Upon release, critics praised the game for its facsimile of early online digital spaces, and the exploration of themes around gender identity. The game received an Honorable Mention for the Nuovo Award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.
Subserial Network is a 2018 video game created by independent developer Effigy Softworks. Upon release, critics praised the game for its facsimile of early online digital spaces, and the exploration of themes around gender identity. The game received an Honorable Mention for the Nuovo Award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival. ==Gameplay== Players assume the role of an agent of CETUS, tasked with locating rogue synthetics who have strayed from their assigned role. Searching through the Meshnet, a facsimile of an early Internet browser, players can read messages and forum posts, and listen to music on a virtual media player. ==Development== Montreal-based director Matilde Park, who led the project and writing for the game, stated that the game's themes were shaped by life experiences, including their experience with gender-affirming surgery, and stated the game's premise was to facilitate "understanding" and "empathy". The game was developed in Twine. ==References== ==External links==
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