<the machine and the flesh are one in the same>

an interactive story about a cryogenics facilities ai, forgotten in an archaic apocalypse, with 3 different endings.

CW; medical horror, body horror, existentialism, some descriptions of gore (yucky!!)

originally created in one month for the Themed Horror Game Jam #16

credits:

>music and sound by the lovely mrcool909090! You can find his soundcloud and kofi here!

>poem in poetry book is Plutonium Ode (1978) by Allen Ginsberg, originally published in the 1978 Journal for the Protection of All Beings, The CoEvolution Quarterly.

>artwork, writing, and code by me!

>5.5k words!

>this is a work of loose speculative fiction - I don't claim to be an expert on cryogenics - i just think its kinda spooky.

*updated with new ending 04/15/2024*

thanks for playing! <3

More information

Updated	23 hours ago
Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings)
Author	lesflaya
Genre	Interactive Fiction
Made with	Twine
Tags	Atmospheric, body-horror, Horror, medical-horror, Psychological Horror, Twine
Average session	About a half-hour

Development log

Major Update: Ending 2 Overhaul
Apr 15, 2024
Small update
Feb 23, 2024

Comments

Bean_bugs15 hours ago

Game was very interesting and far different from many of the other games I played and that's to its benefit as the way you paint a picture with your words makes it a completely unique experience. Looking forward to other games in the future if you make any!

Wynndigo423289 days ago (1 edit)

i loved the game. i got ending 3. i neeeed to see the other endings <3

lesflaya289 days ago

heyo!

There's 3 endings. Ending 1: Unknowing, Ending 2: Defective, and Ending 3: Understanding. Ending 2 imo is a little lacking, but I'm actually planning on updating it pretty heavily in the next few weeks if I've got some time! Ending 3 is the best ending imo.

Thanks so much for playing, glad you liked it!

Wynndigo423282 days ago (1 edit)

very much looking forward to it. been playing it on stream. will try to share link to vid here later <3

lesflaya282 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Wooo thank u sm! (: I'm actually updating it tomorrow, but yeah feel free to drop the link here , sounds rly cool!

Maha Deoh333 days ago

Very atmospheric game. Good job. I think this will be 1 of my favorite games.

lesflaya333 days ago

thank you! I'm so happy you like it <3

klaiis333 days ago

this was morbidly outstanding… i lovE this so much!! beautifully written <3

lesflaya333 days ago(+1)

omg thank u sm Kayden!<3