paper school · surreal horror · ensemble cast · school setting · anthropomorphic · bullying · student life · dark academia · group dynamic · indie game
**STORYLINE** ___ **The classroom faded into void. You jolted awake in an arcade, surrounded by slumbering peers.** *Pitch blackness gave way to neon lights. You rose, stepping over unconscious bodies until your hand struck a cold glass barrier.* **…** *Panic rose as you scanned the room. The machines loomed like skyscrapers. Above, a mechanical claw hung suspended. At your feet, buttons and a joystick mocked your small stature.* ___ **Trapped in a claw machine.** *Groans echoed as classmates stirred. Abbie, trembling, broke the silence.* Abbie - "Wh-What’s happening..?! W-Where are we?!.."