Artificial Selection

About

Artificial Selection puts you in the shoes of Saeva, a teenager who wakes up trapped with thirteen other people accused of crimes they cannot remember. You are part of an anti-death game where escaping requires surviving life-threatening puzzles and proving your worth. The gameplay mixes visual novel storytelling with escape room mechanics that force you to solve challenges while figuring out why everyone is here. You need to recover lost memories and figure out the motives of the other participants to avoid killing each other during the ordeal. The setting features a distant future where the death penalty is common, adding weight to every decision you make. Players have praised how the multiple routes change based on who you trust and what secrets you uncover along the way. The game handles the mystery of Saeva's forgotten past without relying on heavy exposition dumps. It feels tense because the stakes are high and the puzzles demand real cooperation among the group. Most users find the character interactions drive the experience more than the difficulty of the rooms themselves.

Storyline

Saeva, a socially anxious teenager, finds himself trapped in a building along with 13 other "Sinners". Their captors accuse them of being criminals and explain that the only way to escape is by proving their worth and potential for improvement. The only problem is... Saeva can't think of any crime he's supposed to have committed. How do you repent for something you can't remember doing? Help him recover his memories and unravel the underlying mystery — all while trying not to die!