Lockdown Protocol
A first-person social deduction game, combining real-time action and communication, 3 to 8 players. While most players will do their best to complete objectives and ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try to stop them at all costs, without getting caught.
What it feels like
Sustained pressure and edge-of-seat uncertainty as hidden enemies operate and are hunted. Players must distrust and suspect one another; anyone could be a disssident. Player communication is sincere argumentation and genuine social reasoning without irony.
What it's about
Hidden traitors within the group and a concealed plot drive paranoia and investigation.
How it plays
Communication and conversation are foregrounded as the primary tool for deduction, persuasion, and deception. Dissidents must blend in and hide their identity among cooperators to avoid detection. Cooperators must read behavioral cues, suspicion, and testimony to identify hidden dissidents.
How it looks and sounds
Explicitly first-person perspective as the core camera mode for action and communication.
How it's structured
The core gameplay loop pits informed dissidents against uninformed cooperators in direct adversarial conflict. Dissidents and cooperators play by fundamentally different rules, knowledge, and win conditions. Explicit team structure: cooperators vs. dissidents with coordinated, role-based win conditions.
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