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interest check

welcome, poor unfortunate souls.

You’re looking for something. You’re not sure what. You don’t know the shape, color, sound, or feel of it—but you know that it’s out there. Out here in this place that you’re introduced to as Purgatory. The shadows around you coalesce into mazes and the walls seem to whisper. Strangers are in the same circumstances as you and yet none of you seem to know any better than the other. All you can agree on is one thing: you cannot—no, that’s not quite right. You refuse to leave without whatever you came here to look for.

Now you just need to figure out exactly what that is.

game info.

Welcome to Purgastory, a six-ish week invite-only short-term game that will be focused on character arcs and relationship building. The game will have an assortment of themes floating around that will handle the unpacking of trauma, engaging in self-reflection, and pursuit of the betterment of the self… or not! You can, in fact, get worse! We’re not the boss of you. Characters will arrive to Purgatory with the memory that they came here to look for something, but do not remember what. They can only hope that engaging with the assortment of mazes that appear each week will bring them closer to what they seek. The mystery will be unraveled gradually over the weeks, and character choices will determine the personal resolution that they come to by the end of the game runtime.

Weekly mazes will have horror elements with an emphasis on character exploration and relationship building. That said, we’re also not going to tell you that you can’t get a little silly! The game—and Purgatory—is what you make of it.

Hope you find what you’re looking for in our little slice of Unknown.

More information will be found in our Game Information and Frequently Asked Questions pages. A note for those considering multiple characters is that while at game start, we will ask that you only app one character, there may be the opportunity to app an additional character midway through the game.

When you have a second, please join our Discord using the invite that was sent to you! We look forward to playing with you!

upcoming dates.

Applications Open: Today!

Test Maze: Friday, October 31st (ooh spooky)

Applications Close: Monday, November 10th

Opening Game Log: Friday, November 14th

interest check form.

If you plan on joining us, please complete the form below! Please also feel free to mix, mingle, comment to other folks and shitpost as you do.

Player Name: who are you?
Likelihood of Joining: what are the vibes? are you coming to the fckhouse?

Character Considerations: which poor soul is coming to purgatory?
Questions: do you have any burning questions not covered in the faq? ask away!

Other: you may give us a meme if you so choose, this is a free space

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player Name: dana
Likelihood of Joining: i forgot i asked this question about the fckhouse. well. it is my fckhouse.

Character Considerations: Soo-won from Akatsuki no Yona........................................ i'm sorry bc i might be actively crying depending on where we are in the finale chapters. handcuffs val to me

but there's a good chance i'll bring Tobari from Illusion of Itehari later in the game if i'm not dying
Questions: AAAAA WILL YOU ALL HAVE FUN? I HOPE SO I'M SHAKING

Other: i have no meme i have two irl engagements today and i was like sure i'll put up interest check actually. WELCOME TO HELL WELCOME TO HELL

imagine i swerve last second and leave you hanging at the altar

I WOULD BE CRYING FOR TWO REASONS BUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SAY I DON'T DESERVE IT

i've changed my mind, i will only be apping hak if you let me kill him

STOP KILLING MY HAK ONLY ONE OF US IS ALLOWED TO DIE AND YOU KNOW IT

soo-won dies in canon and hak dies in-game, i think that would be lovely balance (pleading)

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can't believe i have to catch up on AnY before this game starts just so i know how sad i have to be

YOU HAVE TO READ AND LIVEBLOG IT TO ME AND VAL.... IDK WHO ELSE IS CAUGHT UP... MAYBE ARA AND ZARA......? BUT WE NEED A FUCKIN SUPPORT GROUP

THAT DOESN'T FILL ME WITH CONFIDENCE

be strong.......... be strong.........................

HI YINING AND DANA

i love u soo-won my clearly distant relative as shown by our names... AND I LOVE YOU TOBARI!!!!! UR TOBARI ERA IS SO FUNNY

please leave me alone, I say, too lazy to log out on mobile

no it is bc u are attached to his cute icons... just like me

JUST LIKE YOU?

looks at you

looks at tobari

Did you play

DON'T USE THE BADTOUCH ICON ON ME??? sprays him with a hose

but mayhaps...... I am currently a humble ten hours in... is it a jumpscare if you know there'll be a jumpscare

HELPPPPP ok my fav cg icon then (not even in the base game)

this is so funny TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN YOU ARENT GROGGY are you on tobari’s route first