universal hologram

In a simulated universe, the citizens of a far-future Martian colony begin projecting their consciousnesses out of their bodies using astral projection techniques in the hopes that doing so will provide meaning, or at least entertainment, to their computer-generated lives.

universal hologram is a science fiction text-based game about consciousness, dreaming, suffering, and sand. 

it takes about an hour to play, and has numerous branching pathways and several distinct endings.

this version comes with a soundtrack and the source file. to play for free in a web browser, click here.

REVIEWS ARE IN FOLKS

"It's about a lot of things, and it's really good.... Whereas [Consciousness Hologram] was depressed and melancholic, [Universal Hologram] has this wild exuberance about it." -Autumn Chen

"nonsensical story... Most of the time I couldn't tell what was going on." -RadioactiveCrow

"what the fuck. what the FUCK. WHTA THE FUKC" -Anonymous

"Much of the game is about gaining different versions of ascended consciousness, mixed with what I'd call 'stoner-dude' conversations with a lot of profanity and 'woah man!' type of interjections... I liked the storyline, but didn't really care for our character, who had a lot of jerky options." -Mathbrush

"Universal Hologram... scintillates with an urgency that it shunts off into nervous laughter." - Kaemi