A schoolteacher wakes to find his entire life is missing from public record. His bank account, his health care, his credit cards are all frozen when the government declares him to be a non-person. As he takes the steps necessary to pull his life back together, he becomes aware of nefarious forces that have conspired against him. The truth, it seems, is rarely pure and never simple.
Conspirocracy starts in an exaggerated, highly-bureaucratic re-imagining of Toronto, Canada. Medical droids serve as gatekeepers between patients and doctors. The activities of beggars and buskers are regulated and tasked. Airport security is taken to an more extreme, disconcerting level. As the player, you will have your work cut out for you finding what you're looking for when the system is stacked heavily against you.
This game is already in beta-testing, and a launch date is anticipated for mid-November.
If, and only if, you love us enough that we are able to hit our $5000 target, we're going to celebrate together by adding a whole selection of possible epilogues to the game based on the choices you have made previously. It'll be like Fallout, only you don't need to worry about your faithful dog running into a super-mutant army (unless that's the ending you choose). You'll want to play again and again to see the different ways the story can play out!
A complete story with a large cast of voiced characters, challenging puzzles and lots to see and do.
Unlockable achievements for players who discover the many easter-eggs hidden within.
A "stress" management system. Our hero has a weak heart and too many stressful incidents will elevate his blood pressure with dire consequences. As you explore, you will need to find ways to relax and keep from losing your temper.
Our hero carries a cellphone and a tablet with him wherever he goes. From any point in the game you can peruse a selection of apps that you have installed.
A dynamic hint-system that, if activated, will provide a nudge in the right direction when players get a little stuck.
Two different endings (with rumours of a secret third-ending for the dedicated explorer) based on two different perspectives you may have about the events surrounding the loss of your identity.
Conspirocracy was written for a mature audience. It features only the mildest of profanity, no sexual content and some violence.
(Sample gameplay video)
At this time, we can only guarantee that Conspirocracy will be released for the PC, but we note that work has already begun on developing a Mac-friendly port.
This is going to be a whole lot easier if we can bring in some support.
By supporting our project, you are not only getting a game, but half of the proceeds raised here for
this limited time initiative will be in support of the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
For almost 40 years, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has funded dozens of research discoveries to identify the causes of genetic forms of blindness. These discoveries have helped bring scientists to this very exciting time in vision research. Today marks the first time that a treatment exists to prevent vision loss and restore some vision for those with an eye disease called 'wet' age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - and the first time human trials exist to reverse blindness in certain patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
To reaffirm, we live in an age where restoring sight to the blind is a real possibility!
And what of the other half of your donation? This project was paid for largely out of our own pockets and if we hit our target, we can safely say we've broken even. Everything above our target will help us launch a larger and more ambitious adventure game, again for charity. If you're wondering where exactly your money is going to go, the following reference chart will be of use.
If you've come this far, but aren't able to contribute to the campaign with a donation, we hope that you will share awareness about what we're doing here with your friends on Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word!
We've pulled together the following sponsorship options for you to choose from!
Receive a digital copy of the game. You've just donated $5 to the FFB!
Receive a digital copy of the game, and the official 22-song soundtrack. You just donated $7.50 to the FFB!
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and art. We might even throw in some extras ;-)
Hey, you just donated $20 to the FFB!
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and a detailed 11 x 17" poster of the box art that you can mount on your wall to announce to the world how awesome you are.
You've generously donated $30 to the FFB!
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and a beautiful 11 x 17" poster, a behind-the-scenes book detailing the work that went into the game and have your name featured in the credits.
Wow, you just donated $50 to the FFB!
You get all that great stuff those donors above got, but more importantly, you get your likeness included into the game as a background character with spoken lines!
You just gave $100 to the FFB! Thank you so much!
You get everything above, but instead of a background character, you will have a statue detailing your name and your accomplishments as a bureaucrat featured in-game. The main character will read your story, as it appears on a plaque.
You just gave $200 to the FFB! Thank you so much!
On behalf of our team, and of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, thank you for believing in us and our project!
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Receive a digital copy of the game. You've just donated $5 to the FFB!
Estimated Shipping
November 2013
27 claimed
The Data Clerk
$11 USD
$15 CAD
Receive a digital copy of the game, and the official 22-song soundtrack.
Estimated Shipping
November 2013
15 claimed
The Bureaucrat
$29 USD
$40 CAD
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and art. We might even throw in some extras ;-) Hey, you just donated $20 to the FFB!
Estimated Shipping
November 2013
6 out of 300 of claimed
The Supervisor
$43 USD
$60 CAD
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and a detailed 11 x 17" poster of the box art that you can mount on your wall to announce to the world how awesome you are.
Estimated Shipping
November 2013
3 out of 200 of claimed
The Manager
$72 USD
$100 CAD
Receive the special-edition of the game and official soundtrack on a disk, complete with box and a beautiful 11 x 17" poster, a behind-the-scenes book detailing the work that went into the game and have your name featured in the credits. Wow, you just donated $50 to the FFB!
Estimated Shipping
November 2013
1 out of 100 of claimed
The Executive
$143 USD
$200 CAD
You get all that great stuff those donors above got, but more importantly, you get your likeness included into the game as a background character with spoken lines!
