
The Story
A strange message beckons six strangers to Striving, an expansive megaplex city on Aballon, the planet of Machines. There, they gather in a neon-lit cafe, surrounded by androids and robots, to meet an old friend. The bartender brings them refreshmentsâand a holographic recording from their mutual acquaintance.
"Greetings, friends! If youâre watching this, itâs because Iâve experienced an unexpected shutdownâin organic terms, Iâm dead."
The discovery of their friendâs unexpected murder turns these strangers into a crew of unlikely investigators. To find the killer, theyâll need to outrun murderous robots, outwit clever foes, and analyze perplexing cluesâall while wondering if theyâre hunting the murderer, or if the murderer is hunting them! The streets of Striving can be an unforgiving place, and the investigators will need all their skills, resourcesâand no small amount of luckâto come out ahead, solve the murder, find the killerâs hideout, and bring them to justice!
Description
A strange message beckons six strangers to Striving, an expansive megaplex city on Aballon, the planet of Machines. There, they gather in a neon-lit cafe, surrounded by androids and robots, to meet an old friend. The bartender brings them refreshmentsâand a holographic recording from their mutual acquaintance.
"Greetings, friends! If youâre watching this, itâs because Iâve experienced an unexpected shutdownâin organic terms, Iâm dead."
The discovery of their friendâs unexpected murder turns these strangers into a crew of unlikely investigators. To find the killer, theyâll need to outrun murderous robots, outwit clever foes, and analyze perplexing cluesâall while wondering if theyâre hunting the murderer, or if the murderer is hunting them! The streets of Striving can be an unforgiving place, and the investigators will need all their skills, resourcesâand no small amount of luckâto come out ahead, solve the murder, find the killerâs hideout, and bring them to justice!












