Clearnet Paranoia

In an eponymous essay from 2021 Moving Castles articulated a deep angst towards the rise of a parasitic, hyper-centralized “metaverse”. In Clearnet Paranoia the players get pushed forward by an inescapable urge to exit such a disaster scenario. Scattered quotes from the essay guide them into three wretched game worlds, and help them navigate herds of psychotic CEOs, influencers alienating in a dark forest and a teknival-esque Moving Castles’ rave.