The Threshold

The Threshold – A Twine-Based Interactive Fiction Game

Overview

The Threshold is a gripping interactive fiction game developed using Twine, inspired by cult classics like Zero Escape and Danganronpa. Blending horror, psychological drama, and mystery with intense character-driven storytelling, the game offers a deeply immersive experience where every choice has weight, and survival is anything but guaranteed.

Genre & Style

While it features horror and adventure elements—blood, death, abduction—the heart of The Threshold lies in its characters. It explores their humanity, flaws, and bonds, pulling players into emotional and psychological depth. Its mature rating (+18) warns of strong themes including violence, explicit language, and substance use. This isn't horror for horror's sake—it's a twisted reflection of a decaying world and the fragile people trying to survive in it.

SYNOPSIS

In a bleak near future, society teeters on the edge of collapse. Mysterious disappearances plague the globe, and like countless others, you're taken, abducted, and thrown into a luxurious but ominous hotel. You wake up trapped with six strangers. There are no rules, only trials, and the looming question: Why you?

As you uncover clues and play dangerous games to survive, secrets begin to unravel. Who’s behind this deadly “Threshold”? What role do shadowy global organizations play in your capture? And what will you sacrifice to make it out alive—your morals, your sanity, or someone else’s life?

GAME FEATURES

Fully Customizable Protagonist

Choose your name, gender, pronouns, appearance, background, and personality. Your choices influence not just gameplay, but how other characters react to you.

Character Routes & Relationship Dynamics

Befriend or betray. Build trust or manipulate. Each of the six characters has their route filled with unique challenges, romance options, secrets to discover, and branching consequences.

Decision-Making Under Pressure

The game features logic-based trials, moral dilemmas, and branching narratives where your choices shape the story and who lives to tell it.

Thematic Duality: Save the World or Ruin It

You’ll be forced to question the world’s worth. Is it even worth saving? Will you be its reluctant savior… or its catalyst for destruction?

MAIN CHARACTERS

Each character in The Threshold is fully fleshed out, flawed, and hiding secrets. Your relationship with them could mean life or death.

Alix Holden (he/him)

Kindhearted, anxious, and selfless. A quiet soul with surprising courage when it matters most.

Camila Evans (she/they)

Optimistic and warm, Camila is the heart of the group—perhaps too soft for a world so sharp.

Han Taeri (they/them)

Gentle and enigmatic, Taeri’s calm demeanor hides a deeper sadness and unspoken truths.

John/Jane Doe (f/m, gender selectable)

Mysterious and cryptic, always watching. J seems to know more than they should. Friend, foe, or something entirely different?

Kayde Foster (he/him)

Charismatic and persuasive. A born leader—or a master manipulator?

Megan Cooper (she/her)

Sharp-tongued and fiercely independent. Trust doesn’t come easily to her—but maybe it should.

Why Play The Threshold?

If you enjoy morally complex narratives, slow-burning character relationships, and the constant tension of not knowing who—or what—you can trust, The Threshold delivers. It’s a story that doesn’t shy away from the ugly truths of survival or the beauty found in connection during catastrophe.

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