Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate - Episode I: False Awakening (2022)

The first episode of Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate, a sci-fi investigation VR game that continues the Chronos Universe series by developer MyDearest. In Episode I, you play as Special Supervisor Hal Scion, tasked with unraveling the mystery threatening to plunge the city into disaster. As a "variant human" who has the unique ability to both see into and alter the past, your unique skills are exactly what is needed now. There'll be menacing forces that will test your mental agility. Hide, Run, Sneak and escape from danger as you gather evidence. Then accuse the perpetrators in exciting courtroom sequences where you must prove their culpability even when they’re fighting you every step of the way.

Storyline

Artificial marine city, Astrum Close. Crime rate: 0.001%. In this idyllic metropolis, dreams are utilized to ensure crime is prevented before it even happens. The founder of this so-called paradise, Professor Albert Rumford, is killed in an unprecedented, theoretically impossible incident. Special Supervisor Hal is assigned to this extraordinary case and ordered to get to the bottom of the mystery. Why was the Professor murdered? What is going on in this perfect metropolis? Perceive past memories with the ability that lies in your left hand. As you get closer to the truth, you will plunge deeper into danger. The Clocktower that has lain still for 12 years. When the closing bell rings, the final seven days will begin.