CONSORTIUM
Interdimensional Games Inc · 2014 · RPG, Sci-fi, Adventure, Indie, Action
PC
Mostly Positive76% · 592
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Investigate a murder aboard a futuristic starship while navigating diplomacy, deception, and danger in this branching narrative where your every choice reshapes the story and the crew's fate. With over 4,000 lines of voiced dialogue, complete freedom in how you approach conflict, and a living, reactive world that adapts to your decisions, CONSORTIUM delivers a deeply personal interactive mystery that unfolds uniquely for each player.
Game One of the iDGi-1 Trilogy.
A murder mystery, on a plane, in the future.
CONSORTIUM is an interactive narrative experience, first and foremost.
The story begins in our world - the "real world" - where we here at Interdimensional Games have developed a satellite (iDGi-1) capable of opening a digital rift through time and space. Anyone with an internet connection can travel through this rift and awaken within an alternate dimension from our own - the "game world" - in the year 2042.
A murder mystery, on a plane, in the future.
CONSORTIUM is an interactive narrative experience, first and foremost.
The story begins in our world - the "real world" - where we here at Interdimensional Games have developed a satellite (iDGi-1) capable of opening a digital rift through time and space. Anyone with an internet connection can travel through this rift and awaken within an alternate dimension from our own - the "game world" - in the year 2042.
- The first of a planned trilogy, CONSORTIUM contains a fully resolvable arc entirely aboard Zenlil, it plays like a "bottle episode" of Star Trek with you being part of the cast.
- Immerse yourself in an interactive story taking place entirely aboard the C-3800-D "ZENLIL" Consortium Command vessel on December 21st, 2042...
- Built with a modified version of the SOURCE engine, explore ZENLIL, a living and highly interactive environment with complete freedom and agency. Includes turbulence and non-scripted decompression events!
- Engage with a cast of over 20 people in innovative and life like conversation. Over 4,000 lines of fully voiced dialogue, each choice changes how they think about you. Or choose not to engage with them at all and never speak a word!
- Experience an all original orchestral score by award winning composer Jeremy Soule
- Act as detective investigating an on-board murder, while simultaneously playing peacemaker to a large band of mercenaries who seem to want YOU dead. Or play diplomacy with a smoking barrel, and let the tragedies continue to mount.
- Dive into a world with well over 150,000 words of back-story and lore, where everything you read, see, speak, or hear relates to the story and characters, and everything is there for a reason.
- A highly original energy based inventory system with original sci-fi weapons, gadgets and armor.
- The story unfolds based largely on your actions. You may use diplomacy and talk your way through the entire game - never shooting anyone! OR, decide to use deadly or non-lethal force.
- Forge lasting relationships with the crew of ZENLIL, and alter the course of the story through your actions. Your choices will change your play experience, and subsequent playthroughs offer the chance to make different decisions and see all new outcomes.
- Regardless of what you choose to do or not, the experience always moves forward, adapting seamlessly to YOU.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Bad game : poor design, bad choices from the developers, lack of rhythm, ridiculous combat system. There are some good ideas but it goes off in all directions. The execution is not great. This is definitely not worth it.4 found this helpful
Boring1 found this helpful
Very boring game :( pacing is glacial.
Real cool concept, though quite short. Have not checked out the remastered version yet.
CONSORTIUM is one of the most ambitious and unconventional science-fiction RPGs released in the indie gaming scene, blending immersive simulation mechanics, nonlinear storytelling, philosophical themes, and first-person roleplaying into an experience that feels genuinely experimental. Developed and published by Interdimensional Games Inc., the game places players aboard a futuristic aircraft called the Zenlil in the year 2042, where they suddenly awaken inside the body of Consortium officer Bishop Six. Instead of treating the player as a standard protagonist, the narrative openly acknowledges the existence of the player as an outside consciousness inhabiting another human being. This unusual premise immediately gives the game a distinct identity and creates a constant feeling of psychological uncertainty throughout the entire experience. The setting itself is one of the game’s strongest aspects. Humanity has supposedly moved beyond many of the political and environmental disasters of the modern era, with a global peacekeeping organization known as the Consortium replacing traditional militaries and attempting to maintain worldwide stability. However, beneath the appearance of peac…
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