The Numbers Game
You are Four. You do not remember your name — everyone just calls you “Four” and nothing else. You don’t remember anything about your life before you woke up in a dark cell. All you know, is that you’ve done something terrible and you’ve been given a chance to atone — along with three other so-called ‘monsters.’ Your goal? To do anything the higher ups tell you to — or face the consequences. Supposedly, you’re all using your ‘evil’ talents to do ‘good.’ Your talent? You can see another person’s memories by touching them. The catch? You’re closer to death every time you do that.
You’ve worked together with this group for years, yet you remember nothing about your colleagues. Zero — the leader of your little group — always looks at you with so much pain it seems tangible. One — the wildcard — seems to hate every single thing you do, and Three — the brains — is especially bitter when it comes to you. Five — the heart — seems to avoid you, for an unknown reason. And Two? No one mentions Two, but you can feel that something horrible has happened to them. The question is, what?
FEATURES:
- Customise your MC; gender, appearance, abilities, weapon of choice, expertise, and more.
- Gender selectable ROs; all of which can be in a polyamorous relationship
- Enter your villain OR anti-hero era; destroy the government, or two.
- Use your powers for good; or evil, because who needs morals with friends like these?
THE ROMANTIC INTERESTS:
Zero | The Martyr | The Team Leader
Caring yet ruthless leader of your team. Why do they look at you with so much pain? What were you two to each other?
One | The Wildcard | Explosives Expert
Unpredictable and abrasive explosives expert. They hate you with every inch of their being. Why? What have you done?
Three | The Philosopher | Strategist
Analytical and cold strategist. The sight of you alone makes them grimace with bitterness. What did you forget?
Five | The Lover | Tech Support
An almost gentle, quiet technology expert. Every time you're near, they seem to just blend into the background. Have you hurt them in the past?
The Numbers Game will be a +18 game (rated M) for:
Abuse (mental, emotional, verbal, physical), Alcohol, Alcoholism (mentioned, implied, referenced), Blood, Bones, Car accidents, Child abuse (mentioned, implied, referenced), Corpses, Death/dying, Decapitation, Domestic abuse—physical, verbal, emotional (mentioned, implied, referenced), Drug use (mentioned, implied, referenced), Explosives, Forced captivity, Graphic content, Guns and gun violence, Hostages and hostage situations, Kidnapping, Knives, Mature language, Mental health issues (PTSD, depression, sensory overloads, and many more), Murder and attempted murder, Needles, Poisoning, Police brutality, Scars, Self-harm, Serious injury, Smoking, Suicidal thoughts, Terrorism, Torture, Trauma, Unhealthy coping mechanisms, Unhealthy relationships, Violence, Vomit
Development log
- Chapter 1 releaseJun 26, 2022
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Why do i do this to myself
I always read IFs that were dropped and not updated in years, just like Mind Games which i fell in love just like i fell in love with games from Lin, now lemme just cry my heart out
Man, still no update? sad.
THIS WAS TOO INTERESTING NOOO
OH god here I go again, trying the forgotten wip. I love pain..
I love itt but- 😭😭
LAST UPDATE: 2022... :")
The chapter was so engaging and introduced the Numbers quite well that it made me want to read more, but omg, this seems to be completely abandoned now 😔 Suffering from such “abandoned = no update for years” fate of good IFs but I hope the author is doing okay at least.
gimme it!
this was so good, so sad it was abandoned
shame it was abandoned
OMG, IT WAS????
The author Lin hasn't updated her Tumblr or announced anything or gave any updates for Numbers or Saints and Sinners so it very may well be abandoned.
Most WIPS on Twine and COG thread die unfortunately.
Awwww, ok
Does anyone know when will it be updated
yeah it's abandoned
I enjoyed this a lot. I hope we get an update sometime, but take your time!
Posted a comment on here a year ago :( so sad we haven't gotten an update at all on itch to let us know what's going on... Hoping the author surprises us, but highly unlikely I know...
Even though it was short and probably will never get updated again- I enjoyed every second of this
Since this game is dead does anyone know any IFs similar to this
why do all of the good IF games have to be abandoned??
bruh
it's not, they mentioned taking a break due to certain reasons. I think the author was also working on another IF at the same time as this one too. Tumblr is usually where many authors post updates, if not that, then twitter. It's listed if you needed a link.
they promised it would be back in january. It's been 6 months past and counting.
in short, its abandoned.
well if it is, then it is. But they could be dealing with stuff so who knows? no problem
Dead or?
welp its dead
Anyone be willing to clarify something for me? This is second story I've seen that uses 'trimmed' as a hair length. Any Idea what is meant by that? I tried looking it up but all I could find is what I already know it as. An action or result of cutting back 'any length' of hair by a few inches. Is it meant to be like buzzcut or cropped which seems be missing from the list?
I belive it means just above/below the chin
I believe it means buzz cut hair.
omg, does this mean i can romance ALL of them ???
love it already! eagerly waiting for more♥️♥️♥️
Okay so, i have been with this game in my mind for WEEKS. REALLY GOOOD i really want to know what happened and what will happen! everybody already talked about it but i cant afford not to: THE CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION IS SO GOOD as a trans person with a vice on sweets I really got happy when i saw the options, same with the sensorial things, that is so cool??? i never saw that in games!! What we have so far is really good and im really looking foward to seeing more!
must read
i just completed the first chapter and i wanna know what happens
I just wanted to thank you for including "sweets" as a potential vice, never seen that before. :)
So I read this bc I enjoyed Sinners and Saints. First of all, the character creation is AMAZING, I wish all IF was like that. I really appreciated the attention to detail! As for the story itself, your writing is high quality, and the premise and characters are interesting
However, reading abt involuntary hospitalisation or similar isn't for me
I do want to emphasise that you're one of my favourite IF writers I've been lucky enough to stumble across :D
👀 love the 1st chapter, can't wait to read more
the character creation is so extensive it's insane omg. i'd give this a five star rating for customization alone. like, not even just appearance wise but covering so many options for trans ppl for example? i was pleasantly surprised to see all the things available! and also the things that your character can't handle, i.e. eye contact or loud noises? i need more of that in interactive fiction!! the concept is also so interesting i am extremely excited for what's next, you've got me hooked already aaaa
zero my beloved.. im already loving this aaa
.... where is two👀
Will there be more Numbers? I want more Numbers to number up.
can't wait for the update! ^^
hopefully the update will be released some time in August!
and i'll be here for it : D
THIS IS SO INTERESTING SO FAR
THANK YOU
How do you save? I love this so far :) when do you think chapter 2 will be released?
Hopefully you've found it by now, but if you look at the top, on the left, there's a button with a down arrow. That's the save menu.
I see there is a choice of game reference haha.
Three has nice tastes.
Of course they do ;)
THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING
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this is pretty interesting so far! loving everything about it. keep up the good work!
thank you! <3
Looking awesome!!
thank you!
Can't wait to see the follow up! Looking forward to your updates!
<3