Fangame rec: Become Nothing

In my browsing of bookmarks, I'd seen this Detroit: Become Human fanwork around a couple of times, but I was under the impression that it was a ~1k choose-your-own-adventure about Connor voluntarily deleting parts of himself, and I never felt in the mood for that particular flavor of self-destruction.

But today I learned that I had completely misunderstood what it is!

Become Nothing by AbigailMoment is a fully interactive Twine game (or two) linked from its traditional text prologue, and it's about Connor investigating and struggling against a digital threat he doesn't initially understand. It's creepy and complex and heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious, and it's definitely much longer than a thousand words, even for just a single playthrough.

...I say, as someone who has played it over a dozen times today. And I'm so glad I did! According to the author's note (written in July 2019), there may eventually be a third chapter acting as a coda to the game, but even without it, I consider this work a fantastic story experience.

And I find myself really, really curious about which ending other players like best.

( Major spoilers for Become Nothing behind the cut! )

In conclusion: It's such a good game, people! It would be harder to play without at least a little canon knowledge, I'm pretty sure, but if you have that (or don't mind some trial and error) and you aren't unduly distressed by the premise, I wholeheartedly recommend it.