ATLUS: ONLINE

Arlo is a recluse—though he'd argue otherwise.

He spends his days glued to his streaming setup, convinced that this is the year he'll make it big. So far? No returns on his up-and-coming streaming account. The games he plays are drawn out and majorly easy to beat. There's just been no good releases to challenge him.

Then a mysterious donor named ATLUS drops $1,000 into his stream with one request:

"Play my game."

A game Arlo has never heard of. But who is he to reject a challenge? He opens the file, puts on his dusty VR headset, and wakes up in a frozen wasteland.

The world is stunning. The mechanics are real. But hey... why is the logout disabled?

In a game with no way out, no ending, and pesky viewers upending his every move—can Arlo create his own ending?

-What to expect: Character driven, 2k-5k words per chapter, Plot heavy, Long series