Athanasy

Athanasy is a text-driven visual novel set in the City, an underground refuge where humanity survives beneath the ruined Earth. You follow Josiah Kaviani, a young mathematician and statistician whose work on population records brings him face to face with inconsistencies in the City's systems.

Read dialogue and narration, then choose how Josiah responds and what leads he follows. The story explores a tightly controlled society and its strange biological technology through science-fiction and body-horror elements.

Choices lead into branching story paths and different endings. Revisiting routes adds new scenes and information about the City, while a fast-forward option lets you skip text you've already read.

Many supplied reviews praise Athanasy's unusual biopunk setting, its unfolding worldbuilding, and the way branching paths and distinct endings reveal more of the story. Players also frequently appreciate the art and soundtrack. Some reviewers found the opening confusing or slow, criticized the writing or translation, or felt that some choices had little effect.