Saeva, a socially anxious teenager, finds himself trapped in a building along with 13 other young adults. They are all accused of being criminals and are told the only way to escape is by proving their worth and potential for improvement.

Saeva is fairly confident he’s innocent, but can the same be said about everyone else?

Artificial Selection is a mystery visual novel with escape game/puzzle sequences. Be prepared to do a lot of clicking and potentially use your brain.

• Solve escape room puzzles!
  Build a sense of solidarity with the other participants by overcoming various tasks together. (For visual novel-purists, there is an option that lets you skip the most challenging puzzles.)
• Dive deep into the psychology and philosophy of 14 different (supposed) criminals!
  What led them to do what they did?
• Prove your debate skills!
  The majority decides who gets left behind, so it’s up to you to convince them who that is. Change the tides of a debate by strategically attacking or defending the right opponents.
• Is love in the air, or is it just the fear of imminent death?
  (Almost) every character has bisexual romance options, but you can freely control which pairings end up together.

MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION

The developers describe the content like this:

This game touches upon topics that may be upsetting for some people, including but not limited to: Political violence, mental trauma, and death.