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MINISTRY OF TRUTH

The Archive Protocol

Your job is to correct the past. A perfectly normal first day at the Ministry. Work through surveillance, language, fear, and evidence in a game inspired by Orwell’s 1984.

What you need

Familiarity with 1984 helps. Keep the novel nearby if you have it. Choose the level of guidance that suits you.

How it works

9 decisions · 3 guidance levels. Solo play, no account. This game saves progress in this browser.

A question to take with you

When did being useful to the institution start to feel different from telling the truth?

Open game in its own tab

Your game responses stay in your browser. Use an alias if the game asks for a name. Print or save a report for yourself; nothing is submitted to me.