Lifeline (Series)

Lifeline: Choose Your Own Adventure Series

A video game series by 3 Minute Games, where player choice guides the story in tense life-or-death situations.

What is Lifeline (Series)?

Lifeline is an interactive storytelling video game series developed and published by 3 Minute Games. The first game in the series was released in 2015. The defining concept of the Lifeline games is that they play out in real-time, with the protagonist sending the player messages and the player responding by choosing how the protagonist should react or what they should do next.

In the original Lifeline game, the player receives a call from an astronaut named Taylor stranded on a moon base. Taylor begins messaging the player, and the story unfolds through these messages. The player can choose responses to guide Taylor through survival. The game continues even when the app is closed, with Taylor sending updates and continuing the story. This real-time concept leads to a strong sense of connection between player and character.

Later Lifeline games have expanded the concept with different protagonists and scenarios, while keeping real-time messaging as a key gameplay mechanic. For example, Lifeline: Silent Night puts the player in contact with a survivor after a deadly disease outbreak. Lifeline: Halfway to Infinity features a protagonist encountering extraterrestrial life on an isolated moon base. Across the series, the games have focused on creating engaging stories that the player feels invested in through the direct conversations with characters.

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