How this open-world puzzle game classic helped us come to terms with human extinction by tapping into our thirst for storytelling
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Aye, robot Your android avatar comes online in a new Eden, with only a booming voice from on high for company. This is Elohim (a Hebrew word for God), who promises immortality in exchange for faith, on condition that you never climb the realm’s forbidden tower. Sure enough, within Elohim’s Ancient Rome- and Egypt-themed paradise, death in one of its puzzle spaces – which can come at the business end of an automated gun turret or exploding proximity drone – sees you quickly respawn.
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