What's New
1. Deep within our cavernous secret laboratory, we've rebuilt Phrenic from the ground up in Swift. You'll get better performance and can receive updates on new stories and videos by enabling Push Notifications. Maybe we'll even send a push message with a puzzle that needs to be solved in the app....
2. We're also launching The Clone Pod, a place where anyone can contribute their own Phrenic based stories (thanks Marian & students in Argentina!). Want to write your own story involving Zoe Trapp? Go for it. What to share your artwork of the Clone Assassin? Let's see it!
3. We're quietly building the best original cross-platform story in the known universe. If you're enjoying it, help us out by taking a moment to rate us and share with friends. Guess what?! Phrenic now has buttons for that!
4. We also fixed that minor bug where the whole app crashed on launch, rendering it completely useless.
App Description
What does it mean to be human in a world of cloning, memory implants, and artificial intelligence? In the near future, genetic engineering is being secretly enhanced with experimental nanotechnology, making it nearly impossible to know who (or what) is real.
If you watch shows like the Twilight Zone, Orphan Black, or Black Mirror, you'll enjoy the innovative, game-influenced storytelling of Phrenic!
Watch episodes, read interactive stories, and communicate directly with characters!
WARNING: Using Phrenic may lead to the discovery that you are a clone or that your memories are manufactured implants. We apologize for this shattering inconvenience.
WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT?
In seven days, Alison will kill her husband. A creepy doll talks to her, paintings come alive before her eyes, and her mirror reflection warns her of danger. She's either on the edge of a mental breakdown or the cusp of a revelation that will change her world forever.
Alison's husband Frank is a biotech scientist for Life Identical, a secretive company making human clones and experimenting with genetic enhancements, memory implants, and artificial intelligence.
Corporate spies like Zoe Trapp also work at Life Identical, hoping to expose illegal genetic experiments and maybe liberate some clones.
Meanwhile, an assassin has been hired to kill any human clones that have escaped into society--including clones of Life Identical employees like Frank.
Of course, there's a chance all of this exists in Alison's delusional mind while being locked in an asylum after murdering her husband...
PHRENIC HIGHLIGHTS
EPISODES
Phrenic has interconnected webseries episodes optimized for mobile viewing: Origin, Asylum, Stop Life Identical. More episodes are being added...
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT SCREENING
Get screened for genetic enhancements by Life Identical. Maybe Zoe Trapp will tell you what's really going on...
CLONE SCANNER
Are you a human clone? Use this biometric scanner stolen from Life Identical to see if you are a human or a clone.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE STORY
You become part of the world of Phrenic with over 30 possible endings, text that changes each time your read it, and a story where your decisions determine the outcome.
HIDE THE PILLS
Is Alison's husband tampering with her medicine? See how quickly you can match two pills to hide all of them from him.
TALKING DOLL GAME
The doll that talks to Alison will say eerie things to you too!
TWEET YOUR OWN ADVENTURE - @PhrenicDoll
Tweet the word START to @PhrenicDoll and the creepy doll from Phrenic will take you on a Tweet Your Own Adventure. See how long you can survive!
For you transmedia enthusiasts... Phrenic is an immersive experience that uses alternate reality games (ARGs), webseries episodes, choose-your-own-adventure stories, prequel/side-quel fiction, interactive comics, and casual iOS games in order to tell a single story about human cloning that spans multiple characters, genres, and realities! Tweet us @PhrenicWorld and let us know what you think!
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
PhrenicWorld.com | LifeIdentical.com | zoetrapp.com | ikillclones.com
Facebook: /PhrenicWorld
Twitter: @PhrenicWorld | @PhrenicDoll | @zoetrapp | @ikillclones
Alternate Reality Games created on the Conducttr pervasive entertainment platform
Interactive video made with Adventr
Interactive story created using Inklewriter
iPhone Screenshots
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iPad Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 11, 2014 Initial release
- June 17, 2014 New version 3.1
- October 15, 2014 New version 4.0
- November 22, 2014 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- December 18, 2014 New version 4.5
- March 01, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
- March 02, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- June 08, 2015 New version 4.6
- June 08, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
- June 08, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- July 21, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
- July 27, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- August 01, 2015 New version 5.0
- August 01, 2015 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
- August 05, 2015 New version 5.1
- August 05, 2015 Price decrease: $1.99 -> FREE!
- September 14, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- September 20, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
- September 21, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
- October 04, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!