The game takes place in a single government building in real time over four hours the game advances without input from the player but almost all in-game actions can affect the game's story.The game is set in late 1987 within the same universe as White Paper Games' first title Ether One.The game doesn't have a health bar or energy system when the game needs to punish the player it does so by using up the player's time for example if a player is caught doing something they shouldn't they are taken to a security office and lose 15 minutes of game time which shortens the time available to achieve the main aim of the game obtaining knowledge.