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Every Word Counts

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Six strangers. One room. No escape.

When Eli Voss and five others wake up in a crimson-walled chamber, seated around a single oak table, they quickly realize they are part of a deadly psychological experiment. Under the watchful eye of an unseen manipulator known only as The Eye, every word they speak, every choice they make, could be their last.

Suspicion runs high, alliances shift, and secrets unravel as the participants are pushed to their limits. Who can be trusted? Who will survive? And what is The Eye really testing...?

In a game where lies are lethal and silence can be deadly, only one thing is certain: the last to speak may be the first to die.
**TW: Psychological manipulation, Mature language, verbal abuse, death/violence, paranoia/anxiety.All Rights Reserved

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The Final Evaluation

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