: Decisions influence four invisible global values: Ecology, Prosperity, Health, and Peace.

: The impact of a player's choices is relayed through daily news headlines on a mobile phone, showing how small decisions (like sparing a scientist) can prevent or trigger global catastrophes.

: The core gameplay involves reviewing human profiles and stamping them for "Life" or "Death" based on daily quotas or specific instructions.

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: The game often highlights the "butterfly effect," where seemingly positive choices can lead to a "bad ending," such as an ecological apocalypse triggered by a single person being spared.

III. Philosophical Underpinnings: Existential Dread and Accountability