“Which one? The man? He shot first. Check his weapon hand. Powder burns on the palm—that’s defensive, not offensive. But you already know that.”
Your mission: Extract the location of a lost artifact called the —rumored to control a global surveillance network. Vanguard claims Lara is a terrorist. Lara claims Vanguard murdered her father.
Claustrophobic, intellectual cat-and-mouse. Think Mindhunter meets Zero Dark Thirty with Tomb Raider lore.
(looks at chains, then at you, almost amused) “That’s not a question, Marcus. May I call you Marcus? Your file says you prefer ‘Agent Thorne,’ but given the circumstances, I think we’re past formalities.”
Logline In a soundproofed black site, a disgraced intelligence agent has eight hours to break the world’s most famous archaeologist. But as Lara Croft turns every question back on her interrogator, the line between captive and captor begins to dissolve—revealing a conspiracy that both of them are already inside. 1. Core Concept Genre: Psychological thriller / Interactive drama (first-person perspective as the interrogator, third-person cutaways to Lara)
Your target: , captured 72 hours ago in Istanbul, after breaking into a restricted dig site linked to a dead Vanguard operative.
(Pause. She leans forward slightly.)
PC / consoles (single-player, 4-6 hours) 2. Story Premise You play Agent Marcus Thorne (customizable name/gender), formerly of MI6’s elite interrogation unit. Disgraced after a whistleblower scandal, you now freelance for a private intelligence firm called Vanguard Shield .
You are not torturing Lara Croft. You are talking to her. And she is much, much better at this than you are.
You have eight hours. One room. No physical abuse permitted (company policy). Just your wits, a dossier, and a live feed watched by people you cannot see.
If time hits zero without the Key’s location, Lara is released (bad ending) – or worse, she walks out free while you are arrested. Midway, Lara gives you a numeric code to a safety deposit box in Zurich. Entering that code in the dossier’s terminal unlocks a hidden backdoor into Vanguard’s own files. This is a test : using it proves you distrust your employer. Not using it proves you are a company man.
