Thisisastoryaboutdyingandwhatitmeanstoletgo.Facedwiththeultimatechoice,tornbetweenyourlostlifeandanunknownfuture,willyoubeabletotaketheGrimReaper’shandandpassovertotheOtherSide?Orwillyoubedoomedtowandertheworldforever,weigheddownbythechainsofyourpast?
"TheGrimandI"isaunique155,000wordinteractivenovelbyThomBaylay,whereyourchoicescontrolthestory.It'sentirelytext-based—withoutgraphicsorsoundeffects—andfueledbythevast,unstoppablepowerofyourimagination.
Howwillyoureacttothediscoverythatyouaredead?WhentheGrimReaperoffersyouawayforward,willyoutakeit?Orareyoustillclingingtotheworldthatyouleftbehind?BeginthemostimportantconversationofyourafterlifeasyoutakeonDeathinastorythatwillredefinethemeaningofChoice;wherethegamereadsyouasmuchasyoureaditandwhereyourgreatestenemyisyourself.Challengeyourinstincts;fightyourtemptations;andembracethatmostprimaloffears.Chooseyourlife,yourlove,yourjobandthenmakethehardestchoiceofall-toletitallgo.
•Playasmale,femaleornon-binary;gay,straightorbisexual.
•Leaveyourbodyandbearwitnessortrytointerfereaslifecontinueswithoutyou.
•Meet,befriendandcustomiseyourownpersonalGrimReaper!
•Chooseyourperfectlife,andthenseeifyoucanchoosetoletitallgo.
•Identifyandovercometheunfinishedbusinessthatbindsyoutothisworld.Love,fear,rageorambition;yourchoiceswillrevealthetruth!
•Asthechainsbegintocoveryourbody,willyoubeabletofightfree,orwillyousuccumbtoyourvicesandstayhauntingtheworldforeternity?
•ForgeteverythingyouknowaboutinteractivefictionastheGrimReaperquestionsyourchoicesandchallengesyourmotives,blurringthelinesbetweenfictionandreality.
•ExploretheconceptofdeathandtheideasoflossandlettinggointhecompanyofyourGrimguide.