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When I right-clicked to extract the files, my computer fans began to whir at a deafening pitch. A single folder appeared: /OUTSIDE/ .

I lunged for the power button on my PC, but the screen didn't go dark. Instead, a new window popped up over the game. It was a WinRAR diagnostic message:

Inside was a lone executable file titled VISIT.exe . I launched it. The screen went black for five seconds before a low-resolution, first-person view of a suburban house materialized. The graphics were photorealistic but "off"—the lighting was too static, and there were no birds, no wind, no sound at all. Facade.rar

I pulled the plug from the wall. The monitor stayed on for three seconds longer than it should have. In those three seconds, the red room on the floor plan expanded to cover the whole screen, and a final bit of text scrolled across:

I moved the mouse. I could walk around the perimeter of the house. It was a beautiful Victorian, but as I circled it, I realized something: there were no doors. Only windows. The Facade When I right-clicked to extract the files, my

I walked up to a window on the ground floor. Looking inside, I saw a perfectly rendered living room. A television was on, flickering with gray static. A half-eaten meal sat on a coffee table. Steam was still rising from a cup of tea.

I looked at my monitor, and the house in the game was gone. In its place was a floor plan of my own apartment. One room was highlighted in red: the one I was currently sitting in. The Closing Instead, a new window popped up over the game

A sharp, digital screeching filled my ears. The tea in the game spilled. The static on the TV in the game suddenly resolved into a live feed of the back of my own head.