NET ZERO: The Equivalent Exchange

"Survival is a mathematical certainty. Sacrifice is the only variable."

THE PREMISE

You wake up in a desaturated, misty void—a closed-off "Death Game" where the only guide is a flickering spotlight and an endless, checkered path. You are not a hero; you are a biological equation. In this cold, clinical experiment, you cannot grow stronger. You can only change. To move forward, you must adhere to the ultimate law of the universe: Equivalent Exchange.

THE MECHANIC: EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE

In NET ZERO, your body is a zero-sum system. You possess a finite amount of "Potential" distributed across four core attributes. To overcome a challenge, you must redistribute your soul in real-time.

STRENGTH: The mass required to shatter monoliths and break through heavy gates.

IQ: The neural processing power needed to solve laser grids and perceive hidden truths.

JUMP: The aerodynamic lightness required to clear the ever-widening voids.

SPEED: The raw adrenaline needed to outrun closing doors and siphoning fields.

THE TOLL OF THE GATE

The most dangerous attribute is your LIFESPAN. At the start, the clock is still. But if you lack the physical or mental stats to pay for an exchange, the Gate demands a higher price. Once you sacrifice your time to gain power, the countdown to entropy begins. From that moment on, every second is a debt that cannot be repaid.

KEY FEATURES

Dynamic Stat Trading: Sacrifice your speed to gain the bulk needed to punch through walls, or trade your intellect for the agility to clear massive pits.

The Debt of the Unprepared: Face randomized challenges that force "Forced Lifespan Trades" if your base stats are too low.

Eerie Death-Game Atmosphere: Experience a haunting environment featuring film-grain CCTV visuals, neon-tinted fog, and holographic sky patterns.

Visceral Consequences: Watch the world distort and the screen warp as you rewrite your biology. When the Lifespan hits zero, the experiment ends—and your physical form shatters into a thousand shards.

Endless Entropy: A procedurally generated path that gets faster, harsher, and more demanding the further you run.

THE CHALLENGE

How far can you go when every step forward costs a piece of what you are? Can you balance the scales, or will you reach the end of your time with nothing left to trade?

Welcome to the experiment. The Gate is open.