Donutal description

Donutal: Your Judgment Decides Earth's Fate

You awaken in the year 2206 and find yourself aboard the International Space Port, Earth’s fragile gateway to alien contact. Crushed by an overwhelming debt, you take on the role of Chief Xeno Inspector—a job that sounds simple: admit the friendly, deny the dangerous. But a wrong call could spell catastrophe for all humanity. Donutal challenges you to weigh truth against deception as waves of visitors arrive from distant worlds. The future of Earth rests on your decisions, and your own chance to walk on solid ground again may depend on it.

How the game plays

- Group-based screening: you assess up to eight aliens at once, searching for patterns, inconsistencies, and red flags across their stories and credentials.

- Simultaneous interrogation: pull up to two aliens into the interrogation room at a time. The back-and-forth between them can reveal hidden motives and dangerous alliances.

- Conversation as the tool: there are no forms or paperwork—listen carefully to what each applicant says, who they suspect, and who they protect to craft your judgment.

- Chemistry matters: relationships, loyalties, and evolving dynamics influence how answers shift when others are nearby. Your choices may hinge on who stands beside an alien when a question is asked.

- A story shaped by your decisions: every verdict reshapes humanity’s future. The same incoming group can lead Earth toward security or disaster depending on the balance you strike.

Key characters

- DOLPHIN: your android assistant, delivering operational briefings and support, but lacking the authority to render final judgments.

- Martian: brutally honest and unable to lie, their candor can sting but is sometimes exactly what you need to see through deception.

- Pictor: wielding technology far beyond Earth’s, they are seen as potential saviors. When disaster looms, betting on them is rarely a mistake.

- Octo: an intelligent, honest cephalopod whose expressive speech masks a turbulent history with a rival species. They claim ignorance about why they’re targeted.

- Other Aliens: a spectrum of visitors—tourists, migrants, asylum seekers, criminals, and even lovers—each with hidden depths and conflicting motives.

- ???: a mysterious object beyond Earth’s identification methods, suggesting unknown forces at play.

In Donutal, your decisions determine whether Earth endures or falls into catastrophe. Fulfill your duties, repay your debt, and perhaps one day return to your home planet. The fate of humanity—depending entirely on your judgment—awaits in every screening, every conversation, and every choice you make.