The Scope Creep: Wondermake’s in trauma-informed satire

Wondermake’s self-initiated experiment, The Scope Creep, is a brilliant piece of dark comedy interactive fiction that functions as a potent cultural commentary on agency life.

The core strategic move here is transforming a universal industry pain point- the endless sprint cycle and nonsensical feedback loop- into a meticulously crafted, cathartic narrative experience. The project successfully leverages the tension between ambition and burnout, that strange liminal space all seasoned creatives know well.

Visually, the eerie 80s horror aesthetic and reactive storytelling system create an unsettling, fearfully familiar environment that expertly captures existential dread.

With over 160 painfully relatable scenarios culminating in a tarot reading of inevitable downfall, this is far more than a simple game. It is a profound work of industry satire and provides a disturbingly accurate mirror of creative chaos.

It showcases how Wondermake can expertly design around complex, emotional insights. This is required viewing for anyone who has ever battled a cursed brief.