Polybius Protocol
1 episode
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Creator from RSS feed: The Children of the Neon God
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Synopsis:
Before TRON, there was POLYBIUS. A retro sci-fi horror fiction podcast from Children of the Neon God, based on the infamous 1981 Portland arcade legend. Liz Faire thought she was just a substitute teacher—until a haunted arcade machine came back to finish what it started. Analog horror, Cold War conspiracies, and buried memories. Reboot the program. Remain for the glitch. For fans of Archive 81, Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, Limetown, or Control (Remedy Games).
Language: English
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: AI voice modulated
Narrator: Multiple
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Cyberpunk
Framing device: None
Soundscape: Sound effects & music
Maturity: Young adult
Creator demographics: / BAME/BIMPOC / Disabled / Neurodivergent
Content warnings: / Explicit language / Mental illness / Violence
Country of origin: United States
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Episodes:
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:19:14 GMT
Before TRON, there was POLYBIUS.
▶️ Episode One Now Streaming
Reboot the program. Remain for the glitch.
Polybius Protocol is a retro sci-fi horror fiction podcast from Children of the Neon God, inspired by the infamous 1981 Portland arcade legend. Blending analog horror, Cold War conspiracy, and psychological suspense, the series explores what happens when haunted technology remembers what we were forced to forget.
SUMMARY
Liz Faire thought she was just a substitute teacher in Portland, Oregon.
She didn’t know she was the first test subject in a Cold War mind control experiment—disguised as an arcade game.
But Polybius remembers.
And it’s come back to reconnect with its long-lost best friend...
Whether she remembers him or not.
A fiction podcast for fans of analog horror, sci-fi mystery, and 1980s psychological thrillers. Perfect for listeners of Archive 81, Welcome to Night Vale, and The Magnus Archives.