: As the player explores, the environment begins to change. Textures turn to static, and the bright, neon aesthetic of the game is replaced by dark, muted colors. Small, glitchy figures are seen standing in the distance, only to vanish when approached.
: The story usually culminates in an encounter with a "corrupted" entity that claims to be a developer or a player who never logged out. The entity speaks through the chat box in cryptic, personal messages that suggest it is watching the player through their webcam or monitoring their real-life files.
: A player finds a suspicious download link on an abandoned forum or a shady file-sharing site. The file is simply titled Tower-Unite.rar . Curious, they download it, expecting a pirated version of the game or a "lost" beta build.
: Upon launching the game, the player finds themselves in the central Plaza, but it is completely empty. There are no other players, no NPCs, and the music is distorted or entirely absent.