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Polybius Protocol

Polybius Protocol

By: The Children of the Neon God (DTY)
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Summary

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). Check out our website: polybiusPROTOCOL.comThe Children of the Neon God (DTY) Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Polybius Protocol - Episode 9 - "The First Signal"
    May 2 2026

    Episode 9 – “The First Signal”

    A hidden tape reveals the first time the Signal worked.

    Young Liz returns to 1981, and when she comes back, something is different.

    In her mother’s basement, she finds a recording that was never meant to be heard.

    Before the game. Before the protocol.


    There was a signal.

    And this was the first time it worked.

    #PolybiusProtocol #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #SciFiHorror

    #ConspiracyTheory #MindControl #ColdWarMystery #WeirdHistory

    #PixelArtHorror #GlitchArt #RetroGaming #CyberpunkHorror

    #TheFirstSignal #Episode9 #HiddenRecording

    #HorrorPodcast #IndieCreator #Storytelling



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    25 mins
  • Polybius Protocol - Episode 8 - "Back to '81"
    Apr 10 2026

    Episode 8 – "BACK TO ’81"

    PRESENT DAY PORTLAND:
    Liz’s mother, Shelly, and the Mannequin King AI force an entranced Liz to play a slap-dash version of the POLYBIUS arcade game.

    Then—

    INSERT COIN.

    Then—

    Score: 7,300

    TARGET SCORE ACHIEVED.
    DIMENSIONAL SNAP PROTOCOL ENGAGED.

    PLAYER ONE STATUS: RESET.

    Liz is back in 1981.
    Eight years old again.
    Same town. Same kids.

    But something’s off.

    They don’t remember her.
    And they don’t remember the game.

    POLYBIUS.

    And Liz is starting to realize…
    ...something she was never supposed to remember.

    Keywords: fiction podcast, sci-fi horror, analog horror, AI thriller, psychological thriller, time loop, alternate reality, mind control, retro 1980s, mystery series, immersive audio drama

    #FictionPodcast #AudioDrama #SciFiHorror #AnalogHorror #AITechnology #TimeLoop #MysteryPodcast #PsychologicalThriller #80sVibes #IndiePodcast #PodcastSeries

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    14 mins
  • Polybius Protocol - Episode 7 - "Homecoming"
    Mar 1 2026

    Liz’s students are in a coma.She’s the only one still standing.

    Returning to her childhood home in Laurelton, Oregon, she’s desperate for answers.

    But her mother, Dr. Shelly Faire, doesn’t want her to remember.

    Because this isn’t the first time Liz has come close to the truth.

    In 1981, a classified mind-control experiment hidden inside an arcade game called Polybius changed her forever.

    The SIGNAL didn’t pacify her.

    It unlocked something.

    Something that can see beyond this dimension.

    And the key is buried inside her memory.

    Some memories are deleted for a reason.

    Because it’s either bury the memory…

    Or bury the person.

    Welcome home, Liz.

    #SciFiPodcast
    #AudioDrama
    #AnalogHorror
    #ConspiracyThriller
    #MindControl
    #RetroSciFi
    #Polybius
    #PolybiusProtocol

    #ChildrenOftheNeonGod

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    12 mins
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