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Take a place in the books’ world. New: Farbound: Ward 7, a noir investigation in DISSONANCE’s flooded Ward 7, playable here in your browser. Plus two free, spoiler-free companion games: manage a household in DISSONANCE or join a maintenance crew in The Fourth Rail.

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Farbound: Ward 7

Set in DISSONANCE’s Ward 7 · Noir investigation

Walk Ward 7 as Odile Malveaux, a ring-wall walker, while the pump keeps time at forty strokes a minute. Gather testimony, read the ledgers and lock in what happened on the case board before the night runs out.

Five cases · Detective or Story mode · A guided first night
Desktop or laptop with Chrome, Edge or Firefox, a keyboard or a gamepad. The first load downloads about 340 MB; saves stay in this browser.

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The Ward Desk

From DISSONANCE · Book one

Read the ward’s records, manage a shared supply chest and decide which household jobs can wait. Every commitment leaves something else to cover.

Spoiler-free companion · No account · No real-time deadline
Tap actions or use the keyboard. Progress saves in this browser.

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The Next Hand

From The Fourth Rail · Book two

Join a maintenance crew for three paid turns. Choose repairs, carry supplies and check each handover before leaving work to the next person.

Spoiler-free companion · No account · No real-time deadline
Tap actions or use the keyboard. Progress saves in this browser.

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The two companion games use original practice situations inspired by the novels. You can play before reading either book.

Read DISSONANCE chapter one Read The Fourth Rail chapter one Explore the books