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.