NO WAND
SHALL
PASS
One life stamps the papers.
The other forges them.
A narrative thriller of espionage, paperwork and impossible magic, set in Mystopolis... the city that outlawed wonder. You are the one being whose magic still works. Try not to let it show.
※ Side effects of conscription may include: a double life.
Surveillance footage
// someone leaked these. an investigation is ongoing. enjoy responsibly.
The double life, on the record: the booth, the city, the trouble. Watch it, then act natural.
How the stamping, snooping and surviving actually works. Strictly not a tutorial for forgers.
Your new job
(and your secret one)
// please read both. only one is on the record.
Mystopolis Border AuthorityNotice of Conscription
Subject: One (1) Raksha. A being made of living magic.
Crime: Existing inside city limits.
Sentence: Employment. Gatekeeper, Western Gate.
Duties: Inspect papers. Spot forgeries. Stamp fates. Smile is optional but encouraged.
Benefits: Continued existence. A booth. A small plant.
Note: The Resistance says hello. So does someone… else.
Signed under duress, which the Authority recognises as a valid signature.
ApprovedInspect. Stamp. Survive.
Work the booth at the Western Gate. Every traveller carries papers that tell only part of their story... and every stamp is a moral choice with a paper trail. // being mediocre at your job is, officially, optimal.
A city that never blinks
Roam a dense, living district of Mystopolis: a semi open-world packed with side-hustles, favours, black markets and secrets. Small on the map. Bottomless in the alleys. // every stall is a thread. pull carefully.
Three masters. One you.
The State wants reports. The Resistance wants miracles. The third one… doesn't leave a name. Play them against each other and keep your two lives from meeting. // scheduling is tight.
Every stamp is a choice
A branching narrative with multiple endings, where the city remembers what you approve, what you deny... and what you become when the system starts grinding. // the question was never "papers, please."
Welcome to Mystopolis
// the city that works. do not ask for whom.
A steampunk city-state where technology suppresses magic so completely that wonder is not merely illegal... it is impossible. Five hundred years of order, prosperity, and absolutely nothing suspicious beneath the streets. The Festival of Industry is coming. Attendance is mandatory. Joy is encouraged.
500 years magic-free. And we feel great.
Report any tingling, levitation, or unlicensed hope to your nearest Guard post.
Bureau of Civic PrideUnlicensed flight is theft of airspace.
Wings are a privilege, not a right. Licences available at the Flight Bureau. Queue forms at dawn. The queue is also licensed.
Flight Licensing BureauPapers, traveller. They're for your safety.
A correct document is a happy document. A happy document makes a happy city. Are your documents happy?
Western Gate AuthorityPersons of interest
// every file has two sides. click one to open it.
※ Further files pending declassification. The Authority thanks you for your patience, which is mandatory.
Stamp it. Wishlist it.
// the only queue in Mystopolis worth joining.
Mystopolis Border AuthorityApplication for Anticipation
Applicant: You.
Request: To be notified the moment No Wand Shall Pass releases.
Processing fee: One (1) click.
Wait time: Instant. A personal record for this office.
Refunds: Wishlists are free, traveller. Even we couldn't tax it.
Approved// the clerk is watching. go on. press it.
or proceed directly to the Steam page. No queue, no bribe required.