ok this is very clever from a narrative standpoint but falls short on execution. The UI and visual feedback are hindering my eagerness to immerse further in this, but the concept is quite fun.
You recruit others to do your bidding by stepping in the mysterious portal. It's like mystic cookie clicker (but without needing to spam the click button early on).
Top two things I would've liked:
1. Clarity in the UI of what is going on / what state has changed by pressing a button. Maybe an event log would help.
2. MORE TEXT that is as appealing as the intro text. There may have been, but I didn't make it deep enough in the journey to see any :/
Great work on this!