Background:

"Half a century into the future, mankind's world is riven and in a state of great social, political, and economic strain. After the end of the horrific pandemic that haunted the early twenties, pharma corps became stronger than ever seen before. Medical research thrived and permitted a multitude of technical advancements, but healthcare prices skyrocketed, causing mass inflation and shifting the entire world's economy. As a result, cryptocurrencies grew in prevalence and eventually gained enough momentum to replace other monetary systems across the globe, but many were left destitute and with nothing. Greed, hatred, envy, and panic then fueled the fires of war day after day, leaving the world scarred and broken. The U.N. has fallen and the war on terror has failed. Civilization is slowly collapsing in on itself. Now, most people cannot afford their necessities. Society is fragmented and has all but dissolved back into a caste division. Crime is at an all-time high and poverty is the new norm. Each day that passes, exploitation of the Earth's resources continues, and pollution intensifies, making life even more unbearable. Humanity is in the darkest place of its entire existence... A dark place where you exist."

Synopsis:

Buried in debt to a notorious loan shark, you're forced to plunge into the shadows of a dark underworld filled with danger and betrayal around every corner. You'll need to decide who you should trust, who to spite, and how to stay alive. It's up to you, which direction you take and how your story unfolds.

Key Features:

• Deep character customization with an abundance of options for backgrounds, traits, flaws, skills, abilities, appearances, portraits with custom import functionality, occupational perks, talents, and even psionics

• Bleak atmosphere with original lore, grungy environments, dynamic weather with a day/night cycle, booming techno soundtracks, thousands upon thousands of lines of dialogue and world building, and lots of street slang

• Open world gameplay with exploration, dynamic storytelling, and optional quests that allow unique playthroughs and freedom of choice

• Wide assortment of equipment and weaponry including improvised melee weapons and armor, all manners of small arms ranging from pistols to sniper rifles, exotic weapons, heavy ordinance, military grade body armor, ammunition type variety, and plenty of high tech gadgets

• Moral alignment spectrum and reputation system which means your choices matter and influence the game world around your character as the game progresses and allow for different possibilities

• Heat system which dynamically affects various game elements based on how aggressive and violent your choices are in both negative and positive ways

• Story rich game world with a focus on attention to detail, diversified outcomes to different dialogues and situations, and a narrative that you help create

• World modifier system and randomized events which means every playthrough will be unique and no two playthroughs will be the same

• Cyberware and bioware upgrade systems that allow you to further improve and customize your character and their capabilities to become even stronger

• Simulated system hacking feature that lets you hack into terminals to find information, alter the environment, and more

• Interesting Companions and upgradable drones with their own unique stories and abilities to fight alongside you

The world beyond the sprawls - The Rivens - is cold, dark, and dangerous. Polluted air, acidic rain, radiated overgrowth, toxic water, mutated beasts, and ever-present hopelessness dominate the wastelands. Few can survive beyond the walls of the sprawls.

Inspired by games, tv shows, and movies such as Cyberpunk 2077, Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall, Shadowrun Hong Kong, the Deus Ex series, the Fallout series, Judge Dredd, Blade Runner, the Terminator series (1 & 2), the Matrix series, Johnny Mnemonic, Elysium, Total Recall, Repo Men, Almost Human, The Wire, Upgrade, Altered Carbon, Robocop, The Book of Eli, the STALKER series, and more!

Keywords: post apocalyptic, exploration, rpg, open world, base building, indie, scavenging, atmospheric, choices matter, character creation, jrpg, adventure, pixel graphics, cyberpunk, sci-fi, lore rich, story rich.

*A game made by a single developer.*