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ok if you're craving neon future without the transphobia and crunch here is the thread
starting with DIARIES OF A SPACEPORT JANITOR
this game slaps. incinerate trash. get lost in the spaceport. you want gender? it comes from a vending machine. be haunted https://tinybuild.itch.io/diaries-of-a-spaceport-janitor
starting with DIARIES OF A SPACEPORT JANITOR
this game slaps. incinerate trash. get lost in the spaceport. you want gender? it comes from a vending machine. be haunted https://tinybuild.itch.io/diaries-of-a-spaceport-janitor
next up, A MIND FOREVER VOYAGING.
still relevant all the way from 1985. play PRISM, the world's first sentient computer caught in a decades-long simulation. you can play it emulated in the browser for FREE, whats more cyberpunk than that: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Mind_Forever_Voyaging_A_1985
still relevant all the way from 1985. play PRISM, the world's first sentient computer caught in a decades-long simulation. you can play it emulated in the browser for FREE, whats more cyberpunk than that: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Mind_Forever_Voyaging_A_1985
here is the peak experience and that is BERNBAND
you're an alien lost in a big looming alien city and you can't pick up stuff with your big stupid hands. honestly 10/10 https://gamejolt.com/games/bernband/34864
you're an alien lost in a big looming alien city and you can't pick up stuff with your big stupid hands. honestly 10/10 https://gamejolt.com/games/bernband/34864
you might not have played this one yet because it is pretty new! but if you haven't you should get on it!
UMURANGI GENERATION is gonna change the entire field imo. it *goes* some places https://store.steampowered.com/app/1223500/Umurangi_Generation/
UMURANGI GENERATION is gonna change the entire field imo. it *goes* some places https://store.steampowered.com/app/1223500/Umurangi_Generation/
NEO CAB came out last year, you play the last human uber driver in LA. you want cool neon face tattoos and proprietary tech implants? here they are
https://neocabgame.com/
https://neocabgame.com/
okay this might be a stretch but imo FINAL FANTASY VII counts bc, well, you're eco-terrorists fighting a megacorp using the planet's essence as an energy source i mean. yean :)
remake (eh): https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us
steam (ehh): https://store.steampowered.com/app/39140/FINAL_FANTASY_VII/
(just play it emulated)
remake (eh): https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us
steam (ehh): https://store.steampowered.com/app/39140/FINAL_FANTASY_VII/
(just play it emulated)
no list would be remotely complete without QUADRILATERAL COWBOY
hack the world
https://blendogames.itch.io/quadrilateralcowboy
hack the world
https://blendogames.itch.io/quadrilateralcowboy
honestly the 1984 interactive fiction adaptation of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is a delight and again. play it right in the browser for free
http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/3cbedqimquselmanehhzxg/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy
http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/3cbedqimquselmanehhzxg/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy
have you played MEMORY OF A BROKEN DIMENSION?
i'm not kidding when i say this game doesn't look or feel like anything else. uncover fragmented data from the ＲＥＬＩＣＳ virtual machine (prototype is out now) https://xra.itch.io/memory-of-a-broken-dimension
i'm not kidding when i say this game doesn't look or feel like anything else. uncover fragmented data from the ＲＥＬＩＣＳ virtual machine (prototype is out now) https://xra.itch.io/memory-of-a-broken-dimension
okay the next few are gonna be ~sad space zone~, starting with UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN
a sci-fi bitsy game about grieving, holding on to fading memories, and carrying the world on your shoulders https://haraiva.itch.io/under-a-star-called-sun
a sci-fi bitsy game about grieving, holding on to fading memories, and carrying the world on your shoulders https://haraiva.itch.io/under-a-star-called-sun
ORCHIDS TO DUSK, a (lightly online!) game about an astronaut stranded on an alien planet https://polclarissou.itch.io/orchids-to-dusk
ALONE AMONG THE STARS, a solo ttrpg about experiencing wonder in space, all on your own https://noroadhome.itch.io/alone-among-the-stars
alright, tactics classic INVISIBLE INC.
play as "invisible agents" and infiltrate evil megacorps. hacking AND fashion. delight in your best laid plans falling to pieces (they will) https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/
play as "invisible agents" and infiltrate evil megacorps. hacking AND fashion. delight in your best laid plans falling to pieces (they will) https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/
maybe my all-time favorite tactics game, INTO THE BREACH
its a timeloop baby! honestly not a ton of story, but rock solid play, mechs, aliens and great one-liners is good enough for me!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/
its a timeloop baby! honestly not a ton of story, but rock solid play, mechs, aliens and great one-liners is good enough for me!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/
ANOTHER WORLD is an absolutely unique vector game from 1991.
brutally punishing but extremely beautiful. recently has had a rerelease, or just play it in dosbox (just play it in dosbox) https://store.steampowered.com/app/233550/Another_World__20th_Anniversary_Edition/
brutally punishing but extremely beautiful. recently has had a rerelease, or just play it in dosbox (just play it in dosbox) https://store.steampowered.com/app/233550/Another_World__20th_Anniversary_Edition/
is PARADISE KILLER cyberpunk ??
it might be?? you hack into alien god computers a fair amount! i just finished this and it has only grown on me since http://paradisekiller.com/
it might be?? you hack into alien god computers a fair amount! i just finished this and it has only grown on me since http://paradisekiller.com/
HARDSPACE SHIPBREAKER is still in beta but the pieces are all there. you're employed by a predatory contracting company and you gotta break spaceships apart into their component scrap for $ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/Hardspace_Shipbreaker/
finally, here's a bunch of games i haven't played yet but that very clearly fit the bill! can't vouch on em personally i guess but. i mean. *look* at em!
https://wanderlust-games.itch.io/andromeda-six
https://devolverdigital.itch.io/the-red-strings-club
https://pillowfight.itch.io/heaven-will-be-mine
https://hexecutable.itch.io/beglitched https://hthr.itch.io/extreme-meatpunks-forever
https://wanderlust-games.itch.io/andromeda-six
https://devolverdigital.itch.io/the-red-strings-club
https://pillowfight.itch.io/heaven-will-be-mine
https://hexecutable.itch.io/beglitched https://hthr.itch.io/extreme-meatpunks-forever
is there stuff you love that i missed ? drop it in the comments below this post.
looking for more games made with the considered patience of individuals rather than the forced death march of an egregious employer? look at those comments. bye for now >:)
looking for more games made with the considered patience of individuals rather than the forced death march of an egregious employer? look at those comments. bye for now >:)
oh my god i forgot HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW
the year is 1999 and you are an internet sleep mod https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/
the year is 1999 and you are an internet sleep mod https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/
(guess i'm just gonna keep adding things as i think of em oops.)
here are some links for the tabletop fans! more mechs!!
https://weregazelle.itch.io/armour-astir
https://mxquinn.itch.io/for-the-honor
https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf
https://roswellian.itch.io/the-giantkiller-playbook https://austin-ramsay.itch.io/beamsaber
here are some links for the tabletop fans! more mechs!!
https://weregazelle.itch.io/armour-astir
https://mxquinn.itch.io/for-the-honor
https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf
https://roswellian.itch.io/the-giantkiller-playbook https://austin-ramsay.itch.io/beamsaber
all of these but especially CLOUDPUNK which i 100% intended to play and somehow forgot all about ? this weekend! https://twitter.com/ellaguro/status/1336034613479792641
HORSE MASTER. the game of horse mastery https://tommchenry.itch.io/horse-master
3 more from my to-play list;
HAVEN's been out 3 days! :0 http://www.thegamebakers.com/haven/
THE COLONY is a stunning prototype; travel to ag colony A.G/7 to investigate a death https://hidden-fields.itch.io/the-colony
in EVEN IN ARCADIA you are at the launch party of a new planet https://girldebord.itch.io/arcadia
HAVEN's been out 3 days! :0 http://www.thegamebakers.com/haven/
THE COLONY is a stunning prototype; travel to ag colony A.G/7 to investigate a death https://hidden-fields.itch.io/the-colony
in EVEN IN ARCADIA you are at the launch party of a new planet https://girldebord.itch.io/arcadia
finally, i've been back and forth about whether this "counts" because it is set.. well, now, basically. in seattle. but i truly loved this game and, like cyberpunk as a genre, it is about humanity through interface
ELIZA; https://store.steampowered.com/app/716500/Eliza/
ELIZA; https://store.steampowered.com/app/716500/Eliza/
oh my god also. THE LAST CAR
you are the last car on earth in the far future. honestly i can't fully explain how delightful it is. still a wip- it's in a bundle with two other games at https://lilithzone.itch.io/fundraisins
you are the last car on earth in the far future. honestly i can't fully explain how delightful it is. still a wip- it's in a bundle with two other games at https://lilithzone.itch.io/fundraisins
