INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Streamed on Twitch, the demo showed off around 45 minutes of gameplay footage to an estimated 460,000 viewers
According to GamesIndustry.biz, this massive audience became the largest for an upcoming game so far this year, and made CyberPunk 2077 the
seventh most-watched game of 2018.Clearly, the diverse open-world of Night City has fans clamoring for all the dystopia and body
modification promised by the cyberpunk genre
corporations, and people are just as much machine as they are human
Luckily, the cyberpunk genre is filled to the brim with excellent titles to play in the meantime
Players choose the order in which to tackle procedurally-generated missions while outfitting their team with mods that enhance their ability
to bypass security, hack control panels, and knock out enemies
Successfully completing a mission rewards you with new ways to upgrade your cybernetic soldiers, from giving them more actions in a turn to
increasing the number of turns downed enemies stay unconscious for.The most novel element of Invisible, Inc
comes in the form of Incognita, an all-purpose AI that players can leverage during missions
Serving as a way for players to interact with the level, Incognita can remotely hack security cameras, distract or lure guards, and even
give your team extra actions for a turn
One of the most impressive tactical games in recent years, Invisible, Inc
has something for strategy buffs and cyberpunks alike.ObserverBlade Runner laid much of the foundation for what the cyberpunk genre would
In Observer, a digital plague has killed off a huge portion of the population, and the corporation Chriton has taken the opportunity to
Lazarski is a Chriton agent, and one day a call from his estranged son kicks off a mind-bending thriller.Observer tasks players with
investigating various crime scenes by hacking into the minds of victims and witnesses
As much a psychological thriller as it is a cyberpunk story of oppression, Observer makes liberal use of ambient sound and visual
misdirection to ensure that the player never feels comfortable in the world
seriesIn 2000, developer Ion Storm redefined what a cyberpunk video game could be with Deus Ex
The game is a blend of first-person shooter and RPG with an emphasis on player choice
Missions present multiple paths to victory, from stealth to outright firefights
This sandbox-style approach to level design is a philosophy still employed today.Despite taking place in an imagined future, the Deus Ex
series uses real-world organizations and settings to build its in-game fiction
The Knights Templar, the Illuminati, and more are all referenced
Social prejudice is also an element of the Deus Ex story, as those possessing body augmentations are often looked down upon by society
A sequel to the 1994 game by Looking Glass Technologies, System Shock 2 is an atmospheric shooter-RPG hybrid that sees players facing off
against malevolent AI SHODAN aboard a derelict space station
Cyberpunk sensibilities abound, as SHODAN is known to experiment with methods of bioengineering that merge human with machine.The influence
of System Shock 2 reaches beyond the cyberpunk genre
horror-esque gameplay remains a mainstay in immersive sims to this day
The corporation known as Heaven rules over the city of Rangkok, where the protagonist must rescue his kidnapped brother
gameplay is standard twin-stick shooter fare, but the variety of weapons, and boss encounters, keep things feeling fresh for the most part
The story is unfortunately bland and cliched, but the brutal combat and interesting enemy design make Rangkok a destination worth visiting
Shadowrun Returns to life
A CRPG revival of the classic franchise, Shadowrun Returns puts players into the role of a shadowrunner looking to solve the murder of their
Battles are turn-based and take place on a grid similar to XCOM, and there are many different character classes available, such as the
decker, street samurai, and the rigger.In 2014, a standalone expansion was released
Dragonfall was an entirely new campaign set in Berlin, and starred a new cast of characters
The critical reception of Dragonfall was significantly better than the base game, but taken as an entire package Shadowrun Returns packs a
lot of cyberpunk hours into one of the best CRPGs in recent years.TransistorTransistor begins with main character Red removing a talking
What follows is an enthralling and stylish story of isolation, corporate greed, and romance
Gameplay is a mixture of turn-based and real-time action that defies most conventional labels, and requires both quick reflexes and savvy
planning.Superb voicework keeps the story moving forward at a steady pace
The city of Cloudbank is designed in such a way that the player somehow feels both a part of something greater and also incredibly alone; a
delicate balance that speaks to the skills of developer Supergiant Games
is a tactical game of covert operations
Each mission puts the player in control of a group of cyborgs bent on world domination through territory control and a series of
economy and soldier upgrades puts it in the company of strategy games like Civilization.In 2012, the Syndicate series saw a reboot in the
form of a first-person shooter
The plot revolves around an evil AI that controls the city of Newton, and a serial killer known only as The Mindjacker.Technobabylon is
filled with unexpected plot twists, and enough clever puzzles to satisfy fans of old-school point-and-click adventures
