I'm James, the developer behind "Spinnortality", an indie cyberpunk management sim. I'm excited to announce that I'm returning to the cyberpunk genre with "Silicon Dreams", an interrogation simulator inspired by Blade Runner.
The game is on Kickstarter right now, by the way, and there's also a free demo available. But first of all, what is it?
Androids may dream of electric sheep, but perhaps they dream of so much more...
Silicon Dreams is a game of conversation and interrogation; trust and betrayal.
It’s the future. Everyone has an android: a realistic robot servant. But what happens when those servants disobey, or become a bit too independent?
It’s your job to interview those malfunctioning androids and decide what to do with them. You’ll gain their trust, learn their secrets and come to understand their lives - their struggles in a world that treats them as devices to be consumed. You’ll analyze and manipulate their emotions to get at the truth. For these androids, the stakes are huge: the report you file could be the difference between freedom and getting shut down.
You'll have to understand how to manipulate each android: if you make them angry or scared they might let something slip, and if you make them happy they might open up to you more. If you can earn their trust, you might be able to convince them or learn their deepest secrets.
If any of that sounds interesting to you, please go to Kickstarter and back the project now! We really believe in this little game, but if this Kickstarter doesn't succeed our margins will be veeeery tight and we'll have to cut a few features or characters. I'd love to make this the game it deserves to be!
