NERVEJACK
Every decision bleeds
A cyberpunk text RPG set in a city that remembers everything you do — and never forgives.
Free · 20 turns to start, then 10/day
RECENT DEATHS
Permadeath is real. These players are already dead.
PLAYERS ARE SAYING
I haven't been this excited playing a game, much less a text-based game, in a loooooong time. I can literally do anything, go anywhere and meet anyone. (I can also spontaneously die for the dumbest of reasons in any situation imaginable within 12 turns... I love it!) One run, I'm getting killed by my own partner because of a verbal misunderstanding during breakfast, the next, I find out aliens exist and are 80% of the reason Iron Lotus is trying to flatline me. This game is a national treasure.
I've played a bunch of LLM text based games and got into AI dungeon day one and I still play it, I was expecting a similar experience but was blown away. In AI dungeon it's basically a sandbox, you can mold every encounter exactly the way you want, so I'll just ask that you PLEASE NEVER ADD a retry button, I can't tell you how often I've pressed that to get a different outcome in AI dungeon, your game has consequences and feels more like an actual GAME, not a story generator.
BUILD YOUR CHARACTER
Every run starts with a Traveller-style lifepath. Pick an archetype, roll through your backstory — the city hands you gear, allies, and enemies before you set foot in it.
NEO-KOWLOON
A vertical mega-city built over flooded Hong Kong. Seven sectors. Ten factions. 160+ named characters. Over 1,000 entries of lore behind every street corner — and no two playthroughs are alike.
The Stacks (Sector 4)
Working-class high-rises and Chrome-Head territory. Most players start here — cheap rent, loud bars, and enough trouble to find without looking.
The Neon Bazaar
Three-floor black market. Weapons on top, food in the middle, secrets below. If it exists in Neo-Kowloon, someone here is selling it.
The Drowned Quarter
Flooded Sector 5, controlled by the Iron Lotus. Water taxis, submerged ruins, and a cult that worships the rising tide.
ACCESS LEVELS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
You type what your character does. A game master reads your action, checks your inventory, HP, and reputation, rolls dice behind the scenes, and writes what happens next. The game master is powered by a fast, energy-efficient AI model running on top of 1,000+ entries of world lore, faction rules, and game mechanics.
No. There are no scripts, no branching trees, no predetermined outcomes. The city responds to what you do. Two players can walk into the same bar and leave with completely different stories.
Anything that makes sense in the world. Talk, fight, sneak, hack, negotiate, steal, betray, investigate, run. If you can describe it, you can try it. The world decides what happens next.
Everything tracks. Kill an NPC and they stay dead. Spend your credits and they're gone. Earn a faction's trust or burn it — either way, the city remembers.
You die. Permadeath. Your character's story is over. Start a new one and try a different path through the city.
Yes. 10 turns per day, full access to the entire game world. No paywalls on content. Pro ($10/mo) gives you unlimited turns.
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No scripts. No rails. No two stories alike. Pick an archetype, drop into Neo-Kowloon, and see how long you survive. Free to play.