Some sport ideas instantly seize my consideration, as a result of they’re actually good, actually unhealthy, or simply actually bizarre. Dynopunk (opens in new tab) is certainly on that checklist and you may in all probability guess why: You play as Chris, a T-rex who strikes to the neon metropolis of Synth Metropolis to open an electronics restore store so he can repair damaged devices together with his little tiny arms.
That is undoubtedly within the “bizarre” class so far as I am involved. However fixing busted gizmos as a cyberpunk T-rex is simply the beginning of it. Dinosaurs rule the world in Dynopunk—there was no extinction occasion to clear the best way for mammals on this specific alt-history world—however Chris is the final T-rex on the planet for some cause, and he is lonely. So his final aim is not simply to repair damaged electronics: He goals to construct a time machine so he can journey again into the previous and seek for his real love.
Developer Tomato Fantasy Video games mentioned every character within the sport has “distinctive traits, goals, and private tales,” whereas the branching story is pushed by each your conversations along with your prospects and the standard of your work. You can also make small discuss or strike up a deep heart-to-heart, all in hopes of getting a very good tip and, I might assume, a repeat buyer. Naturally, if issues go the flawed approach (and as anybody who’s ever labored in customer support can let you know, ultimately they are going to), you may additionally must take care of much less nice interactions and no matter penalties they bring about.
A Dynopunk demo is accessible now (and has been for a while), however there’s additionally a brand new, free prologue chapter known as Dynopunk: Welcome to Synth-Metropolis (opens in new tab) that went dwell on Steam immediately. The unique demo is linear, with about 1.5 hours of gameplay, whereas the brand new prologue provides roughly double that playtime over a full seven-day sport week. That is sufficient time to select up the fundamentals of the digital restore commerce, to get to know a bit about your “quirky assistant” (a speaking printer), and learn to serve drinks to your buyer, which is outwardly an important a part of customer support sooner or later.
Dynopunk additionally introduced its full launch date immediately: It is set to go dwell on Could 25.
