Doublequote Studio has officially announced the release date for their upcoming cyberpunk RPG, HeistGeist. Set in a post-cyberpunk world inspired by real locations in Bratislava, HeistGeist blends card-based combat and hacking in a story-driven adventure. You will step into the role of Alexandra, a seasoned thief who finds herself on the run after a botched heist. You’ll assemble a team, plan complex heists, and engage in card-based battles as you navigate this futuristic world.
It features fully voiced dialogues, hand-drawn visuals, and an original soundtrack by Robert Bruckmayer, enhancing its immersive narrative. Key elements include more than 40 combat cards, intricate hacking mechanics, and RPG progression through deck-building and cyberware installation.
HeistGeist is developed by Doublequote Studio, known for their award-winning debut game, Blood Will Be Spilled and it will arrive on November 11th 2024 on PC. Below the new Story Trailer and overview via Steam.
About This Game
HeistGeist is a story-driven (non-roguelike) cyberpunk RPG where you fight and hack using cards. Take on the role of Alexandra, a double-crossed street-smart thief on the run after a heist gone wrong. Assemble a team of specialists, mastermind intricate heists, engage in card-based battles, and hack into the most secure corporate systems.
- Set in an original post-cyberpunk world based on real locations in a fictional version of Central Europe in 2040’s
- Plan highly sophisticated heists for super secret prototypes or classified corporate intel. But be prepared that even the best laid plans can sometimes get messy. Adapt to change, make the right choices, stay alive and most of all, get the job done.
- Put together a team of professionals made up of unusual allies with a very particular set of skills.
If stealth is not an option, fight guards and automated security systems in tactical card-based battles. Instead of traditional skill trees, customize your character by assembling a deck of cards tailored to your chosen strategy.
Utilize the unique combo mechanic by playing cards in the correct sequence to enhance their effects. Kick things off with a cheap attack, plan ahead to build your combo, and finish strong with a powerful finisher.
As you play certain cards, they accumulate upgrade points. Once the card levels up, it can be upgraded into one of two versions, each suitable for a different character build, offering deep customization enhancing your strategic options and synergies.
Hack into the most secure corporate systems in our reimagination of cyberspace net running with a special card-based hacking mechanics inspired by the new DeusEx games and Android: Netrunner.
Break through strong barriers, dodge deadly ICEs and run powerful programs and viruses all to get to data storages full of valuable data.
Follow the story of Alexandra, a professional thief for hire who’s desperately trying to stay alive after her last job in Venice went terribly wrong. On the run from corporate assassins and with a knife to her throat courtesy of a very unhappy client, Alex needs to assemble a team of professionals to pull off the heist of a lifetime.
The game is set in a futuristic version of Central Europe of the 2040s, in a sprawling cyberpunk-inspired agglomeration inspired by our hometown.
KEY FEATURES:
- Heists – Pull off high stakes heists in which every choice matters
- Story – Follow an original cyberpunk story full of twists and intrigue, set in unusual setting in Central Europe, with a fully voiced cast of characters
- Combat – Fight your enemies in card-based battles where sequencing and powerful combinations are the key to your success
- RPG – Build your character by constructing a deck of cards that suits your playstyle and by augmenting your character through the installation of cyberware that changes your attributes.
- Hacking – Use cyberspace to hack into secure servers in a unique card-based puzzles where you run programs and install viruses in order to get to server at the end of the grid
