Set in 2155 on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, the player controls three characters: a former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android who get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities’ origins. The game promises a light-hearted take on the cyberpunk genre, choices and consequences, as well as sophisticated pixel art graphics reminiscent of the genre’s classics.

Falko von Falkner, founder of Insert Disk 22, said: “The cyberpunk genre is traditionally dark and depressing, painting a future in which humanity’s essence was corrupted by corporate interests and technology that our species was not ready for. Whilst we stay true to this general theme, it’s important for us to show that there’s also room for humour and hope within the genre limits.” He continued, stating that “A cyberpunk world doesn’t need to be an evolutionary dead end. We’re happy to present our game on Steam now, and hope that other people will find our take on the genre interesting enough to give our wishlist icon a hearty click.”

[To watch the game’s Steam trailer, click here.]

Born Punk proudly boasts a comprehensive, deep setting with myriad details to discover, and a bombastic soundtrack spearheaded by Jeff Kurtenacker of Wildstar and World of Warcraft fame. Both features are aiming at fully immersing the player in the world of the Baltic metropolis of Bornholm; a world that is not only populated by humans, cyborgs and androids, but also pirate cats living in cyberspace and other, equally wacky characters.

Join us in the future, and find out for yourself if humanity can still be saved from a depressing, anxiety-inducing cyberpunk future.