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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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What are the best retro cyberpunk video games (20+ years old)? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by Hammerjack@lemmy.zip to c/cyberpunk@lemmy.zip

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What are your favorite old-school cyberpunk video games? I’m not convinced there’s anything worth playing from the ZX Spectrum/Commodore 64 era, but maybe the NES/SNES/N64/PS1 eras had some good cyberpunk games?

Most of the old cyberpunk games I can think of were on PC, and most of those were point & click adventure games. But what about more action-oriented games? Like X-Kalibur 2097, Slave Zero, or Tron 2.0? Or maybe there are some arcade (MAME) games worth playing?

Also, when I say "best" I really just mean "fun". So give me something better than Raid 2020 and I’ll call it a win.

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[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Snatcher!

Edit: I just realized I didn't read the whole post, sorry. Snatcher isn't action-oriented at all. Well, except some short shooting sections.

[–] Hammerjack@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago

Snatcher is a fantastic choice for a retro cyberpunk game! I'm not going to judge what your favorite retro cyberpunk game is, I only mentioned action-oriented games to try to get people thinking.

Also, I'm more likely to try a game I've never heard of if it's action since point & click adventure games usually demand more dedicated time. You can't just pick up a point & click game and play for 10min to see if you like it.