Citizen Sleeper

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  • Summary: From the developer of In Other Waters, and featuring the stunning character art of Guillaume Singelin, Citizen Sleeper is a narrative RPG set on Erlin's Eye, a ruined space station that is home to thousands of people trying to survive on the edges of an interstellar capitalist society.

    You    From the developer of In Other Waters, and featuring the stunning character art of Guillaume Singelin, Citizen Sleeper is a narrative RPG set on Erlin's Eye, a ruined space station that is home to thousands of people trying to survive on the edges of an interstellar capitalist society.

    You are a sleeper, a digitised human consciousness in an artificial body, owned by a corporation that wants you back. Thrust amongst the unfamiliar and colourful inhabitants of the Eye, you need to build friendships, earn your keep, and navigate the factions of this strange metropolis, if you hope to survive to see the next cycle.

    Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Press Start Australia
    Mar 29, 2023
    90
    It's not often that a game grabs me in quite the way Citizen Sleeper has. By stripping a video game adventure to its barest components and then manipulating those components to create just the right balance of hope and despair it successfully conveys the drama and danger of its small slice of sci-fi storytelling. Top-notch writing, impeccable narrative design and inviting tabletop mechanics accompanied by gorgeous art and music serve only to elevate it even more. Play this bloody game.
  2. PSX Brasil
    Mar 30, 2023
    85
    Half literature, half RPG, Citizen Sleeper successfully unites its many facets to create inventive and thoughtful science fiction. Deep human issues are addressed in several sweet and melancholy subplots that weave together to form a life that is up to you to manage however you can. The paths do not lead to opposite roads, but it is up to whoever holds the controller to decide which trails to follow and which stories will have their attention and their dice rolls to build their uncertain daily life. Keep in mind that reading English well is essential for everything Citizen Sleeper has to offer.
  3. PlayStation Universe
    Mar 30, 2023
    85
    Absolutely overflowing with evocative characters, situations and stunning world building, Citizen Sleeper effortlessly punches its ticket as one of the best narrative adventures on PS5. Sure enough, the lo-fi presentation and plodding tabletop mechanics won't be for everyone, but for everyone else Citizen Sleeper is a beautifully written, often emotional cyberpunk adventure that will linger long in the mind long after completion.
  4. The Games Machine
    Mar 31, 2023
    85
    Citizen Sleeper is a great mix of a narrative adventure and a tabletop game.
  5. Push Square
    Mar 30, 2023
    70
    Unfortunately the game falters somewhat at the end, with multiple conclusions that don't feel particularly fulfilling. However, overall the journey is a worthwhile one. Citizen Sleeper hooks you with its elegant presentation, thoughtful narrative, and memorable characters, and despite one or two small missteps, it's an engrossing, atmospheric experience worth a roll of the dice.
  6. PLAY
    Sep 16, 2023
    70
    It’s a compelling loop for most of your playtime, as you always feel like you’re trying to unspool a dense tangle of genuinely great character threads with not quite enough resources to do so. You’re forced to make difficult choices about your priorities, thinking tactically about which events could benefit the most from high rolls and which you can make do on with lower ones. This unravels in the back half as the friction gives way and you can comfortably coast forever, taking out some of the bite for late-game events. [Issue#27, p.75]
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  1. Hagazpacho
    May 2, 2023
    9
    One of the best new RPGs out there, the story is really interesting and the art style is beautiful, it's cheap, got more than I was expecting,One of the best new RPGs out there, the story is really interesting and the art style is beautiful, it's cheap, got more than I was expecting, easily can recommend it.… Expand
  2. TheOneWhoPlays
    Apr 9, 2023
    6
    Its a good game but too many times a character will refer to my character as them or they and a option to turn this sort of thing off isIts a good game but too many times a character will refer to my character as them or they and a option to turn this sort of thing off is missing. I guess I understand when a character npc refers to another npc as them or they but my character clearly has a specific gender. But still it's a ok game I guess… Expand

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