In the Psychic City cover

In the Psychic City

First release
Oct 1984
Publisher
HOT-B
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Puzzle · Science fiction

An early Japanese RPG released by Hot-B in 1984 that departed from the fantasy themes of most other early RPGs in favour of what is possibly gaming's first sci-fi cyberpunk plot. Set in a post-apocalyptic city, the game revolves around an amnesiac protagonist with psychic powers.

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Release dates
PC-8800 Series
Oct 1984
FM-7
Oct 1984
Keywords
post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, evolution, disease, grinding
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