Synapse
In Synapse City, your emotional score determines everything. Where you live. What doors open. Whether you make it through the night. Corporations don't need violence anymore — they have scanners, rank systems, and the quiet threat of being locked out.
You are a former Synapse engineer who knows exactly how the machine works. That doesn't mean you know how to survive it. Rely on emotional stimulants, dangerous connections, and whatever's left of your instincts to keep your score above zero. Steal forbidden code. Trust the wrong people. Feel too much in the wrong direction — and the city will notice.Navigate a cyberpunk city where your emotional state is your currency — and your liability
- Build relationships that affect your rank, your safety, and your sense of self
- Hack, steal, and make choices with no clean outcomes
- Manage stress, loneliness, and desire in a system designed to use all three against you
- Uncover the truth behind the city's control — and decide what to do with it
Community:
https://discord.gg/nMMtsMaVjB
https://www.instagram.com/play_synapse/
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This is the very first public test of the game, Its aim is to gather feedback on how it distributes, plays, feels, bugs etc
Development log
- Big update and synapse-v0.4.2 release21 hours ago
- Monor bugs fixes after differentlyviral9253 (discord) playthrough feedback7 days ago
- Released synapse-v0.4a-web - two big updates inside11 days ago
- Intro balance updated, now it is easier to access the apartment31 days ago
- Added a bug report button37 days ago
- Fixed HUD elements42 days ago
- Greetings to all!46 days ago
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It's hard not to want to click and experience everything! Great atmosphere, and I appreciate that I'm not protected from making dumb choices and blowing all my cash. Gives me some nostalgia for some older point and click games.
Not protected at all, therefore can meet consequences or discover different paths (planning main route, and 3 separated ones, mixing together in the end -_-)
Glad you found a way to blow the cash, though feels like world needs more ways to spend the cash ^^
So well done! I'm a cyber-genre fan and am looking forward to this. Your script is great--got that old-school-limited-vibe, but poignant text. The soundscape and music is stellar. The design and artwork so gorgeous! Good luck reaching your release date. Thanks for sharing the demo.
Hey, wow thanks! Appreciate your words, means the world! Thanks for playing as well ^^ Planning to inprove adding the rest sound fx's soon -_-
Look, it seems really promising, although i think i might have done something wrong cause i cant seem to go far after a while and it just became a loop of eating and sleeping until i finished money without the option of making more. I'll try again from the start, with the .exe version. Maybe i got into some bugs with the browser version
You just need to spend a night at home with rank below 2, and dangerous work for money will be introduced.
Yay finally understood why the prompt didn't appear, i initially found way too much money, and kept rank 2 up for long, and had just 1 strike. Didn't realise you the game expanded after strike 2.
I also was going to mention what i noticed but i've seen the latest update. I'll follow the game for sure. Havent said it yet but the pixel art is soo nice. Great style!
Hey thank you so much, appreaciate!
Keep tuned, and welcome to our discord if you have any suggestions/bugs to share, worldbuilding thougts or balance ideas, like you mentioned with money
Also, game designed the way, that you have to keep rank above 2 for progressing main route, but eventually it will make it drop below 2 even after all quests are done. But yes, game needs a bit more interaction to spend money and have fun inside before rank slips down
I like the premise and everything. I’m on Chrome, so I can’t download the game, so I have to play in the browser. Sadly, since it’s just the demo, I don’t get all the content, but anyway, it’s an amazing game. Still, I do find that I can’t get very far, mainly due to the fact that it will crash randomly and show a white screen, although it might be an issue on my end.
Hey, follow to our discord, lets investigate that https://discord.gg/nMMtsMaVjB
This is such cool idea! There may be a bug where you cannot interact with the woman outside Nest when you initially look away from her. The discord link isn't working either and I would love to join!
hey, thanks, that means the world! I am still testing it and knowing that the world feels interesting is great.
I believe I updated the link (which one you say is not working btw?):
https://discord.gg/nMMtsMaVjB
Also, I will check the interaction chain, although it’s a mini encounter for the world building and rank system better introduction
Heya, I found my way here from one of your Reddit posts. This game isn't really my genre but I had a quick poke around the demo and I love the vibe! One thing that immediately stood out to me though, and I say this with kindness because I want your game to do well, is that the writing really isn't at the level it needs to be. I think as-is it's really going to limit the reach of your game, so I'd really encourage you to team up with someone that could help you with that. Good luck with your game! :3
hey, first of all thank you so much for playing, I greatly appreciate it. As well as your input, I will consider it. If, by any chance, you want to participate in improving the game - welcome to out discord. This is ongoing development, so anyone can actually help build the world and the story.
https://discord.gg/nMMtsMaVjB
Looks awesome! I'm on linux however, and I cannot run the exe without segfaulting almost immediately. Could be a skill issue. Would appreciate a build for linux :)
Thank you!
I will look forward to adding linux support, had requests on steam as well
benger tier
wait till you see tier 5 access ^^
I love the whole color scheme and the kinda cyberpunk aesthetic 🤘😁
Thank you! That was the goal, and also make it atmospheric as much as possible hehe. Glad you liked it
Really cool! I tried joining the discord but the invite seems to be expired.. (just the one on this page. The one in-game works)
Hey, welcome onboard! I will change the link, thanks for pointing it out! And thanks a lot for the support
The rank system had me stressed all the time lol But I loved the dark vibes, the heavy music and the beautiful pixel art! Good job ~
hey thanks for diving in. I am thinking to rebalance rank a bit, seems like its probably too much downways. on the other hand MC is at this situation -_-
Gorgeous art style, what a vibe. Incredible work!
Hey man, thank you so much! I can't describe how important to have such a generous support! Keeps fuel in the fire -_-
Thank you!
The aesthetics and soundtrack are GORGEOUS ♥ Is the bartender screen with closed doors where the demo currently ends or I am skill checked :D
Hey, glad you like the vibes! Actually, the demo goes much much far, the door is just a point where you face ranking system and it's unpleasant effect and surveillance -_-
Just consume some stimulants so scanner will let you in
aha, I thought about that and ate some but clearly not enough! I’ll go back 🍬 🍬 🍬 🍬
After your input I also rebalanced and made it a bit simplier, now in the worst scenario candy still can be anough. Before that - you should buy the hard stuff from bar -_-
Great aesthetic. Can't wait for the full version to come out!!
Man thank you for the support! It means the world! Full version release is scheduled to october, let's go
Very cool game, I like it!
Thank you so much ^_^