It is set in the future, but not far enough into it to accurately predict things. Either a very corrupt government or a very corrupt corporation is running the joint. Expect the protagonist to either be a cyborg, a hacker, or both. If said protagonist is male, they're probably a total jerk. If the protagonist is female, expect their only character trait to be "capable." Expect the protagonist to at some point have a graphic sex scene that you didn't ask for. Expect virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and drug addictions to be an important part of the plot. Sometimes, genetic experimentation or nanotechnology is also thrown in there for good measure. Expect philosophical questions to be asked a lot (especially ones regarding a character's "humanity"). There is no countryside here, just a shit ton of metallic skyscrapers lined with neon lights and advertisements. Even if it's not set in Asia, expect to see a LOT of East Asian cultural influence (particularly in the neon advertising and the way people dress). The crime rate here is usually high. The villains often take the role of a crime lord, a ruthless businessman, a killer robot/cyborg, a mysterious hacker, or a shady government agent. Body horror may or may not be present. The story is often very bleak in tone, but sometimes ends on a good note just to be different.
by Exterminator (not really) October 19, 2021
A futuristic adventure involving cyberpunk individuals, snatchers, the Internet, and at least one robot with a human personality.
Daniel Buggilstein: eeee i jus tstole ur cred carrd #!!!111
Davo: Oh boy! Now, through some unexplained phenomenon, we can get sucked into our computers and search the dangerous depths of the Internet for the evil Buggilstein and retrieve my purloined credit card! It will be an action-packed cyberpunk adventure of epic proportions!
Luis: Or you could just call and cancel the service.
Davo: Oh boy! Now, through some unexplained phenomenon, we can get sucked into our computers and search the dangerous depths of the Internet for the evil Buggilstein and retrieve my purloined credit card! It will be an action-packed cyberpunk adventure of epic proportions!
Luis: Or you could just call and cancel the service.
by HugeBreasticle April 22, 2005
A game where you can customize your character so much that you can ever customize how big or smol their pp is.
by JarvisBanned December 18, 2020
This syndrome appliers to new video games, and occurs when a new video game is announced that gets everyone excited, and hype begins to explode through the roof. The fans get beautiful looking trailers and release dates. Then, the game gets held back quite a bit until the devs finally decide to just release it. This leaves us with a half baked game, where the central core aspects of the game are quite amazing, but the game is a bug infested hell. This splits the fanbase into two groups, one which still praises the game like a godsend from heaven despite the games terrible optimization and bugs, and one which meticulously attacks anything bad about the game, despite the game functioning well enough to play for some people. This syndrome also starts messy debates as to why the game was released in it's current state, which is usually because the devs want to push it out as fast as possible in a "playable" state.
by TheJustinMann December 23, 2021
by BigMask October 27, 2020
A project (usually a game) in the making, the goes through the development hell and will a huge failure and disappointement upon it's release.
- How's the Starfield going?
- Oh man, it's gonna be next cyberpunk for sure
- Such a shame, the concept was pretty promising
- They always are
- True
- Word
- Oh man, it's gonna be next cyberpunk for sure
- Such a shame, the concept was pretty promising
- They always are
- True
- Word
by MarekCEO May 15, 2022
Sam: you can’t tell me she’s fuckin hot then she shows up lookin like fuckin gollum that’s cyberpunking someone it’s fucked up
by Cumphycosis December 22, 2020