Pocket Sc-Fi: A Cyborg Adventure

Note: To play this game, you will need to download the missions book which you will receive as a PDF file with this purchase. Alternatively, you can purchase the professionally printed version from the game crafter

Synopsis

As a cyborg wrongly imprisoned on a remote planet ruled by ruthless alien beings, you’re flung into chaos as your cell door mysteriously swings open. Starting with little more than meat fists and electronic wits, level up and fight for your freedom from this hellish world.

The game is inspired by Desolate and the Escape the Dark series. However, while these games rely on older mechanics, this game introduces a more fun and challenging puzzle that will allow players to have more agency. Moreover, this game includes Engine building aspects similar to that of the Doom Machine.

Mechanics include

dice rolling, push your luck, role playing, choose your own path

Details

Players: 1-2

Ages: 12+

Length: 30-45 minutes (missions mode)

What Makes Pocket Scifi Special

Quick and easy to learn and play, setup only takes about 5 minutes.

Classic dungeon crawl mechanics mixed with newer ones, allow players to make difficult decisions.

Unique art style.

Highly replayable.

How to play video:

It's like Desolate's bigger brother :D (akik0, playtester)

The theme was great and the replayability is great too. I enjoyed the combat system a lot. It was very interesting and well balanced (Kostas, playtester)

I liked the concept and the card interactions. The game is fast and well laid out. The artwork is unique and reminds me of Escape the Dark Castle (Joesph, designer, and publisher).

I think you have quite a few interesting ideas in place. It seems Desolate was a major inspiration for this design, and it seems you set out to provide a few layers more. For your audience, there should be quite some meat here (HF, designer).