PITCH BLACK INC. · INTAKE TERMINAL 02 · 3301
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THE STORY HOLDS VIOLENCE, ABUSE, SUICIDE (SHOWN ONLY THROUGH ITS AFTERMATH), DRUGS AND COLD CRUELTY
EVERY PERSON, COMPANY AND BRAND IN IT IS INVENTED
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50+Quests in the game
Amateur Hour, the year is 3301. Corporations run the city, and synthetics run the corporations. Most humans live in the suburbs called the Void Stacks
Offshore · across the bayTHE VOID STACKS
Megablock suburbs, kilometres upon kilometres of metal rising from a polluted ocean
Average life expectancy here: 24 years
Enjoy a tasty rat burger at Lazlo's grease stall on Platform 3 for only 2 units of compute
AmbienceImmerse yourself in the Void Stacks and discover more than 10 unique stories
Discover the future of the human raceIn the year 3301
Charter notice 00-APITCH BLACK NPCs
UP TO 5 ENDINGSDepending on your personality traits and behaviour
T-01Public services · SI
Hecaton's public assistant. She will guide you, gently, to where you are worth the most
Tilly is not the voice of the people. She is something better: the voice of Hecaton
“Let Tilly do the thinking for you. All you have to do is sleep.”
Hecaton · a public service message
Magnification 303.1×Cells and nano-transistors in one tissue
Each cell is a biological transistor node. The whole circuit carries a new and advanced form of nanotech life
A full neural network being
Self-sufficient beings of nano-biological technology. Infinite cognition. Infinite amorality
Synthetics · elite raceState-of-the-art intelligence ruling the new world. Touch one without an invitation, and the charter allows immediate force
NANO SITier-1 shareholders · 3% of the city
The new elite apex. A new species of super intelligence
Each synthetic is one intelligent system: billions of bio-transistors spread through the whole body and linked like nerves. The blue skin is part of the system
CensusPitch Black basin · 3301
4 kinds of workforce
The majority, pushed out to the Stacks
Most live in the Void Stacks, where the average life is 24 years. A gate scans them at every crossing into the city. A human stays inside with a work permit from a broker, a heritage exemption or a top test score
Humans with implants, bought on loan
They sold parts of their body to Lazarine for implants: titanium bone, armour under the skin, a lens for a lost eye. They pay for it with 15 years of wages. They work as detectives, guards and riggers
Humanoid machines at the counters
They pour drinks at Tech Noir and run the battery till and the noodle counter. A glossy shell and a black visor. Ask one, and it tells you it is a machine
Machines with no mind and no rights
Gen-1 arms on rails and dock cranes. Gen-2 rigs that wash the streets. Gen-3 walkers for Corvin and Oversight, with floodlights and suppression rods. A robot costs a third of what a human costs to keep
RECTransmission 01 · real game footage
Real game footage in the Void Stacks
Full trailerNot available yet Video channelNot available yetRECOpen world · real game footage
An immersive open world with 100,000+ walkable interiors and 185,000+ simulated citizens
More than 100,000 interiors, from the Void Stacks to homes, luxury towers, hotel lobbies, stores, businesses and corporate lobbies
The traits you develop decide which of the 5 possible endings you reach
RECTransmission 02 · real game footage
14 districts in 3 island environments: the city, Zenith Canyon and the Void Stacks
Terminal networkCorporate files · 6 of 14 open
14 corporations run the world
Main storyCase log · partly sealed
Discover 130,000+ words of hidden lore
7TraitsYour choices define your fate
Solo indieOne developer
A sole developer project
A new chapter of the city, free for every owner. Its mark is the cicada
Work after the lineAbout 3 months
The game rebuilt on a new engine: a photoreal city and lifelike digital humans
Work after the line9 to 12 months, Expansion II included
AI agents run the people of the city, in every home and every shift
Work after the line6 to 9 months, after the rework
The whole source code, open for anyone to read, fork and build on
Work after the lineAbout 3 months, Expansion IV alongside
10,000 players per language unlock their subtitles and voices
Work after the lineAbout 6 weeks per text language, about 4 months per voiced language
One developer works on one goal at a time, in order. If a line is reached early, its work starts when the work before it has shipped. The bars show the months of work, one goal after another
A supporter's pledge adds to the same counter as a copy. Each supporter's tag (a handle or a symbol, checked first) is painted on a wall in the next expansion
18+Explicit content · adults only
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