Best Cyberpunk

Mr. Robot centers on Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer struggling with mental health issues, who is drawn into a plot orchestrated by Mr. Robot. fsociety, a hacktivist group, seeks to dismantle corporate debt through large-scale data encryption targeting E Corp. The series explores themes of...

The Terminator was released in 1984 and directed by James Cameron. It depicts a cyborg assassin, the Terminator, dispatched from the future to eliminate Sarah Connor before her son’s eventual role in preventing a catastrophic war caused by Skynet. A soldier, Kyle Reese, is also sent back in time to...

Inside is a single-player exploration game featuring pixel art and an unsettling atmosphere. The title presents a challenging dystopian experience focused on solving intricate puzzles within a retro-inspired cyberpunk environment. It’s designed for players who appreciate slow-paced narrative, atmosp...

Deus Ex is an action role-playing game released in 2000 by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. The title combines first-person shooter, stealth, and RPG elements within interconnected city environments. Player choices influence the narrative through character customization and varied dialo...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a 2001 action-adventure stealth game created by Hideo Kojima and Konami. It serves as a sequel to Metal Gear Solid (1998) and features gameplay centered around stealth and exploration within a complex narrative. An expanded edition, titled Substance, was later...

Dreams are doomed to die in Night City, a futuristic Californian metropolis. As a teenager living in the city's slums, David Martinez is trying to fulfill his mother's lifelong wish for him to reach the top of Arasaka, the world's leading security corporation. To this end, he attends the prestigious...

System Shock 2 is an action role-playing and survival horror game created by Levine, Irrational Games, and Looking Glass Studios. Initially conceived as a standalone project, the narrative evolved into a sequel to the 1994 System Shock title following Electronic Arts’ involvement as publisher. The g...

Mega Man X is a 1993 Super Nintendo platform game originating from the Mega Man series. Set one hundred years after the original, it features an android named X and his partner Zero battling Reploids, robots with human-like qualities. The narrative centers on X’s mission to thwart Sigma, a Maverick...

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) remains a towering achievement in science fiction cinema. Its atmospheric visuals, haunting score, and exploration of what it means to be human continue to captivate audiences. The film's neo-noir aesthetic and philosophical depth set it apart from typical action-o...

Perfect Dark is a 2000 first-person shooter for Nintendo 64 centered on Joanna Dark, an agent tasked by the Carrington Institute to thwart dataDyne’s extraterrestrial conspiracy. The game offers both a campaign mode with story-driven levels and multiplayer options including co-operative and deathmat...

Unreal Tournament is a fast-paced first-person shooter originally released in 1999. It established itself as a prominent competitive arena game within the PC gaming community. The title’s innovative level design and intense multiplayer action appealed to players seeking thrilling, skill-based combat...

The Matrix presents a futuristic narrative set within a simulated reality known as the Matrix, constructed by sentient machines. Humanity exists unknowingly within this program, while a group attempts to disrupt its control. The story centers on a hacker, Neo, and his alliance with Morpheus in a res...

While often classified as cyberpunk, its core themeswhat defines humanity when replicants are indistinguishable from humansmake it a foundational dystopian text. The film explores corporate control, manufactured life, and the blurring lines between organic and synthetic existence in a perpetually ra...

In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such te...

Denis Villeneuve's continuation of Ridley Scott's seminal work, *Blade Runner 2049*, surpasses the original in many respects. Its breathtaking cinematography, haunting score, and profound exploration of identity and memory create a deeply immersive and emotionally resonant experience. The film expan...

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots follows Old Snake’s final mission to eliminate Liquid Ocelot, who controls the Sons of the Patriots A.I. The game takes place five years after Metal Gear Solid 2 and involves a confrontation with Liquid Snake inhabiting Revolver Ocelot's body. It was original...

Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating...

Another day, another bounty—such is the life of the often unlucky crew of the Bebop. However, this routine is interrupted when Faye, who is chasing a fairly worthless target on Mars, witnesses an oil tanker suddenly explode, causing mass hysteria. As casualties mount due to a strange disease spreadi...

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut is a turn-based tactical role-playing game set in the Shadowrun universe. It offers a complete single-player campaign focused on a new storyline within the Sixth World. The Director's Cut adds significant enhancements to the original experience, includi...

In the year 2029, Niihama City has become a technologically advanced metropolis. Due to great improvements in cybernetics, its citizens are able to replace their limbs with robotic parts. The world is now more interconnected than ever before, and the city's Public Security Section 9 is responsible f...

System Shock is a 1994 first-person action-adventure game set on a space station in 2072. The player controls a security hacker tasked with disrupting the actions of the AI, SHODAN. Developed by LookingGlass Technologies and Origin Systems, it features a cyberpunk setting and an attempt to thwart a...

Battle Angel Alita is a completed science fiction manga series created by Yukito Kishiro. The story centers on a young female cyborg who awakens with no memory and discovers a warrior body in a post-apocalyptic world. Notable for its detailed cyberpunk setting and complex narrative, it’s appreciated...

CD Projekt Red's Phoenix Rising overhaul addresses previous shortcomings and delivers the Cyberpunk experience fans always envisioned. Featuring a completely reworked story, improved AI, enhanced graphics, and expanded character customization options, its a transformative update. The city of Night...

*Blade Runner 2049* is a visually breathtaking and philosophically rich sequel to Ridley Scotts iconic original. Villeneuves masterful direction, combined with Roger Deakinss stunning cinematography and Hans Zimmers atmospheric score, creates a haunting and immersive neo-noir experience. The film e...

Katana ZERO is a high-octane, neo-noir action platformer that perfectly encapsulates the 'high-tech, low-life' aesthetic. Players control a samurai with superhuman abilities navigating a drug-fueled dystopian city. The game features a unique time-manipulation mechanic where players must plan out the...

Lisbeth Salander is a profoundly complex character central to Stieg Larsson’s *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*. She is a skilled hacker and investigator operating outside official channels, driven by a history of abuse and a fierce determination to protect others. Her exceptional technical abilitie...

Syndicate, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1993, is an isometric strategy game where players command a corporate entity seeking worldwide influence. The title initially launched on MS-DOS and Amiga, establishing it as the first installment in the Syndicate franchise. It features real-time tacti...

Turbo Overkill is a hybrid metroidvania FPS where players control a cybernetically enhanced character utilizing a heavily modified chainsaw as their primary weapon. Developed by Trigger Happy Interactive, the game’s distinctive design and intense combat appeal to fans of challenging action games and...

In a post-apocalyptic world, the last remaining human settlement in Japan is the heavily fortified city of Tokyo-3. Fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari is brought to the headquarters of NERV, an underground organization lead by his estranged father, Gendou. He requests that Shinji become a pilot of an "E...