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NEO CHIBA NIGHTS is a cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying action game taking place in the not-so distant future.
Sneak, chase, hack, slash, backstab and shoot your way through the neon-filled streets of Chiba, on a mission for a handful of Zenny and maybe a place in the sun.

* As of now, the box is planned to include the following, among other things:
- The main rulebooks needed to play the game
- Character sheets for the 12 sample characters
- Standees featuring the sample characters and the NPCs that appear in the sample adventures
- A GM screen
- A city map of Neo Chiba
- A bunch of six-sided dice


Colored title image of Neo Chiba Nights



NEO CHIBA NIGHTS - A cyberpunk roleplaying action game

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    NEO CHIBA NIGHTS

    Become a “Ronin”, a cybered up mercenary doing whatever for whoever pays the bill.
    Sneak, chase, hack, slash, backstab and shoot your way through the neon-filled streets of Chiba, on a mission for a handful of Zenny and maybe a place in the sun.

    NEO CHIBA NIGHTS ist currently in beta phase.

    Subscribe to our newsletter to stay tuned.

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    Planned Supporter Box and Growdfunding

    As of now, the box is planned to include the following, among other things:
    - The main rulebooks needed to play the game
    - Character sheets for the 12 sample characters
    - Standees featuring the sample characters and the NPCs that appear in the sample adventures
    - A GM screen
    - A city map of Neo Chiba
    - A bunch of six-sided dice
  • Map_of_Neo_Chiba
  • Group image of sample characters

NEO CHIBA NIGHTS is a cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying action game taking place in the not-so distant future.

Setting

2084, Neo Chiba City.
Corporations have all the power and inequality has never been greater than now. Technology has rapidly advanced in the past decades, where now cybernetic enhancements are commonplace, genetically modified humans — so called A-Types — and sentient Androids — called Pandora — live alongside your everyday humans. While technology has progressed, quality of life has decreased for the majority of people, as those living in the shadows of the corporations try to make ends meet by any means necessary.

You take the role of so called “Ronin”—Cyberpunks and hired guns who make a living by doing the dirty work for those who don’t want to. As Ronin, you will often work together with other Ronin in a crew. As a team of Ronin, you and your fellow players sneak, trick, cheat, hack, slash, backstab and shoot your way through the neon-filled streets of Chiba, on a mission for a handful of Zenny and maybe a place in the sun. Each player takes control of their own Ronin and together you will skirt the edge of the law and do what needs to be done.
After all, we all need to get paid at the end of the day.

System

  • Easy to learn D6 dicepool system where each dice roll tells a story
  • Rules geared towards cinematic action and dramatic roleplay
  • Extensive Character Creation System where you create your backstory while you make your character
  • The unique Focus System lets you influence rolls and take risks to give you the edge you need
  • Rules for Hacking, Chases and Stealth, designed to keep the game flowing and the action going



Code.Breaker() - Our debut game

  • Code.Breaker()

    Code.Breaker() is a thrilling cyberpunk corporate story featuring very different characters.
    You're the protagonist who works as a hacker in a famous company - but the shadows of your past are getting closer...can you escape them?

    Check it out on Steam or itch.io!

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    Check out the trailer!
  • Kate
    Kate

    A childhood friend of yours that has escaped her impoverished upbringing to land a job at Akiyama CyberTech.

    She took to the corporate lifestyle well, getting a comfortable management position soon after.

  • Jay
    Jay

    A friend from your gang days. You haven’t seen him in years, but with his anti-authority streak, you are sure he hasn’t kept to the straight and narrow.

    He is a guy you can rely on, even if he can be a bit headstrong and foolhardy.

  • Amber
    Amber

    A Mark 1 LF Type Android working as your department manager. She is a competent and capable woman with a go-getter mindset, rising through the ranks quickly.

    Most people recognize her for her looks first and her talents second, a fact she very much dislikes.

  • Xiao
    Xiao

    An A-Type network engineer working at Akiyama CyberTech. He is mostly quiet and reserved, maybe even a bit shy.

    You can usually find him in the server rooms, either to do some work on the servers, or to just hide from the bosses and read books.

Code.Breaker() is a cyberpunk visual novel about technology, crime, and trying to survive in a world ruled by corporations.
Hack your way out of your worst day at a job you´re not supposed to have!

Setting

2083, Free City-State of Seattle. Augmentations are commonplace, most people at least having a brain-computer interface chipped in. Sentient Androids live amongst the population, together with genetically modified humans and cybernetically enhanced people. The corporations fight with other corporations over their bottom line, both figuratively and literally, making it a hotspot for so-called “Ronin”. They are modern-day mercenaries doing the dirty work for anyone who can pay them.

Story

You take the role of a hacker working for Akiyama CyberTech as a “Network Security Expert”. Your job is to keep the Seattle branch office safe from outside intrusion and the network security of the building in shape. It’s a mostly ceremonial position to fulfill legally required human quotas, which you only got through nepotism. In truth you were born without citizenship in the slums of Redmond and honed your skills in the underground hacking scene.
One day, you get an email from an anonymous sender who knows your secret, threatening the life you've built up. Now it's up to you to take back control!

Gameplay

  • Talk to colleagues and friends and make decisions that matter
  • Point and click on background items to get more information about your environment
  • Hack into systems by quickly solving puzzles
  • Play through a thrilling office story where you defend yourself from the shadows of your past!



HokaBento Studio is a tiny indie dev team consisting of only three people based in Germany. We love creating games!

Moni

Writer, Pixel Artist, Software Engineer and Tabletop Game Enthusiast
Education: Master of Science (Computer Science in Media) and Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
Project manager that loves planning for the exhibitions we visit! I play Splatoon and Ace Attorney.
Education: Master of Science (Computer Science in Media) and Bachelor of Arts (Media Design)

Lea

Ellie

Coder and bug hunter, parttime artist, Pen & Paper player (no DnD!) and Minecraft City Builder.
Education: Master of Science (Computer Science in Media) and Bachelor of Science (Computer Science in Media)



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Contact

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Email: contact[at]hokabentostudio.de

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