A few months back, one of my favorite let’s play channels introduced me to Shadows of Doubt, a procedurally-generated cyberpunk detective game that plays like an immersive sim. I find it kind of fascinating, and love the look, the crowded, densely-packed setting, and the depth of the simulation, where it maps out stuff like every NPC’s routine whether they’re relevant to a case or not, where they live, even where they leave fingerprints.
I don’t play many games, mostly for lack of time, and tend to avoid proc-gen stuff that relies on emergent gameplay and emergent storytelling (I guess I have an easier time justifying a story-based game as it’s more like reading a book or watching a show? I don’t know). But I keep thinking back to this one and wanting to give it a shot because the cyberpunk immersive sim thing is very much my jam. I thought I’d see if anyone else has played it, and if you’ve had any good adventures in it.
Here’s an article I stumbled onto while gathering links, in case you want more info: https://www.pcgamer.com/this-procgen-cyberpunk-detective-game-is-like-an-endless-deus-ex-and-it-could-become-a-stone-cold-classic/
It’s got promise, but it’s not there yet. I wouldn’t quite call it an immersive sim yet either, although it has some of those elements. It’s in early access so will definitely give it more chances as updates come, but last I played about a month ago there were some pretty hefty bugs.
Still, the concept is cool, and it does show promise, so not trying to hate on it too much. For me I’d give it about a 5/10 currently, but hope to see updates improve the core gameplay.