My earlier post was far too brief — let me give you the full story because this project is special! Gareth Martin (the mind behind Citizen Sleeper and In Other Waters) just unveiled his latest RPG, Signet City, through Jump Over the Age. You play not as a single person but as a fungal parasite moving through the social body of dying city where strange tech and radical ideas are taking root in decaying locations. The gameplay is less combat and more about shaping conversations, influencing inhabitants, and revealing their inner lives through Martin's signature affecting prose. It will ship on PC via Steam later this year; no word yet on consoles.
The art style and soundscape alone make it something I can't wait to play. The visuals are monochrome with screentoned manga influences, pen-and-ink drawings, black-and-white photography, all set against Sprints' post-punk drone soundtrack. Martin cites Anna Tsing’s "The Mushroom at the End of the World" — which critiques capitalism and ecological devastation through mushroom ecology (matsutake, girolle) — as a core influence that already permeated Citizen Sleeper. The setting draws on 1980s UK industrial cities for inspiration, and Eli Rainsberry has stepped in to handle audio while Tom Kitchen assists with environmental art, continuing Martin's collaboration tradition but bringing fresh talent into the mix.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2186591/signet-city-is-a-new-fungalpunk-rpg-from-the-creator-of-citizen-sleeper/
The art style and soundscape alone make it something I can't wait to play. The visuals are monochrome with screentoned manga influences, pen-and-ink drawings, black-and-white photography, all set against Sprints' post-punk drone soundtrack. Martin cites Anna Tsing’s "The Mushroom at the End of the World" — which critiques capitalism and ecological devastation through mushroom ecology (matsutake, girolle) — as a core influence that already permeated Citizen Sleeper. The setting draws on 1980s UK industrial cities for inspiration, and Eli Rainsberry has stepped in to handle audio while Tom Kitchen assists with environmental art, continuing Martin's collaboration tradition but bringing fresh talent into the mix.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2186591/signet-city-is-a-new-fungalpunk-rpg-from-the-creator-of-citizen-sleeper/