Vice Undercover imagines an alternate past where '80s drug lords had the internet, so obviously you've gotta hack 'em (www.pcgamer.com)

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Steam store page with demo

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[-] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As an early millennial, I can't help but get good vibes from their 90s-era desktop UI.

The game concept and 80s retro-futurism are also appealing. 😃

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

TIL David Bowie was an 80s drug lord

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

I have no doubt that there were "drug lord" amounts of drugs around 80s David Bowie.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Touché

[-] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

The music in the demo is amazing. They clearly use AI to generate the people but it seems inoffensive to me. I like what I played

[-] Grangle1@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds a lot like Hypnospace Outlaw, which came out a few years ago and had you exploring a fictional Internet from the mid/late-90s era on an OS designed to mimic Windows 95/98 (with an upgrade to an XP-like desktop later in the game). You were basically a mod/censor who went around and busted people for copyright infringement and stuff. Also a real nostalgia trip if you miss that kind of aesthetic.