Doublequote Studio have announced HeistGeist, a cyberpunk heist RPG with card-based combat and puzzle mechanics.

HeistGeist is coming soon to Windows PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch.

The game follows Alexandra and her crew of thieves for hire in the cyberpunk dystopia of 2040s Central Europe. Alexandra is now on the run from ruthless corporate assassins after a heist gone bad, and must assemble a crew of specialists to help with the job of a lifetime. Carefully study each heist location and carry out your plan with card-based hacking puzzles, and turn-based combat when stealth is no longer an option.

You can find the announcement trailer below.

You can find a rundown (via Steam) below:

HeistGeist

HeistGeist is a story-driven RPG set in a cyberpunk version of Central Europe. Play as Alexandra, doublecrossed street-smart thief on the run after a job gone bad. Put together a team of specialists, execute highly elaborate heists, fight in card-based battles and hack into the most secure corporate systems.

CYBERPUNK RPG SET IN CENTRAL EUROPE 

• Set in an original post-cyberpunk world based on real locations in a fictional version of Central Europe in 2040’s
• Follow the story of Alex, a thief for hire, as she tries to pick up the pieces of her lost reputation after her last job went terribly bad. On the run from corporate assassins and a disgruntled client, Alexandra has to do her best to stay alive, as she prepares for the heist of a lifetime.
• Put together a team of professionals made up of unusual allies with a very particular set of skills.

HEIST: GET IN, GET THE JOB DONE, GET OUT

• Plan highly sophisticated heists for super secret prototypes or classified corporate intel. But be prepared that even the best laid plans can sometimes get messy. Adapt to change, make the right choices, stay alive and most of all, get the job done.

FIGHTS: PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

• If stealth is not an option, fight guards and automated security systems in tactical card-based battles. Find your own playstyle, build your deck, upgrade your cards and unleash powerful combinations on your enemies

HACKS: NO SECRETS ARE SAFE

• Hack into the most secure corporate systems in our reimagination of cyberspace net running with a special card-based hacking mechanics. Break through strong barriers, dodge deadly ICEs and run powerful programs and viruses all to get to data storages full of valuable data.

KEY FEATURES:

• Pull off high stakes heists in which every choice matters
• Follow an original cyberpunk story full of twists and intrigue with a fully voiced cast of characters
• Fight your enemies in card-based battles where sequencing and powerful combinations are the key to your success
• Build a deck that suits your playstyle
• Use cyberspace to hack into secure servers in a unique card-based puzzles