Today’s Niche Games Spotlight is Dystopika, a new cyberpunk city builder that focuses entirely on the a brooding a e s t h e t i c.

Produced by solo developer Voids Within, Dystopika has players building the dystopia of their dreams, or nightmares, and is quite cleverly described as a “dark city sandbox.” There’s no real goals but no stress, yet players will hopefully reach peak vibes.

For every click a player makes in the game, a new building is erected in your cyberpunk metropolis. As players build out their futuristic cityscapes, tiles placed will procedurally generate things like giant screens right out of Blade Runner, antennas, ambient traffic, and even megastructures.

Dystopika is now available for Windows PC (via Steam), and a new quality of life update is releasing soon.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its latest trailer:

Dystopika is a chill cyberpunk city-builder of dystopian dreams (or nightmares). No goals, no stress, no objectives. Just your imagination.

Build the rainy, dystopian cities of your dreams (or nightmares) in this simple and relaxing ambient city builder. Dim the lights, place some tiles, and paint your own dystopic dreams. Welcome to the dark side of cozy.

Features

• Build a dystopian city of dreams – Simply click to place tiles and watch your city grow. Each click is a new building in your future metropolis. The tiles you place will work together to create procedural details: helipads, giant billboards, ambient traffic, bridges, and antennas. Curate and refine based on your mood with full undo/redo. Just click away and see what you can create.
• A cyberpunk zen experience – Dystopika is not about winning or losing. There are no goals, no resource management, no objectives. Just simply relax and immerse yourself in the visuals and sounds of your city. Escape to a future that you’ve built.
• Advanced photo mode – Rich photo mode allows you to control time of day and transport your city to alien worlds with filters, fog tweaks, sun controls, and camera adjustments. Share them with the world or keep them to yourself as your desktop wallpaper.

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