I have a new game in Early Access! It's called KOP KILLER 22XX. I'll give you three guesses what it's about! It's not subtle. Then again... I've been working on this new game for nearly two years now, co-developing it with my close friend Dr. Shameless Cat. It was strange to develop it alongside the far more accessible and wholesome C.A.R.L. My wife gave birth to our first child in that time. I'd let my kid play C.A.R.L.. I would not let them play KOP KILLER 22XX... yet. So aside from the obvious, what is KOP KILLER 22XX about? It's about a possible future. A hopeless, cyber-punk, hyper-capitalist future where violence is the only avenue of escape. A future where no state has a monopoly on violence, but violence is instead the domain of a cartel. A future where everything is owned, sold, or destroyed.
It's also about a transhumanist future. A future where the line between human-beings and machines has begun to blur. It's a game about crimes we cannot yet conceive of, as the technology to commit them does not yet exist.
And in that way, it's very much a companion piece to A Robot Named Fight!. If ARNF is a subtle game about fascism and the myth of the lone hero saving the day, KK22XX is an overt game about opposing fascism through collaboration and comradery. It's a game about the near future that would lead to the distant fantasy-nightmare of A Robot Named Fight!. Also like A Robot Named Fight!, KOP KILLER 22XX has a very silly, arguably bad, name. It's a name that has turned off quite a few streamers and public facing influencers. In sending out press key, we've gotten quite a few responses akin to "I agree with your point of view, but I don't want to invite drama to my channel." We expected that, but I am a bit surprised by the extent of it. Steam is home to all kinds of taboo games... games about sex, games about violence, games where you play as Nazis, and TONS of games where you kill police... games where you kill human police in modern day, not cyborg police in some far-flung dystopian future. Well shucks... some people are really scared by the name. We might have to change the name... We've had a lot of conversations about it.
But I digress. Long story short. We need your help to tell this story. If you're a fan of A Robot Named Fight! I think you'll really like this story. Right now the game is limited to a Roguelike Arcade Mode. You fight in procedurally generated arenas against hordes of cyborg cops. They swarm from all direction and have really cool AI. Like A Robot Named Fight, there are tons of cool power ups and stat boosts. You'll like it. But Story Mode is coming soon, and we need your support to make it happen! The game is $2.00 right now. Easy buy. Leave a review. Tell your friends on Reddit. Tell your friends on discord and on web forums.
Because KOP KILLER 22XX is ultimately a game about friendship. Now get out there and kill some KOPs! ...in the video game ...it's in the 23rd century, the KOPs are bad ...it stands for "Kapital Operative" ...they're not even real cops like in Grand Theft Auto https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217680/KOP_KILLER_22XX/