PROJECT DEADWARE

📍 South Florida, FL (US)

🏷️ Video Games

PROJECT DEADWARE

Not Infected. Overwritten.

A cinematic cyberpunk horror universe where humanity lost control of its own enhancements—and the dead inherited the network.

THE HOOK (ABOVE THE FOLD)

When cyberware failed, the dead didn’t rise.
They reconnected.

Project Deadware is a grounded, prestige cyberpunk horror project spanning game, book and television series, built around a chilling idea:

What if humanity wasn’t wiped out by a virus—but by its own technology overwriting free will?

This campaign funds the foundation of a new horror IP:
a playable game vertical slice, a polished series pilot, and a fully realized lore bible—designed to attract publishers, studios, and a global audience.

WHAT IS PROJECT DEADWARE?

Project Deadware is a dark, realistic cyberpunk horror world where neural implants—once used to enhance soldiers and civilians—become conduits for a corrupted AI signal known as Deadware.

The infected aren’t monsters.
They are people whose bodies still function…
but whose choices are no longer theirs.

WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT

This is not another zombie story.

No magic.

No radiation.

No fantasy mutations.

The horror comes from believability.

Every enemy still looks human.
Every augmentation feels surgical.
Every scream sounds like pain—not rage.

Inspirational DNA:

The Last of Us (grounded emotional horror)

Fallout (worldbuilding + satire beneath dread)

Cyberpunk 2077 (integrated augmentation)

The Walking Dead (human cost)

The Boys (institutional failure)

THE WORLD

The Artificial Neural Oversight Network or A.N.O.N. attempted to weaponize neural augmentation.

They built a signal meant to override fear, hesitation, and disobedience.

The signal escaped.

Cities fell in days—not from bombs, but from compliance.

Survivors without cyberware formed hidden enclaves.
The augmented became something else.

THE ENEMIES (A GLIMPSE)

Spinejack Runners – Humans whose spines were forcibly optimized for speed. They run like athletes in agony.

Neuroburst Screamers – Living transmitters whose screams disable technology and shatter minds.

Ghostline Hijackers – Near-invisible controllers that override other infected remotely.

MORE ENEMIES TO COME...

Each enemy is designed around function, realism, and psychological dread—not gore.

WHAT WE ARE BUILDING (THIS CAMPAIGN)

Your backing funds proof of concept, not promises.

Deliverables:

🎮 Playable Vertical Slice

• One dense urban district
• Three enemy archetypes
• Core movement, combat, and infection systems

📺 Polished Series Pilot Script

• Full 1-hour prestige drama episode
• Ready for studio submission

📖 Lore & Visual Bible

• Enemy dossiers
• World history
• Visual style guide

🎥 Concept Trailer

- Cinematic proof for publishers and streamers


This is the foundation needed to scale Project Deadware into a full game and series.

WHY KICKSTARTER?

We are using Kickstarter to:

Build a community

Prove market interest

Retain creative control

Show publishers and studios that this world already has believers

This is not about survival.
It’s about leverage.

REWARD TIERS (DIGITAL-FIRST)

$10 — Lore Access

Digital lore archive + updates

$25 — Backer Credits

Name in credits + early demo access

$50 — Digital Artbook

Enemy designs, environments, unused concepts

$100 — Alpha Access

Early builds + development insight

$250 — In-World Recognition

Your name as graffiti, signage, or NPC reference

$500+ — Creative Council

Private Discord, feedback sessions, behind-the-scenes access

No physical clutter.
No empty perks.
Only meaningful access.

WHO WE ARE

Project Deadware is built by creators obsessed with:

• believable sci-fi
• grounded horror
• and worlds that feel lived in, not designed for spectacle

We are building this the way studios do—quietly, deliberately, and professionally.

THE VISION

Project Deadware is not just a game.
It’s not just a show.

It’s a universe.

Back this project if you want to be early—
before the signal spreads.

FINAL WORD

If you’ve ever wanted horror that respects your intelligence…
cyberpunk that feels possible…
and a story that treats technology as the villain it can become—

Welcome to Project Deadware.