Signet City Puts Players Inside the Brain of a Fungalpunk RPG
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Jump Over The Age has announced Signet City, a first-person fungalpunk RPG from the creator of Citizen Sleeper where players control a brain parasite in a declining 1980s British coastal town.
Jump Over The Age, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Citizen Sleeper and In Other Waters, has announced its next project. Titled Signet City, the game shifts the developer into the first-person space for a fungalpunk RPG where players take on the role of a spore-born parasite. Set in a fictional coastal town inspired by the industrial decline of 1980s northern England, the gameplay revolves around taking root in the minds of local residents, influencing their daily choices, and steering the direction of their lives.
As reported by Julian Benson at Rock Paper Shotgun, the title embraces a striking visual style featuring brutalist architecture, punk aesthetics, and decaying urban landscapes. While the perspective marks a clear departure from the studio's previous top-down and tabletop-inspired mechanics, the core narrative focus remains intact. Players can expect the same deep decision-making and systemic storytelling that defined Citizen Sleeper, examining how individual lives intersect with broader socioeconomic and ecological systems.
Creator Gareth Damian Martin has long drawn inspiration from real-world ecological concepts, noting that human societies are deeply intertwined with non-human systems. In Signet City, this philosophy manifests as a literal blending of parasite and host against a backdrop of post-industrial hardship. For players who treat narrative RPGs as rich spaces for exploration and player agency, this unique premise offers a compelling new world to inhabit when it eventually launches.
Tags: Signet City, Jump Over The Age, RPG, Indie Games, PC Gaming
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun