Signet City Puts You Inside the Mind of a Host as a Fungal RPG
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin has announced Signet City, a first-person fungalpunk RPG where you play as a brain parasite feeding on your host's emotions in an 1980s-inspired industrial setting.
Gareth Damian Martin, the creative mind behind Citizen Sleeper, has announced their next project, Signet City. In a recent interview with Julian Benson at Rock Paper Shotgun, Damian Martin detailed this upcoming first-person fungalpunk RPG. Instead of playing a standard human protagonist, you take on the role of a brain fungus waking up inside a host. You feed on the emotions of the person carrying you, a concept that feels like a gritty, mushroom-themed twist on Monsters, Inc.
The game draws heavy aesthetic inspiration from the history and industrial architecture of the UK North in the 1980s, blending smoking factory stacks and brutalist apartments with a fictional fungal plate known as the Canker. This valuable organism powers the city's unique economy through algae burners, creating a distinct visual juxtaposition of historical grit and speculative fiction. Players start the journey alongside a human host who has lost her memories, creating a dual narrative where both parasite and human must figure out their past.
Beyond the narrative hook, Signet City incorporates mechanics inspired by cyberpunk tabletop games like The Veil, alongside a world where society relies on fungal computing and specialized signet devices. As indie developers continue to push narrative RPGs into bold, unconventional spaces, this creative direction offers a fresh perspective for players looking for strong storytelling and deep world-building. You can read the original reporting over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Tags: Signet City, RPG, Indie Games, PC Gaming, Citizen Sleeper
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun