Ever played a game where your fate literally rests on the roll of a dice? That’s the bold idea behind Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, a sci-fi video game that’s flipping the script on how we experience stories in games. Forget hidden algorithms—here, the dice are front and center, and they’re calling the shots.

In most games, chance is quietly working behind the scenes. But in Citizen Sleeper 2, every decision you make—whether you're hustling for credits at a space kelp bar or leading a rebellion against corporate overlords—depends on the numbers you roll. The higher the number, the better your odds of success. It’s a clever twist that adds a layer of unpredictability and excitement to the game.

Gareth Damian Martin, the creator behind this innovative title, believes that putting dice in the spotlight opens up new ways to tell stories. “Abstracting things to dice gives an incredible flexibility to storytelling,” they explained. “The game inherently supports you and creates drama from any situation.”

Set in a gritty cyberpunk universe where mercenaries and outcasts scrape by on the edges of corporate-controlled space, Citizen Sleeper 2 lets players step into the shoes of a Sleeper—a digitized consciousness in a mechanical body. Your dice rolls dictate how you’ll survive in this harsh world, whether by hustling for scraps or joining forces with fellow rebels.

Martin wanted to shake up the role-playing genre by making the mechanics visible instead of hiding them. “The idea with video games is they’re supposed to be this warm bath of immersion that you disappear into,” they said. “But revealing how the game works doesn’t break that immersion—it adds depth.”

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector hits PCs and consoles this Friday, promising a fresh take on storytelling and gameplay. If you’re ready to roll the dice and carve out your place in the stars, this might just be your next obsession.