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Cyberpunk Video Games | Console & PC
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July 28, 2026
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As there are numerous video games that have overlapping themes or settings that could be argued to be cyberpunk, particularly in the First Person Shooting gameplay type, this list has been truncated to those titles with heavily involved narratives with settings and themes that are decidedly within the genre. The titles are ordered by publishing year; older games can be emulated, or if you’d just like to enjoy the story lines and aesthetics, one can find dozens of play-throughs per title on streaming video sites like YouTube.
Neuromancer | Date Released: 1988 | Platform: MS-DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64 | Gameplay Sample<br>Gameplay Type: Point and Click Adventure<br>Summary: A quasi-side story to the famous cyberpunk novel, this is a well-made and somewhat campy/humorous game for those who enjoy classic point and click adventures. The computer hacking portion of the game was novel for its time and influenced future titles.
Snatcher | Date Released: 1988 | Platform: MSX2 | Fan Trailer<br>Gameplay Type: Point and Click Adventure with Shooter Components<br>Summary: Hideo Kojima’s riff on Blade Runner with a stunning soundtrack and well illustrated anime-style visuals. While sometimes humorous, the narrative can be at times suspenseful and the title still holds up today as a kind of visual novel interspersed with static shooter action sequences. Any cyberpunk fan who likes gaming should check this out. The Sega CD version released in 1994 is far superior in audio quality and graphics than the original MSX2 game.
Circuit’s Edge | Date Released: 1990 | Platform: PC | Intro<br>Gameplay Type: Point and Click Adventure<br>Summary: Based on the book When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger. It has a unique setting for the cyberpunk genre in a future Middle East. Circuit’s Edge casts you as Marîd Audran, a private investigator in The Budayeen where transhumanism, neural and muscular implants and personality brain chips are the norms. Tasked with uncovering a murder conspiracy, Marîd the game features diverse puzzles, branching dialogues and time/resource management challenges, offering a compelling narrative experience directly connected to the novel. If you like point and click adventures or enjoyed When Gravity Fails, this is definitely worth checking out.
Rise of the Dragon | Date Released: 1990 | Platform: Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD | Opening and Intro<br>Gameplay Type: Point and Click Adventure<br>Summary: A heavily Blade Runner-inspired adventure game (literally titled a "Blade Hunter Adventure" on the game credits) with gritty visuals and a dark atmosphere. The aesthetic is on point and if you enjoy narrative driven point and click adventure games such as Snatcher (1994) then this is one of best titles in this list despite its age.
SD Snatcher | Date Released: 1990 | Platform: MSX2 | Trailer for English Fan Translation<br>Gameplay Type: Turn-Based Role-Playing Game<br>Summary: A riff on a riff, then-Konami-employed game designer Hideo Kojima blended his Blade Runner (1982) point and click adventure homage, Snatcher (1988), with the bobble-headed aesthetic and turn-based RPG style from the NES/SNES’ Final Fantasy into this Japan-only cyberpunk MSX2 title. SD (which stands for Super Deformed) Snatcher is an all new story, but based around the same premise of androids infiltrating human society ala Invasion of the Body Snatchers (there’s that signature Kojima creativity at work again). If you want a 16-bit Final Fantasy but in the cyberpunk genre, this is it. Like Snatcher (1988), the game features plenty of 4th wall breaking humour and references to other Kojima titles. For years SD Snatcher was ultra-rare and only playable by those fluent in Japanese, however thanks to Project Melancholia, the entire game has been translated and can be played for free in a browser-based emulator here: [ LINK ].
Shadowrun | Date Released: 1993 | Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Opening<br>Gameplay Type: Isometric Real Time Role Playing Game<br>Summary: Extremely well-regarded at the time, this RPG borrows elements of Shadowrun’s Never Deal with a Dragon novel for its plot. A completely different beast in terms of game mechanics, aesthetics, and storyline to...