Neuromancer

This cyberpunk adventure, loosely based on William Gibson’s novel, takes place in Chiba City and cyberspace. Gameplay combines exploring the city and interacting with its inhabitants with travelling through a grid-based virtual world, which the protagonist must regain access to. Different locations in the city lead to separate cyberspace sectors and advance the story.

In cyberspace, the protagonist breaks into database nodes by hacking ICE security systems and may encounter artificial intelligence entities. Combat with ICE relies on programs that deal instant or damage-over-time attacks, or slow the opponent; fighting AIs instead depends primarily on skills, and some entities can only be harmed by specific means. Losing a battle against an AI kills the character, who can be revived for the money stored on their credit chip.