What do you mean you’ve never been interested in playing a game that focuses on debt collection? What if we throw in some RPG mechanics and an intriguing narrative? Got ya, yeah? Great, because that’s exactly what will be playing out in REPO MAN on Xbox, PC and PlayStation.
REPO MAN is an intriguing story-driven debt collection RPG that is set in an alternate world of Art Nouveau; one full of the brightest neon lights and the deepest, darkest conspiracies.
Due to release on PC in 2023, followed by Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4 and PS5, when REPO MAN does launch the developers promise that, first and foremost, the story and its unique style will come to the fore. From there, the gameplay will offer complex dialogues, negotiation, exploration, combat, and mechanics borrowed from stealth and card games, all combined in an open world.
REPO MAN is being developed by Achara Studios, an independent Polish development team who are fully dedicated to narrative-focused titles and high-quality level design. Built with Unreal Engine 5, it’s the team at Ultimate Games who will be behind the publishing; along with other titles like Priest Simulator, Electrician Simulator and more.
Playing out as a first-person RPG focused on single-player gameplay. REPO MAN will revolve around dialogues, investigation, negotiation, and proper time management. It will however be mainly driven by its elaborate and multi-layered story, offering stealth gameplay, a card game, combat, and exploration elements.
“Most importantly, this is not another so-called walking simulator. REPO MAN is closer to Torment than Disco Elysium. While developing a game, we make every effort to ensure our title offers diverse and engaging gameplay rather than just the simple clicking of dialogue options,” — says Alan Padziński, the CEO of Achara Studios.
If you do decide to drop in, you’ll find that you get to play as Arthur Newstead, a debt collector whose life starts spiralling out of control when he unexpectedly gets into huge debt himself. Exiled from the world of corporate aristocracy, he’s forced to return to his hometown of San Alma. Newstead is faced not only with the necessity of regular debt repayment, but also with mysterious events and schemes escalating with each week.
“In REPO MAN, we will take players to an alternate reality — a world resembling our own, more developed in some respects while lagging behind in others. It’s a world populated not solely by humans, but also by the Fae — descendants of mythological beings resembling elves, dryads, and satyrs. The people of the planet also have to deal with TDD, an epidemic type of depression, the cause of which remains unknown. That world is closer to its end than its beginning,” Alan Padziński explains.
REPO MAN will come with a unique graphic design with motifs reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style. The distinctive atmosphere of the game is enhanced by an original soundtrack blending together a variety of genres, including synthwave, fado, ethnic, and symphonic music.
“REPO MAN is among the more intriguing titles to be released in 2023. It may appeal to those who enjoy gameplay similar to that of Planescape: Torment or Disco Elysium, and in terms of presentation it will please fans of the BioShock series, Deus Ex, Dishonored, and such,” says Tomasz Supeł, the CEO of Games Box S.A.
REPO MAN main features will include:
- Story-driven debt collection RPG.
- Negotiation, exploration and combat.
- Alternate world realised in the style of neon Art Nouveau.
- Stealth and card game mechanics.
- Original soundtrack.
You’ll find a demo hitting PC in early 2023. REPO MAN will be released on PC (Steam) later that year, coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 at a later date.
Give the reveal trailer a watch.
