Some spoilers for Citizen Sleeper and Cyberpunk 2077 below. Citizen Sleeper is a game I thought I loved. Liked? I still know that, but for a while since I played it in 2023, it stood as an example of great harmony between gameplay and thematic intent. It’s funny, how stuff lives up in your head, huh? I replayed it this week on my Switch while visiting my parents for a few days, just hanging out with the family dogs on the couch while I explored the structure of the Eye. If I had to sum up the game, I’d call it a “space disability simulator”- you’re an artificial clone of another’s consciousness, imprinted into a metal body and sent off to work until you collapse for the purposes of a corporation. You escape, but the corporation builds a failsafe into all of their ‘sleepers’ - The need for a proprietary stabilizer, a substance that prevents the artificial bodies from decaying. Effectively, you are a disabled person reliant on corporate healthcare in order to keep your body functio...