{"rewrite":{"id":"r_dd8f3a038328e914c68e68f2","clusterId":"c_29e78fbd75075662bd5942e4","slug":"altered-carbon-author-richard-k-morgan-writes-new-sf-rpg-curator","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Altered Carbon Author Richard K. Morgan Writes New SF RPG .curator","summary":"STRTL Games announced its new title .curator on August 13, 2026, for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with release date and price undecided. The game is an episodic cinematic SF adventure RPG written by Richard K. Morgan, known as the original author of the Netflix drama Altered Carbon. The setting is a post-Victorian world shaped by political corruption, dangerous technology, and relics of an ancient alien civilization. Players take on the role of the Curator, who, with the AI assistant C.R.I.S.S.I., uses the future-predicting technology Quantum Sleet to glimpse possible futures and intervene in the present to rewrite events. The game emphasizes player choice, with multiple approaches such as fighting, hiding, distracting, or charming, and irreversible life-or-death decisions that determine who lives and who dies. The script for Season 1 is fully written, and Episode 1 will be playable at launch, with subsequent episodes planned as individual DLC. The game is planned to support 31 languages, including Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean, and wishlisting is available on Steam.","whyItMatters":"The announcement pairs a well-known cyberpunk author with an indie studio's episodic structure, suggesting a shift toward narrative-driven, choice-heavy SF games that prioritize player agency over passive cutscenes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSTRTL LIMITED, the developer, is an indie studio based in Cyprus with an international team spread across Ukraine, Poland, the UK, and Spain.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRichard K. Morgan\u0026#39;s \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c/i\u003e debuted in 2002 and won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2004, before its Netflix adaptation in 2018.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArt Director Oleksii Plaksin said: \u0026#34;.curator is a fully cinematic experience that you actually play. It\u0026#39;s not a game where you just press a button occasionally.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMorgan said: \u0026#34;What STRTL is offering here is immersion in genuine storytelling with real consequences for both the player and the characters around them. I believe \u0026#39;Curator\u0026#39; will be a cooler, more contemplative, more painterly, and ultimately more human gaming experience.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game features neural overclock, which temporarily enhances physical and mental abilities for stealth-based infiltration of power centers.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlayers join the Curator Corps and investigate corruption at the heart of the establishment, plus artifacts and ruins of an ancient alien civilization.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlayers can build a relationship with C.R.I.S.S.I., consult on decisions, and follow its advice or ignore it.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAs the story progresses, the Curator confronts their own past mistakes and sins, seeking redemption.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe STRTL Games official website hosts a terminal-style mini-game (English only) that expands on the game\u0026#39;s world and lore.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease timing, episode distribution pace, and delivery format details will be announced later.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Richard K. Morgan, the mind behind Altered Carbon, is writing .curator, a game where you predict the future and rewrite the present. Episode 1 is playable at launch. No release date yet.","twitterPost":".curator lets you fight, hide, distract, or charm your way through a post-Victorian world. Your choices decide who lives and who dies. From the author of Altered Carbon.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"STRTL Games announced .curator, a cinematic SF adventure RPG written by Altered Carbon author Richard K. Morgan. Players predict futures and rewrite events, with Episode 1 playable at launch. 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