Sometimes a game comes along and sucker punches you right in the gut.

Papers, hey got me like that.

The sci-fi angle brings flying cars, 500+ story high apartment blocks and, most importantly, immortality.

Nobody Wants to Die official screenshot showing a view over an art deco-styled cyberpunk city from above

It’s all very Altered Carbon, really.

Yep, in 2369 you no longer own your body, you merely rent it.

That being said, you’re not completely devoid of agency.

Cover image for YouTube video

This doesn’t make it any less powerful.

Instead the confidence with which it presents itself allows these familiar elements to resonate all the more strongly.

A copy of Nobody Wants to Die was provided for review by Plaion.

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing graffiti that reads “Eat the rich.”

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing a view looking upwards between skyscrapers. There are three lines of floating text reading “It’s my fault,” “Somebody bribed him” and “He got cold feet.”

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing a crashed train.

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing a close up of some kind of retro sci-fi device.

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing a burning tree being reconstructed with a time manipulation device. The subtitles read “James: The gel’s flammable. There may’ve been a short circuit – or someone could’ve ignited it deliberately.”

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing the protagonist’s dingy apartment.

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing the entrance room of a richly-appointed apartment. The subtitle reads “At this altitude, the air was so clean that without a smoke, I was beginning to suffocate.”

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing another view of future New York. The subtitle reads “Other, alien forces exploiting their drive towards self-preservation, their desperate struggle to stay alive a little longer.”

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing an aerial view of a sci-fi cityscape, in this case New York in 2329.

A Nobody Wants to Die screenshot showing the evidence board projected on Karra’s apartment floor. The subtitle reads “Sara: I found some interesting tidbits.”