Happily, tonight’s PC Gaming Show brought the news I was waiting for.

That’s what you see in the trailer, and now you have this malfunctioning body.

And that’s where we kick-off the game."

The key art for Citizen Sleeper 2, showing a sleeper repairing a space ship against a yellow background

Rather, they liken it to being in a flat share, “or a squat in space”.

And I’ve often felt that games don’t actually serve those stories very well.

These situations will still be couched in the familiar language of the first Citizen Sleeper, though.

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“You’ll still be filling clocks and using your dice on a daily basis.

But basically, it revolves around the idea that your body is malfunctioning.”

It’s not just your own personal crisis you’ll have to navigate, though.

A side on screenshot of The Eye space station in Citizen Sleeper

You have this home, but this home comes with you, and therefore it’s always under threat.

There’s always a potential crisis there."

It should never just be about itself."

A conversation with Havenage agent Helene in Citizen Sleeper

Damian Martin isn’t just going to plonk us into the middle of this corporate war cold, however.

Or will they help me?'

It won’t be likeFTL, though, Damian Martin points out.

The stray cat from Citizen Sleeper

But not too much.

So you’re not picking up a crew member and putting them somewhere and that’s what they do.

You’re going to have to negotiate with them.

The decision screen for hacking sensors or siphoning water in Citizen Sleeper’s Flux DLC

Again, you’re not Commander Shepard going around the office and checking on all your employees.

It’s more that situation of what is it like working with other people?

What is it like living with other people?

Gangster Laine leans in close in the trailer for Citizen Sleeper 2

What do those experiences feel like in real life?

Those are the things that are leading me."

“I always want there to be those options, because then that is what becomes the story.

Are we still going to be eating mushrooms every minute of the day?

“There’s gonna be more foodstuffs than mushrooms,” they chuckle.

In fact, I just came up with a signature food that the bar will have in the game.

So I hope it still has that same human quality.”

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