Technotopia

Technotopia is about building a city as Iris, an artificial intelligence created to design a utopia. Social and economic conflicts have shaken the world, and the one metropolis that remains stable has only enough resources to maintain a precarious balance of power. You use a deck of building cards to shape the city while balancing the needs and influence of its factions.

Build the city

Use cards to place skyscrapers, parks, residential districts and transport highways. The choices you make determine what the metropolis looks like and how it develops.

Balance the factions

Capitalists, aristocrats, politicians and the common people all compete for control. Their interests conflict, and each decision shifts the balance of power. As arbiter, you work to meet the factions’ needs equally, though they may try to bend one another to their will.

Respond to the city

Events and problems require your attention, including finding shelter for fire victims and deciding what to do about a gang that has taken control of some districts. The factions offer solutions, but you choose whether to follow their proposals or pursue your own agenda.

Work with its people

The city is home to hackers, oligarchs, criminals and inventors. You can communicate with these characters and provide services in exchange for their help in maintaining order.