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Data Trader

Data Trader is a cyberpunk strategy game where information has become the world's most valuable resource. Buy archives, trade classified data, command agents, and uncover the truth about who you really were.

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Kinetic Sparks
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About the Game

What awaits me?

Welcome to Cairo, 2127 — where information is worth more than money.

You wake up half-dead in a filthy alley with no memory, not even of your own name. A data broker named Torg saves your life, but nothing in this city comes for free. To repay your debt, you'll have to learn his trade and become a broker on the black market of information.

Buy archives, uncover classified data, work with powerful factions, and piece together fragments of your forgotten past. But remember: in a world where information is worth a fortune, you can trust no one.

What will I do?

  • Find clients on the underground forum and sell classified data to the highest bidder.

  • Buy and crack open archives, analyze the files inside, and determine their true value.

  • Protect yourself from viruses. Some files are traps that trigger a hacking mini-game, and failure can be costly.

  • Hire agents and send them on dangerous operations to extract data from heavily guarded facilities.

  • Shape the balance of power between corporations, rebels, and syndicates through your decisions and deals.

  • Recover fragments of your memory to discover who you were before you ended up on the streets of Cairo.

    Trust no one.

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