Hey devs — Creator X here.

I recently released my first official game on Itch.io, a cyberpunk narrative RPG called The Black Market Protocol. I’ve built tools and educational apps before, but this is the first time I decided to step fully into narrative design and storytelling through code.

💡 What is Black Market Protocol?

It’s a text-based RPG that follows Cipher, an ex-con who finds himself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy after receiving a mysterious device. Players make choices that influence their stats, street reputation, and branching story paths.

Each location is music-reactive. Characters are introduced through interactive scenes. And all of it is powered by a system I built using basic JS, custom state tracking, and some puzzles that double as training or hacking sequences.

⚙️ The Stack (For Now)

HTML/CSS/JavaScript (Vanilla, but scalable)

Planning tools: Notion + Markdown docs

Game assets: AI-generated for now (Leonardo + editing)

SFX/music: Open-source synthwave and atmospheric loops

I’m considering rebuilding the game using a framework or engine like Twine, Godot, or even Ren'Py for deeper branching and scripting — but I’m still deciding based on how scalable this gets.

🚧 What I’ve Learned

• Your first game won’t be perfect. Ship it anyway.
• Write the story you want to tell, even if it’s messy.
• Players connect with honesty — each scene in this game reflects a real decision or moment in my life.
• The importance of planning and jotting down your ideas so i have been using my coders journal to help me and see how it would work out.
• Devlogs and feedback help. They keep me going.

🔮 What’s Next?

Adding a map and travel system

Expanding the Dock and Maria’s storyline

Introducing new zones: Hacker’s Corner, The Underground, Corporate HQ

More polish, better UI/UX, and deeper puzzles

🎮 Try the game: Play the demo on Itch.io
📢 Reach out: I’d love to hear what you think — or if you're working on your own narrative games, hit me up.

Thanks for reading,
– Creator X