A trading and strategy game set in the black market of 1943 New York.
New York, 1943. The war economy has pushed a large part of everyday trade onto the black market: rationing, shortages and controlled prices create parallel circuits across the city.
You play a small operator who starts with a debt and limited capital. Each day you decide what to buy, where to sell, when to move between neighbourhoods and how much exposure to accept.
The objective is to clear the debt and withdraw with capital, before accumulated risk closes the run.
The Daily Noir reports market movements, warnings and events across the city.
Prices change daily by neighbourhood. Buy where supply is high, sell where it is scarce.
Bank, clinic, supplier and lender. Each neighbourhood has its own set.
Moving between neighbourhoods advances the day and can trigger events.
Repay the debt, keep exposure under control, and decide when to close the run.
Heat is the variable that measures how much attention your activity has drawn. It is the central risk system of the game, and it conditions every other decision.
Heat rises with confrontations, with operating in neighbourhoods already under pressure, and with gang activity nearby. It falls when you keep a low profile, change boroughs or let time pass, but it never resets completely.
At low levels you operate without interference. At high levels police presence increases, raids become likely and margins narrow.
Managing heat matters as much as managing capital.
Coming soon to Android & iOS