Wishlist Wednesday: Cyberpunk Dreams, Killer Origins, Dungeon Chaos & A Robot Roommate < NAG

There's a very specific kind of yearning for things that live rent-free in your brain for too long. It always starts out as a simple, "Oh, this looks kind of cool", and then next thing you know, you've watched all the trailers, trolled Reddit, and you're already mentally rearranging your house to make room for it.

That's where I'm at this week. This edition of Wishlist Wednesday is a bit of a mixed bag in the best possible way: a neon-soaked cyberpunk life sim that's threatening to steal my entire personality, a horror comic that digs into one of gaming's most terrifying killers, a board game that lets me live out my Dungeon Crawler Carl obsession (yes, it's an obsession now), and a tiny robot that might just convince me I'm smart enough to code.

Let's get into the things currently hijacking my brain.

Nivalis

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Nivalis is a cyberpunk life simulation game where you start small with a humble food stall and slowly build your way up to running the most iconic nightlife spots in a sprawling neon city that feels alive in every sense of the word.

I am absolutely obsessed with the idea of carving out a life in a crumbling cyberpunk city where everything feels just one bad day away from collapse. The vibe here is immaculate.

You're not just running businesses, you're existing in this world, fishing at night, decorating your apartment, building relationships, and somehow trying to thrive while the city quietly threatens to fall into the ocean. It feels like Stardew Valley got dropped into Blade Runner, and honestly? I am ready to lose 300 hours of my life to it without hesitation.

Dead by Daylight: The Hillbilly

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This Dead by Daylight comic explores the brutal origins of The Hillbilly, following a rookie cop who stumbles into a horrifying case that leads straight to the nightmare lurking beneath Coldwind Farm.

I love when games expand their lore outside of the screen, and Dead by Daylight: The Hillbilly looks like it's going all in on that grim, unsettling storytelling. The idea of peeling back the layers of one of the game's most terrifying killers is already enough to hook me, but pairing that with a grounded investigation that slowly spirals into pure horror? Say less.

Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable

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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable is a solo or co-op deck-building board game where you battle through increasingly dangerous floors, upgrading your abilities while trying not to accidentally make your enemies even stronger.

Look, anything with Dungeon Crawler Carl attached already has my attention, but a deck-builder where upgrading your gear also makes the bosses stronger? That's the kind of chaotic risk-reward energy I live for.

The fact that I can play this solo or drag someone else into the madness with me just seals the deal.

Pollen Robotics Reachy Mini

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The Reachy Mini is an open-source desktop robot designed for experimenting with AI, coding, and real-world applications, letting you build and test projects using Python and a growing library of community-created tools.

This is one of those "I don't need it, but I absolutely want it" pieces of tech. The idea of having a tiny robot on my desk that I can program, experiment with, and slowly convince myself I understand AI with is dangerously appealing.

It feels like the perfect mix of practical and playful, and I can already see myself going down a rabbit hole of "just one more project" until suddenly it's 2 am and my robot and I are best friends.

So there you have it, the four things currently living in my brain rent-free and refusing to leave.

From building a neon empire in a collapsing cyberpunk city, to uncovering the twisted origins of a horror icon, to rolling the dice on dungeon survival, to potentially adopting a robot... It's been a week, and it's somehow only Wednesday.

Honestly, I'm not even going to pretend I have self-control here. At least one of these is absolutely making its way into my life, and I will deal with the consequences (financial and emotional) later.