Citizen Sleeper

Citizen Sleeper is a science fiction RPG by Jump Over the Age. The player character is a digitized human consciousness in an artificial body. After fleeing the company that owns this body, an uncertain life begins on the Erlin's Eye space station.

Instead of real-time combat, dice actions, conversations and decisions shape the adventure. The people on the station have their own stories, interests and problems. Helping them also changes what your character can do.

Citizen Sleeper was released on May 5, 2022 for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Versions for PS4 and PS5 followed on Mar 31, 2023. A standalone Nintendo Switch 2 Edition was released on Jun 25, 2026.

The improved Switch 2 edition is also available as an upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version. The upgrade is not a separate full adventure.

The single-player adventure is natively available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. On PC, Windows and macOS are supported. Multiplayer is not part of the game concept.

According to Nintendo, the Switch 2 Edition supports 4K in TV mode and 1080p in handheld mode at 60 frames per second. The original Switch version remains a standalone release.

Each day on Erlin's Eye starts with a limited selection of dice. They are used to do jobs, explore new places or help residents. The die roll determines the chance of success.

Many plans take several cycles. The available dice must therefore be split between a safe source of income, looking after the body and building new relationships.

For the Windows version, Steam lists a 64-bit processor, 4 GB RAM, a DirectX 11-compatible graphics card and 2 GB of free storage. For macOS, at least 4 GB RAM and 2 GB graphics memory are also listed.

The player character depends on resources to keep their artificial body working. Regular work secures money and supplies, but costs time that is missing for other goals.

The state of the body is closely tied to everyday decisions. Poor planning can limit future options, while stable relationships open up new paths.

Technicians, traders, hackers, workers and people who earn their living on the edge of interstellar society live on the space station. Following their stories tells you more about the station and its economic everyday life.

Helpfulness and trust can open up new jobs or allies. The plot does not always require choosing between clearly good or bad answers.

As a digital consciousness, the player character can explore the station's data networks. There you can uncover secrets, new connections and information about powerful players.

These abilities supplement ordinary work and conversations. Some problems can therefore be solved through knowledge or a new relationship instead of confrontation.

FLUX, REFUGE and PURGE form an additional story arc that came out after the original release. The three episodes expand Citizen Sleeper with characters, stories and more locations on Erlin's Eye.

Today they are part of the base game. The digital artbook and soundtrack, by contrast, are separate add-on products.

At the centre is a character whose body belongs to a company, but whose decisions become increasingly self-determined. On Erlin's Eye, she meets people who live under similar economic pressures.

The story is therefore about work, ownership, friendships and whom you trust in a difficult situation. How the relationships develop depends on your own priorities.

Citizen Sleeper tells its story largely through on-screen text and dialogue. The Steam version offers text in English, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. German is not listed there as an available game language.

The hand-drawn science fiction style shows character portraits, locations and the space station's user interface.