{"id":662815,"date":"2026-04-02T15:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=185424"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:15:05","slug":"gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"GMing for over 100,000 Players in Citizen Sleeper\u2019s First Free Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi, I\u2019m Gareth Damian Martin, the (mostly) solo developer behind <em>Citizen Sleeper<\/em>. Today we launch<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/citizen-sleeper\/9n6f97f9wgl0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode: Flux<\/a><\/em>, the first of three free episodes that are coming to the game in the next eight months, adding new characters and locations to the game as part of an ongoing story that you can follow and affect through how you choose to play.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-185425 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-4.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-7.jpg 592w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-8.jpg 518w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-9.jpg 208w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Flux_In-Line_Asset-bc4e0a732fa010a91a63.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-185425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-4.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-7.jpg 592w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-8.jpg 518w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-9.jpg 208w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><em>Citizen Sleeper<\/em>, if you don\u2019t know already, is a tabletop inspired RPG where you are a sleeper, a digitized human consciousness in an artificial body, owned by a corporation that wants you back. Thrust amongst the unfamiliar and colorful inhabitants of the Eye, you need to build friendships, earn your keep, and navigate the factions of this strange metropolis, if you hope to survive to see the next cycle.<\/p>\n<p>In making<em> Citizen Sleeper<\/em> I wanted to make a world that felt as open and flexible as a tabletop RPG, which is a challenge when you can\u2019t be a GM (GM stands for Game Master, the person running the game) in the same room as players and react to their choices. Instead I had to \u201cpre-GM\u201d by accounting for different player choices, providing a story with no \u201cmain campaign\u201d only different characters to meet and work with, and use time-specific events to make the world feel alive and reactive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-1.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-185426 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-10.jpg 940w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-11.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-14.jpg 592w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-15.jpg 518w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-16.jpg 208w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-17.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Flux_In-Line_Asset_2-94646d64dbaebfcf4251.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-1.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-185426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-10.jpg 940w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-11.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-14.jpg 592w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-15.jpg 518w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-16.jpg 208w, https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>In <em>Episode: Flux<\/em> I am taking this one step further by running a three episode \u201ccampaign\u201d that will tell the longest and most complex story to be featured in the game to date. It follows a refugee flotilla that arrives at the station, and the player will play a key role in the events that follow its arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Making each episode successively will allow me to react to player\u2019s feedback and opinions, just like a GM would, and tell a story with a variety of complications and wrinkles that will allow players to feel that their journey is distinct.<\/p>\n<p>If that sounds like a journey you\u2019d like to be on, the first update <em>Episode: Flux<\/em> launches today, so give it a play and then head to twitter and let me know @CitizenSleeper what you think.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited to be undertaking this unique experiment with the game, and seeing how players react now, and when they reach the finale in 2023. Good luck on the Eye, and enjoy <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/citizen-sleeper\/9n6f97f9wgl0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode: Flux<\/a> <\/em>on Xbox!<\/p>\n<div id=\"msp1659034969904\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9n6f97f9wgl0\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9n6f97f9wgl0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-2.jpg\" alt=\"Citizen Sleeper\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode-2.jpg\" alt=\"Citizen Sleeper\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/><\/noscript> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-feature-badge xbox-live\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.png\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode.png\" alt=\"Xbox Live\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Citizen Sleeper<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Fellow Traveller<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div> <span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span> <span class=\"mspb-total-ratings\">177<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\" style=\"width: 69px\"> <span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-price\"> <span>$19.99<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-buttons\"> <a class=\"mspb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9n6f97f9wgl0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get it now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge pc-game-pass\"> PC Game Pass <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge xbox-game-pass\"> Xbox Game Pass <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\"> NEW CITIZEN SLEEPER EPISODES<br \/>\nCitizen Sleeper will be receiving new story content via three FREE episodic updates, the first of which \u201cFLUX\u201d, arrives on July 28th. Episodes 2 and 3 are currently planned for release in October and early 2023 respectively, however dates are still to be confirmed. EPISODE 1: FLUX<br \/>\nIn FLUX, pressures in the Helion system have brought the first ships of a refugee flotilla to the Eye. You will meet and help those that get on-station before the quarantine locks them out.<br \/>\nThese episodes will tell a continuing story across all three updates, expanding on the wider narrative of the Helion System, the star system in which the Eye orbits. Each episode will also introduce new characters, the first of which is Eshe. Eshe is a stubborn and driven spacer, whose fate becomes tangled up in that of the refugee flotilla which had begun to arrive at the Eye. Her story will ask the player to chose how to deal with a growing crisis that could threaten the entire station. ROLEPLAYING IN THE RUINS OF INTERPLANETARY CAPITALISM From the developer of In Other Waters, and featuring the stunning character art of Guillaume Singelin, Citizen Sleeper is a narrative RPG set on Erlin\u2019s Eye, a ruined space station that is home to thousands of people trying to survive on the edges of an interstellar capitalist society. You are a sleeper, a digitised human consciousness in an artificial body, owned by a corporation that wants you back. Thrust amongst the unfamiliar and colourful inhabitants of the Eye, you need to build friendships, earn your keep, and navigate the factions of this strange metropolis, if you hope to survive to see the next cycle. INSPIRED BY TABLETOP ROLEPLAYING GAMES<br \/>\nCitizen Sleeper uses dice, clocks and drives to create a player-led experience, where you choose your path in a rich and responsive world. \u2022 ACTION DICE<br \/>\nEach cycle you roll your dice. Assign them to a vast range of actions available on the station. With every action, choose what, and who, matters to you, shaping the lives of those around you, and ultimately the future of the station. \u2022 TICKING CLOCKS<br \/>\nClocks track both your actions and the actions of others across the station. From becoming a local at the Overlook Bar to protecting a friend from Yatagan enforcers, clocks allow you to track your own progress and the influence you have on the world around you. \u2022 DRIVES + SKILLS<br \/>\nFollow drives not quests, allowing you to pick and choose the stories and activities that matter to you. As you do, you will shape your character&#039;s five skills (Engineer, Interface, Endure, Intuit and Engage), unlocking perks and bonuses that reflect and change how you choose to live in this world.\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Related:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/07\/27\/the-evolution-and-creative-inspirations-behind-train-valley-out-today-on-xbox\/\">The Evolution and Creative Inspirations Behind Train Valley, out Today on Xbox<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/07\/27\/join-forces-in-aliens-fireteam-elite-season-4\/\">Rank Up, Hold Your Ground and Join Forces in Aliens: Fireteam Elite Season 4<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/07\/27\/185322\/\">Sniper Elite 5 Reloads with a Free Multiplayer Map and the Landing Force Mission and Weapon Pack<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/07\/28\/gming-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I\u2019m Gareth Damian Martin, the (mostly) solo developer behind Citizen Sleeper. Today we launch Episode: Flux, the first of three free episodes that are coming to the game in the next eight months, adding new characters and locations to the game as part of an ongoing story that you can follow and affect through how you choose to play. Citizen Sleeper, if you don\u2019t know already, is a tabletop inspired RPG where you are a sleeper, a digitized human consciousness in an artificial body, owned by a corporation that wants you back. Thrust amongst the unfamiliar and colorful inhabitants of the Eye, you need to build friendships, earn your keep, and navigate the factions of this strange metropolis, if you hope to survive to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gming-for-over-100000-players-in-citizen-sleepers-first-free-episode\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":662816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xbox-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GMing for over 100,000 Players in Citizen Sleeper\u2019s First Free Episode | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I\u2019m Gareth Damian Martin, the (mostly) solo developer behind Citizen Sleeper. 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