Cyberpunk is one of my favourite sub-genres of science-fiction, so the prospect of doing that sort of game was an exciting one.
Initial thoughts floated around adventure type games in the area of Dreamweb, but that's an awful lots of work, particularly in the graphics department. I eventually elected to make a hacking puzzle game in the style of Exploit, an old Flash game.
The aesthetic was near the top of my list of priorities - that is, bright neon-glowing colours contrasted in darkness and fog. The game layout itself is very simple: a 9x9 grid of tiles, mostly blank but with some 'node' tiles scattered around that do various things.
Part of the way through, I was concerned the game was going to be too simplistic and easy but once I started designing some more complex levels, quite the opposite was true - it's jolly tricky.
Overall, I'm pleased with the game. The graphics and sound go well together and the game-play is smooth. Feedback so far as been overwhelmingly positive and helpful.
Play Net Runner in browser. There's also a Windows download.
