Sex Punk: Diving Into the New, Interactive VR “Cyber Sexuals” Game

Intriguing mix of futuristic neo-noir, top-tier graphics—and a bevy of adult celebrity performers

Taking a unique—and frankly refreshing—approach to erotic video games, the recently released Cyber Sexuals places you in the kick-ass shoes of Axel King, a down-on-his-luck street hustler trying to navigate the dark, neon-lit streets of the appropriately named Cyber City.

Lying somewhere between a significantly less-than-AAA title and explicit content from a better-than-average, interactive virtual reality adult site, Cyber Sexuals is an entertaining experience. 

Especially since—with a bit more polish—it could be a sign of things to come: a whole new genre might finally manage to merge the best of non-erotic VR gaming with first-rate explicit content.

Under dead television colored skies

Sold as a series of self-contained, $29.99 episodes, the first, “The Heist,” has Axel hijacking a CyCorp truck in order to score enough credits to spend quality time with Val, an exotic dancer played by real-life adult actress Katee V.

If this were any other adult game, virtual reality or otherwise, you’d naturally expect everything to not pass go, not collect twenty dollars, and jump straight to the explicit action.  

But—surprise—most of the episode is instead playing Axel as he blasts a bevy of CyCorp goons in the process of scoring his much-needed loot. Only after he escapes in a fairly well done CGI cutscene does he get to pay to see, and more, with Val.

A Slamhound’s after you

Three other episodes, currently four in total, continue Axel’s cyberdelic adventures: duking it out in a suitably neon-shaded ring (“The Brawl”) for the attention of adult star Little Dragon as Aeon; risking life most of his limbs rescuing and Nadia (Indica Marie in “The Underground”); then partnering with the elite hacker and love interest, Astra—played by Rei Sky—to expose an illegal synthetic human operation (“All In With Astra”).

Featuring different gameplay mechanics, and an assortment of diverse sexual encounters, each episode also builds on the previous, giving Cyber Sexuals a pleasant cohesion like the chapters in a book or a series with an overarching storyline.

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Speaking to XBIZ, Cyber J described his game, saying, “What makes this more than just another interactive adult game is the seamless fusion of cinema-quality production, cutting-edge gameplay, and real-world eroticism.”

Adding, his goal was to make it a much more engaging and therefore immersive experience for the player: “This is not a passive experience; it’s a game that demands your attention, your choices, and your desires. Part action film, part sensual odyssey, Cyber Sexuals is a fully fleshed-out narrative that places you at the center of danger, desire, and deception.”

Nothing at all like Tokyo

Cyber Sexuals may have its metaphorical head in cyberpunk’s static-grey skies, but right now there are improvements to make before the game can be everything it could or maybe should be.

Hardware is first, as it requires a pretty hefty PC, like an Intel Core i5 4590 with 16GB of RAM. On the VR side, unless you have either an HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift CV1, you’re out of luck.

Software is the second if it’s to achieve a look as slick and polished as Cyberpunk 2077 is now.  The comparison feels like there’s way too much time, effort, energy, and money miles between them.  

For instance, the first episode has Axel picking up a pistol, ammo, grenades, healing items, and such, only for him to use them in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it action sequence.

Then there’s the writing and acting, like the developer’s odd choice to narrate Axel’s thoughts and actions with speech soundling like something between an AI-generated voice and a distractingly uninterested voice actor, instead of having him speak in first person.

Feeling it in my ghost

Even with these rough edges, Cyber Sexuals is worth checking out.  More so if you’re as jacked into cyberpunk’s chrome-and-neon cyberspace as I am.  

Besides, the only way Cyber J’s going to be able to polish and perfect his game, or give us a totally new one that’ll truly live up to its potential, is if we support Cyber Sexuals now— which, bugs aside, is still gleamingly impressive.

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