Prelude: Online

EXPLORE

Explore the depths of Union City

UPGRADE

Your Character, Your Story

DOMINATE

Fight for the Future of Union City

A LIVING, BREATHING WORLD

In Prelude, players write their own story. You don’t select a job from a list, or get a salary doing nothing. Instead, players are presented with a blank canvas. Run daily quests, capture regions of the city, sell goods and services, or work for the government. Even wearing the police uniform doesn't prevent you from being a dirty cop.

This free market design to the world ensures that nobody sits in their base doing nothing, and players are instead encouraged to, in no small terms, play a role.

A RICH AND UNIQUE STORY

Prelude features a crafted narrative, set in a re-imagined New York City in the late 90s. A power vacuum has left Union City in a dismal state, and a militant corporation is attempting to seize control of the city, leaving the crime families and factions to fight amongst themselves while being crushed.

The player, just catching their bearings in the city, is thrown in amongst these factions, and must make a name for themselves while also staying alive in the brutal violence of the city.

A GAME MEANT TO BE PLAYED

Prelude: Online doesn’t hold your hand. Your freedom extends to even the most basic roleplay experience. The game has been designed mechanically to curb abuse, so admin intervention isn’t necessary to keep the peace.

Simply put, if it’s possible to do it in the game, you’re allowed to do it.

100% FREE TO PLAY

We believe in one core belief: Everyone loses when you pay for rank or status. While most servers require some sort of buy-in to make your gameplay bearable, in our world, everyone starts out with the same resources, and has to build their way up through gameplay naturally.

Prelude will feature an ever evolving story. Post-release, we are planning numerous updates, including new characters, expansive side-missions, and brand new maps to continue the story. We will never lock this content behind a paywall.