Whoever owes in Belona, never leaves.

YAKEMY is a solo journaling RPG about working as an underground biomechanic in a collapsing cyberpunk metropolis.

Each in-game day, you:

• Roll 5d6 to determine your resources (Scrap & Chrome)
• Receive clients with specific demands and risk levels
• Build or improvise implants
• Accumulate Heat and Stress, each eating away at your life
• Write your day in a journal — an intimate record of your physical and mental decay

It’s a game about technological rot, the body as commodity, exhausting routines, and dreams that survive purely out of stubbornness.

 

> HOW THE GAME WORKS

>> 1. Hands on Chrome

Your day begins with Belona’s mood (via Oracle): acid rain, faction wars, drone lockdowns, bonuses, glitches. You also discover who’s at your door and what implant they need.

>> 2. See If You Are Good

Allocating dice is just the start. The results shape your day:

• Clean Chrome → perfect work
• Improvised Scrap → jury-rigged fix, Heat, and complications
• Boost → extra resources at the cost of your mind

>> 3. Resolving

Get paid… or don’t. Gain trouble… almost always. The client leaves, but the consequences stay.

>> 4. End of Day

Pay rent/bribes, try to reduce Heat, keep leftover Chrome, breathe, and write your journal. Tomorrow you do it all again.

        

> THE NEURAL MAP — THE COST OF STRESS

Whenever your Stress increases, you mark a deterioration in your Neural Map. Tics, tremors, loss of focus, processing glitches… nothing returns to normal.

YAKEMY is a challenging game about carrying scars — both physical and mental.

        

> WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY

• A notebook or notes app
• Six six-sided dice (d6)
• A playlist that smells like grease, neon, and burning circuitry

 

> ITCHFUNDING

The game is nearly complete and currently undergoing revisions and playtests — you can join anytime by messaging me on Bsky or email. Itchfunding lets you support the project as it grows. Supporting now grants:

• Access to all future PDF updates
• Direct participation in refining the game
• Helping YAKEMY become sharper, darker, and more atmospheric

More support means more art, more content, more refinement, and deeper layers of grimy dystopia.

> REWARDS

>> [FREE SUPPORT]

By donating any amount, or even without donating, you can access the simplified (plain text) version of the playtest. Enjoy!

>> [STANDARD SUPPORT]

By supporting the standard tier, you will have access to the plain text version for playtesting, as well as:

• YAKEMY – Core PDF [approximately 20 pages + expansions]
• Neural Map & Character Sheet
• Name listed in a special thanks section
• Acess to all content and other Odd Press games [you'll receive the links by e-mail]

 

> THE GOAL [+ EXTRAS]

• $1000 — This project has a single goal: support helps me through a difficult moment.
  
  In January, my dog Sansão became very ill with distemper and babesiosis. He spent days in the hospital, and the last few weeks have been intense — medication, special food, cleaning supplies, and daily care for him and my other dogs. The total cost went far beyond what I could handle alone.
  
  I had to borrow money to keep everything going. The goal starts at $100, but reaching $1,000 would allow me to pay off what I owe, regain stability, and focus fully on caring for him and on finishing this year’s projects.
  
  If you can’t support financially, that’s completely okay — following, sharing, or claiming a community copy helps more than you think. If you can support, know that your help truly matters, personally and creatively.
  
  Thank you for being here. Your support means a lot.

   >> EXTRAS IF WE REACH THIS GOAL

• YAKEMY X FURYYA CONNECTION [expansion that allows access to the vampire clans that rule Belona. New lore, events, and oracle]
• YAKEMY Developer Notes [author's comments on the design]
• Texture/Overlay Pack [if you want to assemble your own personalized journal]

       

> SCHEDULE & HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• Mid-April: Itchfunding ends 
  
• Mid-March: First version of YAKEMY - Core PDF
• First half of April: Design updates and revisions
• Second half of April: Final version v1.0 completed and available [+ extra materials]

Support, download, play, and share your sessions. Updates coming soon on the devlog. For feedback or questions, reach me on BSky: @oieuoshi.bsky.social

Sansão and I thank you!