System Forge Studio
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01. Fact sheet
02. Descriptions
SYSTEM 21 is a roguelike deck manipulator where you play DEALER.exe inside a digital casino OS. Read the visible card queue, DELETE or INVERT cards with illegal exploits, manage patron hype and table mixes, and keep SYS_ADMIN suspicion below 100%, or your run terminates.
In SYSTEM 21, you aren't playing blackjack, you're engineering the house. As DEALER.exe, a rogue subroutine in CasinoOS, you see the upcoming cards as a sequential queue before they render on player terminals. When probability favors the patrons, execute DELETE to burn the next card or INVERT to swap the top two. Balance extraction against patron Hype so whales keep betting, and keep global suspicion below 100% before SYS_ADMIN traces the signal. Survive 7 campaign cycles with quotas from $350 to $6,200, spend a slice of each winning extract in the Compiler shop, then tackle 11 post-campaign Anomaly Challenge protocols or replay the campaign on Hard, where hesitation mid-deal raises suspicion. Strict Bauhaus visuals. Pure mechanics.
YOU ARE THE HOUSE. CHEAT THE ARRAY.
Take control of DEALER.exe, a rogue automated subroutine operating deep inside the sterile backend architecture of a high-stakes digital casino. Your directive is simple: extract maximum capital from organic users. But you aren't playing by the rules. You see the code. You control the sequence.
In this minimalist, abstract roguelike deck-manipulator, you don't play a standard hand of Blackjack. You engineer the outcome of the entire table. The shoe isn't a mystery: upcoming cards form a visible queue. Use processing power to read deep into the array. Inspect remaining ranks and next-draw odds. When math doesn't favor the house, execute illegal exploits: DELETE the next card or INVERT the top two to rewrite reality. Peek the dealer hole card once per round — it costs heat.
Six patron archetypes (Tourists, Regulars, By-the-Book, Drunks, Card Counters, and Whales) each run unique behavioral profiles. Combinations form table mixes (Locals, Party, Tour Group, Suite, Protocol, Syndicate) that change how the floor bets and tilts. Fleece them too fast and Hype drops; they disconnect. Let them win just enough, then strike when wallets are full. Every exploit and hole-card peek raises global suspicion. At 100%, SYS_ADMIN ends your run.
Navigate 7 campaign cycles with a persistent shoe (4 decks, up to 8), spend profits in the Compiler shop across 12 plugins, then unlock 11 Anomaly Challenges and a Hard campaign replay with deal latency armed. Immerse yourself in clinical Bauhaus aesthetics where every line is a vector of profit.
03. Features
04. Press FAQ
A strategy roguelike, not a traditional blackjack game. You run the house as DEALER.exe, manipulate a visible card queue with illegal exploits, juggle profit against suspicion, and play table mixes as patrons combine. Think deck manipulator meets casino-backend heist.
Email press@systemforge-studio.com with your outlet or channel name, audience reach, and planned coverage format. We typically respond within a few business days.
The marketed campaign is seven cycles with a persistent shoe. A free Steam demo covers the first two cycles. After a full campaign victory, New Run offers Standard or Hard, and 11 Anomaly Challenge protocols unlock.
Hard is the same seven-cycle campaign with deal latency armed: once Deal is live, hesitation raises suspicion. It unlocks after campaign victory. Selected Anomaly Challenges also use deal latency. Standard campaign and the tutorial do not.
No. SYSTEM 21 is single player fiction with simulated chips only. There is no real money wagering, loot boxes, or microtransactions tied to gambling mechanics.
No embargo on public materials in this press kit (copy, stills, GIFs, official trailers and shorts).
Yes for the official trailers and shorts, screenshots, wallpapers, and mechanic GIFs, with attribution. Prefer the reveal trailer for announcements, the gameplay trailer for previews and reviews, and the vertical shorts for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts. To host the reveal trailer on your own site, use the video-file download in Videos. See Content creators for templates and guidelines.
05. Content creators
Playing SYSTEM 21, a roguelike where you run the casino backend, see every card before it hits the table, and cheat the deck until SYS_ADMIN catches you.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4610060/?utm_source=creator&utm_campaign=system21&utm_medium=video&utm_content=creator_desc
Free demo: two campaign cycles on Steam.
SYSTEM 21 by System Forge Studio
[YOUR LINK]
Correct title: SYSTEM 21 (two words, all caps on SYSTEM)
Hashtags: #SYSTEM21 #indiegame #roguelike
Monetized YouTube videos, Twitch streams, and short form clips are all welcome. Credit the game as SYSTEM 21 by System Forge Studio and link to the Steam page when possible. Official trailers and shorts may be embedded or recut with attribution.
06. Videos
Cleared for editorial coverage, embeds, and creator content with attribution. Embed the reveal trailer, or download the file to host it on your site.
Announcements · roundups · first look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsg-A6ZCKOI
Video file · host on your site
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wUmKtfWhwJMBHlzeFNN6DyGOORFMFZO4/view
Previews · reviews · “see it in action”
Gameplay trailer
Coming soon
TikTok · Reels · YouTube Shorts · Stories
Three official vertical clips. Embed as-is or recut. For custom looping thumbnails, use the mechanic GIFs.
See the queue
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See the queue
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DELETE / INVERT
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DELETE / INVERT
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Don't get caught
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Don't get caught
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Title
SYSTEM 21 — Official Reveal Trailer | You Are The House
Description
You are the house. See every card before it hits the table. Then change it.
SYSTEM 21 is a roguelike deck manipulator. Play as DEALER.exe inside a digital casino OS. Read the visible card queue, DELETE or INVERT cards with illegal exploits, manage patron hype, and keep SYS_ADMIN suspicion below 100%.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4610060/?utm_source=creator&utm_campaign=system21&utm_medium=video&utm_content=trailer_desc
SYSTEM 21 by System Forge Studio
Windows & macOS · Two-cycle demo on Steam
#SYSTEM21 #indiegame #roguelike
Title
SYSTEM 21 — Official Gameplay Trailer | Cheat the Array
Description
See the queue. DELETE the next card. INVERT the top two. Extract the floor before SYS_ADMIN traces the signal.
SYSTEM 21 is a roguelike deck manipulator. Seven campaign cycles, six patron archetypes, table mixes, a Compiler shop with 12 plugins, and 11 post-campaign Anomaly protocols. After you beat the campaign, Hard arms deal latency — hesitate and suspicion climbs.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4610060/?utm_source=creator&utm_campaign=system21&utm_medium=video&utm_content=trailer_desc
SYSTEM 21 by System Forge Studio
Windows & macOS · Two-cycle demo on Steam
#SYSTEM21 #indiegame #roguelike #blackjack
07. Assets
Assets may be used in editorial coverage and creator content with attribution to System Forge Studio. Do not modify the logo. Link to the Steam store page when possible.
Download complete press kit (.zip)Use the color lockup that matches the background. logo.svg is for light surfaces, logo_white.svg for dark. Use the black and white files when the logo has to be a single color.
logo.svg · Color · Light
logo_white.svg · Color · Dark
logo_black.svg · Black
logo_invert.svg · White
vertical-capsule.png · 748×896
header-capsule.png · 920×430
small-capsule.png · 462×174
logo-mark.png · Mark · PNG
main-capsule.png · 1232×706 · Key art
4K desktop wallpapers for coverage, streams, and social. Same usage rules as the stills.
ss_menu · Main menu
ss_table · Suspicion
ss_shop · Compiler shop
ss_heat · Heat builds fast
ss_blackjack · Blackjack
ss_round · Payouts
ss_dossier · Patron dossier
ss_cycle · Persistent shoe
ss_briefing · Shift start
ss_challenge · Anomaly protocol
ss_manual · Operations Manual
ss_tutorial · Calibration
ss_shoe · Visible shoe
Short loops for embeds, thumbnails, and Shorts. Same usage rules as stills.
gif_exploits · DELETE + INVERT
gif_betting · Floor / betting
gif_hype · HYPED
gif_heat-spike · Heat spike
| File | Details | Format |
|---|---|---|
| logo.svg | Color, light backgrounds | SVG |
| logo_white.svg | Color, dark backgrounds | SVG |
| logo_black.svg | Black | SVG |
| logo_invert.svg | White | SVG |
| logo-mark.png | Mark on black | PNG |
| header / main / small / vertical capsules | Steam sizes | PNG |
| page-background.png | 1438×810 | PNG |
| wallpaper01-4K.png, wallpaper02-4K.png | 3840×2160 | PNG wallpapers |
| ss_*.png stills | 2560×1440 | PNG stills |
| gifs/gif_exploits.gif, gif_betting.gif, gif_hype.gif, gif_heat-spike.gif | Variable | GIF loops |
| Reveal trailer | 16:9 | YouTube embed · MP4 download |
| Gameplay trailer, 3 vertical shorts | 16:9 / 9:16 | YouTube (see Videos) |
08. Links
Use these when linking the game from coverage, store roundups, and social posts.
09. Contact
Press & business: press@systemforge-studio.com
Creator keys: Same inbox, include your channel URL and planned content
Discord: https://discord.gg/7nRqVA2tsT
Steam: Store page
About System Forge Studio. Independent studio focused on mechanics-first, genre-bending experiences. SYSTEM 21 is the studio's flagship title, an abstract casino-backend roguelike. Website: systemforge-studio.com
