Resistor

About

Resistor is an action RPG set in a dystopian future where corporate city-states host deadly racing tournaments. You play as Aster, entering a high-stakes competition to win citizenship and fund medical care for a sick parent. The gameplay loops between building your crew, exploring open worlds, and engaging in combat-heavy races that mix driving mechanics with gunplay. Your choices shape how you tackle each event and influence the narrative as you uncover the truth behind the mega-corporations running the show. The game stands out because it treats vehicular combat as a core role-playing element rather than just an afterthought. Players can customize their entire team, not just the vehicle, which adds depth to every race encounter. Community feedback highlights the strong narrative writing and the satisfying feeling of upgrading your squad before heading into the arena. It manages to balance fast-paced action with a story about fighting back against oppression without relying on generic tropes found in similar indie titles.

Storyline

In the year 2060 the world’s governments have long since destroyed one another and in their place stand self-contained city states presided over by a league of powerful corporations. Within the walls of these dense urban metropolises, citizens enjoy a life of comfort and excess, far removed from the harsh realities of the scattered communities that scrape a living in the endless desert wastes of the outside world. To remain “competitive but friendly”, the corporations take turns hosting an annual racing tournament for the masses setting the finest teams, and bravest challengers, against one another in a series of exhilarating, high-speed death races. The ultimate prize? A one-way ticket to permanent citizenship, and a better life, inside the cities. For Aster, this year’s event, sponsored by Dekker Industries, represents an opportunity to secure the vital healthcare needed to save their ailing mother. But is life beneath the glossy veneer of Ethan Dekker’s corporate utopia truly as idyllic as it seems? A battle for the podium soon becomes a war to smash the system! Gather your teammates, fire up your plasma-engines, and above all, RESIST.