Repair sick robots and contemplate the role of healthcare providers in the deeply textured, pixel art, cyberpunk visual novel All Our Broken Parts
Rock Paper Shotgun previews All Our Broken Parts, a cyberpunk visual novel demo in which players act as a robot doctor treating fellow robots in a world where humans have vanished and the ocean no longer exists. The preview highlights the game's striking pixel art and its use of a robot-repair premise to explore weighty themes, including generative AI, memory and identity, and the compromises imposed by workplace and healthcare pressures.
In the demo's opening case, the player diagnoses a robot artist whose drawing is handled by a separate AI-like consciousness installed in its eye, a literal and metaphorical stand-in for generative AI. Using a tactile, film-reel-based memory interface, the player must sever the robot's ability to recall colour so it can perform better at work, despite its evident regret, prompting reflection on healthcare serving material needs over emotional ones. The author praises the demo's atmosphere and detail but notes rough edges, including underdeveloped dialogue and UI and sluggish repair mechanics, and says the game is available to try on Steam.
- Preview of cyberpunk visual novel All Our Broken Parts, playable robot doctor.
- Detailed pixel art explores AI, memory and workplace themes via robot repairs.
- Some dialogue, UI and pacing issues noted; Steam demo available now.