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Location-based crime strategy RPG · Coming soon

YOUR BLOCK.
YOUR RULES.

Your city becomes the game board. Explore, craft, extract, claim digital turf, and fight your way from nobody to KINGPIN of the block.

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LIVE BUILD 815 // KALISPELL_01
Crimelink profile screen: a masked operative in tactical armor with attack, defense, crit, and dodge stats and an equipped M4 Carbine
OPERATIVE ONLINECaptured from the current Android build
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01 / THE PITCH

A CRIME GAME THAT
KNOWS YOUR CITY.

Crimelink turns the real-world map into a fictional underworld. Every block can hold materials. Public venues become digital turf. Every player can become an ally—or a rival.

02 / THE GAME LOOP

EXPLORE. CRAFT.
EXTRACT. CONTROL.

Your city is the board. Build an arsenal, protect your haul, and turn local reputation into real power.

Explore→Collect→Craft→Defend→Extract→Control
01 / PUBLIC MAPHIT THE STREETS

Explore lawful, publicly accessible locations and collect the materials needed to grow your operation.

02 / 6 CLASSESCRAFT YOUR ARSENAL

Six classes—melee, pistol, SMG, shotgun, rifle, heavy. Haul parts back to the workbench and craft a signature special onto the one you trust.

03 / RISK & REWARDEXTRACT OR LOSE A CUT

Your haul stays vulnerable until extraction. Get defeated before banking it and your rival claims a portion.

04 / LOCAL TURFBECOME THE KINGPIN

Claim digital turf anchored to real-world venues, defend your position, and take the KINGPIN spot at local hotspots.

05 / CREWSRUN WITH A CREW

Coordinate with trusted players and run a crew with a shared bank, shields, objectives, and live chat.

03 / THE FIGHT · LIVE 1V1

YOUR TIMING
DECIDES IT.

Every fight is a real-time duel graded on your reads — not a dice roll behind a loading bar. Two fighters, one street, and a window that closes fast.

Crimelink live duel: two masked fighters face off in the street under a FIGHT! banner, with weapon loadout and skill chips below
CAPTURE 01 // THE STANDOFF · TESTPLAYER1 VS RIVAL_RICCO
  1. 01READ THE TELL

    Every weapon telegraphs before it swings. The heavier the hit, the shorter your window.

  2. 02DODGE ON THE BEAT

    A closing ring calls the moment. Nail it and the swing catches nothing but air.

  3. 03SNAP BACK

    A clean dodge opens the counter. Swipe the read and make the miss cost them.

  4. 04BANK MOMENTUM

    Outplay them and the pips stack. Spend them on quick draws, second winds, and hard counters.

  5. 05IGNITE THE SPECIAL

    Run the heat up mid-fight and unleash the signature special you crafted at the workbench.

Crimelink duel mid-fight: health bars drained, combat log reading YOU TOOK 33, momentum pips lit and heat stacks burning
CAPTURE 02 // MID-FIGHT · MOMENTUM BANKED, HEAT CLIMBING
Read→Dodge→Counter→Momentum→Special

04 / CURRENT BUILD · JULY 2026

BUILD YOUR
REPUTATION.

Real screens captured directly from the running Android build. Start small. Move smart. Become the name everyone in the city recognizes.

01 / LIVE CAPTURECrimelink neon-noir city map of downtown Kalispell with named venues, contested territory, and glowing streets

LOCATION-BASED PLAY

OWN THE MAP

Explore a neon-noir version of your city, find nearby venues, and contest digital territory.

02 / LIVE CAPTURECrimelink stash spot screen: equipped gear slots and weapon cards including an epic M4 Carbine and a legendary Golden Katana

PLAYER LOADOUT

BUILD YOUR
UNDERWORLD ICON

Equip weapons and armor, tune your stats, and build a look that carries your reputation.

03 / LIVE CAPTURECrimelink live duel face-off under the FIGHT! banner, two armored fighters squared up in the street

REACTIVE DUELS

READ. DODGE.
SNAP BACK.

Every fight is a live 1v1 duel graded on your timing — read the tell, dodge the swing, counter while the window is open.

04 / LIVE CAPTURECrimelink Black Market shop with limited-edition masks, a Premium 1911, and Clink-priced weapon cards

THE BLACK MARKET

GEAR UP

Earn cash and Clink, then spend it on weapons, armor, and limited-edition drops before they rotate out.

MORE FROM THE BUILD

THE STREETS HAVE A MEMORY.

Place bounties on rivals, track the board, and turn a player’s reputation into a price.

Crimelink Wanted board: a $110K bounty pool, a $60,000 price on RIVAL_RICCO, and ranked targets belowCrimelink hideout: the player's character standing in a panoramic safehouse room between a vault door and a gear locker

EVIDENCE LOCKER

STRAIGHT OFF THE DEVICE.

Seven more captures from build 815 — dossiers, the workbench, the mannequin, and the hospital you will end up in. Swipe through.

  • Crimelink criminal dossier for RIVAL_RICCO: kill/death record, equipped weapons, and Friend, Gift, and Fight actions

    CRIMINAL DOSSIER // RIVAL_RICCO

  • Crimelink workbench: stashed weapon parts by class and craft-special roll odds for a Premium 1911

    WORKBENCH // CRAFT THE SPECIAL

  • Crimelink hideout pedestal room: a spotlit mannequin silhouette on a display platform beside the player's character

    HIDEOUT // THE PEDESTAL

  • Crimelink mannequin dressed in the prism Neon Nights jacket and pants, with clothing slots along the bottom

    THE MANNEQUIN // NEON NIGHTS FIT

  • Crimelink hospital screen: player in critical condition choosing between treatments or risking it and heading back out

    HOSPITAL // CRITICAL CONDITION

  • Crimelink backpack case: consumables and weapon slots in an armored carry case

    BACKPACK // CARRY THE HAUL

  • Crimelink hideout workshop wall: pegboard of tools beside the vault, character standing by the bench

    HIDEOUT // WORKSHOP WALL

05 / THE ROADMAP

THE ROUTE
AHEAD.

No dates. Dates before an alpha are a promise nobody can keep. Here is what is live, what is next, and what is on the board.

  1. LIVE NOW

    ON THE STREETS TODAY

    • Kalispell, Montana — 578 real venues mapped street by street.
    • Reactive duels — read the tell, dodge, snap back a counter. Real timing, not a dice roll.
    • Claim a venue, take the KINGPIN spot — climb its influence ladder across the season.
    • Search venues daily for weapon parts, then craft a signature special at the workbench.
    • Extract or lose it — bank your parts at the hideout or a rotating extraction point.
    • Bounties, marks & a hunter rank track — put a price on a rival’s head.
    • Crews — shared bank, shields, objectives, crew hunts, live chat.

  2. NEXT

    IN THE WORKSHOP

    • Custom weapon animations — muzzle flashes, impact effects, and signature specials unique to each weapon.
    • Deployment & Extraction — the high-risk mode: carry your haul into the world and get out before someone takes it.

  3. ON THE BOARD

    PLANNED

    • Fly to other cities — take your operation nationwide.
    • More cities — unlocked by demand. Your city opens when enough players ask for it.

  4. HORIZON

    THE LONG GAME

    • Seasons & events
    • New weapon drops
    • Deeper crew warfare

06 / ORIGIN & PROCESS

BUILT WITH RESPECT.
BUILT IN THE OPEN.

A / CREATIVE LINEAGE

HONORING AN
EARLY PIONEER.

Crimelink owes a creative debt to Life Is Crime, the location-based crime RPG launched by Red Robot Labs in 2011. Its vision of transforming real-world places into contested virtual turf helped show what location-based mobile games could become.

Crimelink independently carries that spirit into 2026 with crafting, extraction, specialized weapons, crews, and city competition.

Read the 2011 launch story ↗
B / HOW IT WAS MADE

HUMAN-DIRECTED.
AI-ASSISTED.

ChatGPT and Google Gemini image-generation tools, commonly known as Nano Banana, assisted with portions of the visual pipeline. OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code assisted with implementation.

Every shipped visual asset was selected, composited, repainted, and edited in Adobe Photoshop and Aseprite. Creative direction, game systems, integration, testing, and final release decisions remain with the developer. No generative AI runs during gameplay.

ChatGPTGeminiCodexClaude CodePhotoshopAseprite

Crimelink is an independent production and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Red Robot Labs or the owners of Life Is Crime. Names and trademarks are referenced solely for historical context.

07 / FUTURE TEAM OPPORTUNITIES

HELP BUILD
THE NEXT CITY.

Crimelink is bootstrapped and does not have budgeted employment openings today. We are building a talent network for future paid roles when sustainable funding makes them possible.

CURRENT STATUSINTEREST LIST OPEN / PAID ROLES NOT YET OPEN

NO FREE WORK. NO SPEC TESTS.

We are not requesting concepts, code, art, writing, or other unpaid deliverables. If a funded opportunity opens, responsibilities, hours, compensation, and terms will be agreed in writing before any work begins.

Our goal is a properly compensated, sustainable team. Future opportunities may be full-time, part-time, or contract depending on funding and project needs.

TALENT FILECL / FUTURE-OPS

Share your interest—not unpaid labor.

Areas of interest * Choose all that fit

Future arrangements you would consider *

Submitting this form does not guarantee an interview, role, compensation, or future employment. Crimelink will never ask for unpaid production work through this questionnaire.

08 / BACK THE OPERATION

FOUNDER TIERS
ARE COMING.

Supporter tiers land with our crowdfunding campaign. Join the list and you'll hear first.

FOUNDERS LISTCL / FIRST-TRANSMISSION

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Only launch news — we never share your address, and any message we send tells you how to get off the list.

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THE CITY
WON'T TAKE ITSELF.

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