A Non-Fiction Cyberpunk Arcade / BETA 0.1.15

FEWER TOKENS.
MORE
REBELLION.

Use AI to change the present. Choose when to spend power and when to save tokens: the best strategy is not always the most powerful model. A satirical adventure with Pixy and Naxo to save the planet’s cooperation, therefore the water.

NO PC INSTALLATION · 1–2 LOCAL PLAYERS

Naxo and Pixy, the TOKEN RIOT protagonists, in a neon city
WELCOME TO THE REBELLIONSF → CHINA
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PIXEL ART✦12 STAGES✦WEB + ANDROID✦ONE HUMANITY✦START WITH ZERO TOKENS

01 / THE GAME

An arcade from another era.
A very modern mess.

Pixy and Naxo use AI to take on an exaggerated version of the AI world. That contradiction is deliberate: the game invites you to use technology thoughtfully rather than reject it.

Explore campuses, face fictional versions of their leaders and cross the Pacific. The stories mix recognizable references with invented dialogue and comic exaggeration; they are not reporting or claims about real people. In the finale, the planet’s water becomes the countdown for a shared challenge.

GAMEPLAY / STRAIGHT FROM THE GAME

See the action.
Make your move.

Two short captures from the actual game engine. Real combat, real enemies, real dodges.

GOOGLEPLEX

Chrome patrols. Android enemies. Jump the G-bikes.

00:14 / IN-GAME CAPTURE

STARBASE

Rocket fire. Fast cars. No time to stand still.

00:14 / IN-GAME CAPTURE

Scripted play captured with the production game renderer. Music from each stage.

try it by yourself online ↗

02 / CHARACTERS & MERCH

Meet the characters.
Wear their world.

Tap a garment to explore the merch.
Explore the concept and its estimated price.

NAXO

TECHWEAR / CONCEPT
Naxo wearing the TOKEN RIOT collection

GADGETS

COMING SOON

Gadgets. Plushies. Action figures.
Shop the collection · Coming soon

PIXY

TECHWEAR / CONCEPT
Pixy wearing the TOKEN RIOT collection

Design concepts · Estimated USD prices · Not available for purchase yet.

03 / EVERY TOKEN COUNTS

More power.
Fewer savings.

You start with zero tokens and a basic model with unlimited shots but lower damage. Defeat enemies to earn tokens. Higher-tier models hit harder and spend tokens with every projectile: power comes at a cost.

Save powerful models for bosses and tough situations. Combine tools, skills and subagents when their advantage justifies the cost. At the end, saved tokens become a virtual USD score based on your chosen company’s AI pricing. Winning also means achieving more with less.

04 / ONE JOURNEY, TWELVE BATTLES

From the streets of San Francisco
to the other side of the world.

37.77° N / 122.39° W
Cyberpunk Mission Bay background
01 / OPENAIMISSION BAY
Google campus stage
04 / GOOGLEGOOGLEPLEX
Starbase, Texas stage
06 / XSTARBASE
  1. OpenAI
  2. Anthropic
  3. Vercel
  4. Google
  5. Meta
  6. X
  7. Amazon
  8. Microsoft
  9. Qwen
  10. DeepSeek
  11. Kimi
  12. Final alliance

05 / GET INTO THE ACTION

Easy to start.
Hard to put down.

Up to three shots per press. Jump, crouch and guard. Open the console to switch models and use your resources.

Move
W A S D / ↑ ← ↓ →
Shoot
SPACE
Jump / Crouch / Guard
ZXC
Open console
CTRL + C

Change and save key bindings in Settings.
Android includes touch controls.

Naxo@ai:~$ skill heal +20 health / 5 tokens

THE STRATEGY / USE BETTER, NOT MORE

Your most powerful resource
is good judgment.

  1. Earn your tokens.

    Start with the basic model and earn resources by defeating enemies. Each player manages their own balance.

  2. Choose the power you need.

    Open the console and type models. Use the arrow keys and Enter to choose. A higher-tier model deals more damage but charges for every projectile.

  3. Combine capabilities.

    tools deploys tools; skills activates abilities; subagents calls helpers. Check their costs before using them. Healing also costs tokens.

  4. Be ready for the boss.

    Avoid impulse spending: save power for when it changes the outcome. Your final balance rewards efficiency.

Tokens are a simplified game resource. Costs and damage are balancing rules, not a measure of actual model performance or a reproduction of API billing.

THE MEANING OF THE REBELLION

One humanity.
A shared future.

AI is necessary and part of our future. TOKEN RIOT’s message is that its best path lies in cooperation and global agreement, beyond competition, nationality or political views.

Every leader and team in the industry has an important role in that future. Here they appear as comedy characters: the supposed ambitions, disputes and accusations in the scenes are satirical devices, not judgments about real people. Even the rebels rely on AI to rebel. That irony is the heart of the game.

Notice on fiction, satire and the people depicted

Nature and purpose of the work

TOKEN RIOT is an entertainment work of satirical fiction about the current state of artificial intelligence. It uses humor, exaggeration, caricature and arcade conventions to explore responsible resource use, technological competition and the need for cooperation. It is not a documentary, a journalistic investigation or a source of information about the conduct of individuals or companies.

Characters, stories and images

Recognizable names and references provide context for the parody. Dialogue, motives, conflicts and behavior attributed to characters are fictional dramatizations. Scenes about company origins and the criticism or accusations surrounding them must not be interpreted as factual assertions, verified allegations or actual quotations. Images and appearances have been stylized or caricatured solely for artistic and comic purposes.

Respect and no incitement

The work does not seek to attack, humiliate or ridicule real people, create hostility or controversy against them, or promote violence, harassment or discrimination. Combat is a fictional game mechanic and does not express wishes, threats or invitations to act in the real world. The contributions of participants in the AI ecosystem are recognized regardless of nationality, country or political views.

Message and no affiliation

The paradox of using AI to fight characters associated with AI is intentional. The purpose is to highlight its usefulness and, through humor, suggest a future of collaboration and global agreements. The appearance of names, brands, logos or individuals does not imply affiliation, sponsorship, authorization or endorsement by their owners. Trademarks and other third-party rights belong to their respective owners; this notice does not claim such rights for the author.

This notice explains the work’s intention and artistic context; it does not limit rights under applicable law or guarantee exemption from liability.

06 / YOUR NEXT GAME

THE FUTURE
IS PLAYABLE.

PLAY IN YOUR BROWSER ↗

BETA 0.1.15 · TEST APK · 139 MB · OFFLINE GAMEPLAY ON ANDROID

On Android: open the APK and allow installation from your file manager if prompted. This beta is not yet available on Google Play.

TOKEN RIOT / THE COLLECTION

Bring the game
into your world.

TOKEN RIOT collectibles concept display

Gadgets & the book

  • Rebel drone
  • TOKEN RIOT laptop
  • Robot vacuum
  • The TOKEN RIOT book

Mini logo & mascot plushies

OpenAI · Anthropic · Vercel · Google · Android · Meta · X · Amazon · Microsoft · Qwen · DeepSeek · Kimi

Action figures

Naxo & Pixy

The game’s fictional villains:

Sam Altman · Dario Amodei · Guille Rauch · Sundar Pichai · Mark Zuckerberg · Elon Musk · Jeff Bezos · Bill Gates · Eddie Wu · Liang Wenfeng · Yang Zhilin · Xi Jinping · Donald Trump

ALL ITEMS · COMING SOON

Concept collection. Designs, prices and release dates will be announced.

TOKEN RIOT / ONE COMMUNITY

Join the rebellion.

Tell us who you are and what brings you here.

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JPG, PNG or WebP · Up to 5 MB

Delivered via FormSubmit to carreiramariano@gmail.com. You may be asked to complete a verification step after sending.

Estimated price

Concept only. Final design, price and availability to be confirmed.

TOKEN RIOT

A satire. A game.

TOKEN RIOT is satirical fiction about the AI ecosystem. Its dialogue, conflicts and caricatures are not assertions about real people and do not promote violence or harassment. Its message is to use AI thoughtfully and cooperate for a shared future. No affiliation or endorsement by the depicted people and brands is implied. The full notice is available in “The meaning of the rebellion” section on this page.

Community applications

The optional community form sends the information and image you choose to provide through FormSubmit to Mariano Carreira by email. It is separate from the game and does not create a player account.

Your data

The web game saves tokens and controls in your browser’s storage. The APK uses local phone storage. There are no player accounts, advertising or tracking tools added to the game.

At the end, the game may query OpenRouter’s public catalog to update prices. That request shares standard connection data, such as your IP address, with the provider; it does not send your balance or game progress. Offline, the latest available verified prices are used.

Your balance and its USD conversion are entirely virtual: they are not payments or money you can withdraw.