Ramen://protocol

From the Devs

Just stack toppings. Synapse-frying strategy.

🍜🃏 Ramen://protocol — a cyberpunk ramen roguelite deckbuilder in Neo-Tokyo.

Play one topping, hold another back — the engine fires up, and the flavor takes off.

Scalding steam tears through the Neo-Tokyo night.

Convince an old friend sent to kill you. Win over a greedy AI cat.

Stack. Chain. Overclock your bowl.

Can a bowl change your fate?

Overview

A roguelite card game where you run a ramen stall in a cyberpunk city.

You're a former hitman who deserted the Family and opened a ramen stand.

Win over the old friend sent to hunt you down — with the ultimate bowl of ramen.

Earn money to upgrade your skills and swap out toppings, serving up ever more powerful bowls of ramen. It's an immersive yet casual deckbuilding card game.

Streaming and commercial use of gameplay footage are both fully permitted.

Gameplay

A simple game about plating toppings on your ramen.

Each topping card carries effects tied to three attributes: Trend, Fullness, and Refinement.

Trigger the coroutines (skills) you've installed at just the right moment to serve up something even more delicious.

At the shop, you can swap out toppings, or buy and upgrade coroutines.

↑He's N3CO-3 — folks call him Neko-san — owner of this ramen chain and your business-support AI. A sharp, capable operator.

Fail to satisfy the gourmet customer who shows up at the end of each stage, and it's straight back to the Family for you.

Survive ten honest days of business, and you'll finally win your freedom.

Story

You've left the Family behind to finally open the ramen stand you'd always dreamed of.

Now an old friend from the Family has turned up — sent to bring you back.

Win her over with a truly delicious bowl of ramen.

↑She's Yura — your old friend from long before the Family. Just like you, she's a lethal assassin.

Every other customer who visits has a small story of their own, too.

Ramen is just ramen. And ramen is everything.

That's a quiet act of rebellion against this glaring, cutthroat city.

Features

• Every run plays differently, thanks to randomization

• Simple, intuitive rules

• An anime-inspired art style that fits the game's systems perfectly

Over 20 types of cards and skills offer distinct playstyles.

Build a ramen piled high with ice cream, or go all-in on a one-shot-kill build stacked with premium chashu — the choice is yours.

Now—time to open your stand.