TOKYO WANTED

About the Game

To hide a tree, use a forest. To hide a person, use a crowd.

The streets of Tokyo. A hundred people crossing an intersection, waiting on a platform...
Walking, stopping, checking their phones.
Three fugitives - the VECTOR - are somewhere in there.

Their goal is simple: slip past the hunters, the ONI, and reach the exit.
Run and you stand out. Stop and you look suspicious.
Can you become just another face in the crowd?

One clue only. Check it against the poster!

The wanted poster the ONI carry lists two traits of a single fugitive.
"Black hair." "Wearing glasses." That is all.

Plenty of pedestrians match both. They are everywhere.
Question them one by one. Narrow it down. Get it wrong.
Then keep going.

The VECTOR can swap appearances!?

The VECTOR can trade looks with anyone in the crowd.
Become someone else before they close in, and walk away clean.
But you will be reported, and the poster will be updated.

Getting caught is not the end.

A captured VECTOR is escorted away and locked in a cage.
Even then, it is not over. Their teammates can come for them.
Leave them behind and run, or take the risk and break them out.

And ONI - do not relax once the cage is shut.
Turn around and it may already be empty...

How to play

Up to six players online.
You can open a room that only people with the passphrase can join.
Playing alone? CPU players take the remaining seats.

Two teams of three play two rounds, and the higher total score wins.
Roles switch every round - VECTOR one round, ONI the next.
Master both sides and carry your team.

At a glance

• Asymmetric 3v3 — up to six players online, or play against CPU
  
• A crowd of 100 — cover, witnesses and obstacles, all at once
  
• Only two traits to go on — and plenty of pedestrians fit them
  
• Swap your appearance — the only way to break a chase
  
• Jail and rescue — write them off, or go back for them
  
• Sides switch at halftime — play both roles in one match
  
• Passphrase rooms — play with people you know

An internet connection is required for online play.

Video and streaming

Videos, live streams and clips are welcome. Monetise them freely. No permission and no notice are needed.

Put "TOKYO WANTED" in the title or the description, and the people watching can find their way here.

Passphrases are masked by default, and a passphrase you reveal hides itself again after 20 seconds. Leave one on screen and forget about it — viewers still cannot walk into your room.