01
The Block
Mid-90s NYC back-alleys, murals, hydrants, rooftops, duffle bags, and cypher corners. Every run redraws the same fight: local sound versus manufactured control.
IN DEVELOPMENT · v0.43.1
DEFEND
DEFEND
THE BLOCK.
STACK YOUR DRIP.
BEAT THE INDUSTRY PLANT.
A 90s hip-hop horde survivor about keeping your corner real while the Industry floods the block with posers, rented badges, label muscle, and a manufactured fake MC built to replace the cypher itself.
BOSS14:00
MCs4
WEAPONS17
EVOS10
— The Pitch A 14-MINUTE
A 14-MINUTE
CYPHER
IN ROGUELIKE FORM.
Vampire Survivors' build-craft. Brotato's tight run pressure. Jet Set Radio's city soul. Streets of Rage's brawl energy. BonkCity turns authenticity into systems: weapons, drip, mixtapes, Rep Quests, Beefs, and daily runs where everyone gets the same block.
02
The Loop
Auto-fire weapons, draft perks, level mixtapes, pop chests for drip, and spend dollars mid-run. Win or die, bank Stacks, claim Rep, unlock more ways to answer the next wave.
03
The Cypher
At 14:00 the Industry Plant arrives. Beat the fake MC, then cash out or keep going into the Eternal Cypher where tougher Industry agents turn survival into score.
— Roster 4 MCs.
4 PLAYABLE · DECKS LIVE 4 MCs.
ONE CITY BLOCK.
Every MC rewrites movement, starter weapons, and build texture. Pick a kit, then let drip, mixtapes, Rep, and the daily seed decide the rest.
— Arsenal 17 WEAPONS.
17 WEAPONS.
10 EVOLUTIONS.
Max two weapons to Level 8, then the evolution drops in as a capstone that rewrites your run. Four are character signatures; six are gated behind a specific mixtape at L3+. Damage values listed are base; each weapon level adds +25% damage and cooldown scales to roughly 65% by L8.
· BASE WEAPONS DATA-DRIVEN · balance.csv
#01
The Mic
DMG14
#02
Vinyl Disc
DMG8
#03
Brick of Loud
DMG16
#04
Boom Box
DMG28
#05
Spray Can
DMG6
#06
Ghetto Blaster
DMG22
#07
Gold Chain
DMG18
#08
Turntables
DMG18
#09
Paint Roller
DMG4
#10
Nuthin' But a G Thang
DMG24
#11
Pager
DMG20
#12
Forty Ounce
DMG12
#13
Bucket Drum
DMG10
#14
Jaxon
DMG8
#15
Cypher Circle
DMG11
#16
Hornet's Nest
DMG9
#17
Spare Deck
DMG13
· SIGNATURE EVOLUTIONS · 4 
Tied to a character. Always available — just max both ingredients to L8.
The Collab
Trixie Tempo · signature
Mic + Vinyl Disc
DMG36 4-bounce orbital chain with extra crit.
Bottoms Up
Biggie Stacks · signature
Brick of Loud + Forty Ounce
DMG24 Persistent smoke clouds that stack damage and slow the rush.
Wild Pack
Shorty B · signature
Hornet's Nest + Jaxon
DMG18 Jaxon locks targets while boosted bees tear them down.
Vertigo Verse
Ollie Verse · signature
Spare Deck + Turntables
DMG22 Pinwheel burst of 6 bouncing decks through the cypher.
· MIXTAPE EVOLUTIONS · 6 
Both weapons at L8 + the named mixtape at L3+. The "big build" payoff.
Block Party
GATE · The Chronic L3+
Ghetto Blaster + Boom Box
DMG64 Massive pulsing AoE that makes the whole block hear it.
Writer's Block
GATE · Illmatic L3+
Spray Can + Gold Chain
DMG50 360-degree DoT ring with crit chains.
Regulators
GATE · Doggystyle L3+
Nuthin' But a G Thang + Pager
DMG45 Full-screen drive-by barrage after pager marks.
Wild Style
GATE · Paid in Full L3+
Paint Roller + Spray Can
DMG36 DoT zones bloom as you paint the whole block.
Ain't Nuthin'
GATE · Enter the 36 L3+
Bucket Drum + Gold Chain
DMG58 Heavy melee slam with crit and stun.
Wax Cypher
GATE · 36 Chambers L3+
Turntables + Cypher Circle
DMG22 Vortex pull plus cypher shots to the nearest enemies.
— Evolution MAX TWO.
10 RECIPES · CODEX-TRACKED MAX TWO.
FUSE ONE.
Every weapon caps at Level 8. Pick the right pair, push them both to the cap, and they collide into a single evolved weapon — the run's capstone moment. Four are character signatures. Six are gated behind a specific mixtape at L3+.
01 Mastery
Both ingredient weapons reach Level 8. Each weapon level adds +25% damage, and cooldown scales down to roughly 65% by max level.
02 Trigger
At your next level-up, the evolution card auto-appears in the guaranteed first slot of the perk draft. You can't miss it.
03 Fusion
1.5-second held-frame ceremony: ingredient icons collide, the result drops in with a name banner. Then the evolved weapon takes over the slot.
· SIGNATURE EVOLUTIONS · ONE PER CHARACTER
Always available. No mixtape gate. Just max both ingredients and the card shows up.
Trixie
4-bounce orbital chain with extra crit.
Biggie
Persistent smoke clouds. DoT + slow on every step.
Shorty B
Jaxon locks targets while boosted bees tear them down.
Ollie
Pinwheel burst of 6 bouncing decks through the cypher.
— Bestiary WHAT'S TRYING
WHAT'S TRYING
TO BONK YOU.
The Industry does not fight fair. It sends posers to dilute the scene, rented badges to crack heads, surveillance from above, and finally a focus-grouped fake MC built to bury the real block.
· INDUSTRY PLANT · 3-PHASE DECAY
From boy-band heartthrob to skull-faced rage. Each phase swaps his moveset.
— Drip & Mixtapes STYLE IS
STYLE IS
PROGRESSION.
30 drip items, 12 mixtapes, 40 Rep Quests, 10 Beefs, and a 12-upgrade Stacks shop turn every run into earned identity. Your outfit, your records, your rivals, and your scars all become build choices.
12 tracks
Mixtapes
Rare global buff cards that level to capstones and gate six evolution recipes.
30 items
Drip
Chest-earned style that stacks into real run stats. Your fit is part of the build.
40 goals
Rep Quests
Milestones that unlock characters, mixtapes, drip, weapons, and bonus Stacks.
10 runs
Beefs
Challenge modifiers like One Take, Freestyle, Speed Rap, and the 20:00 Extended Run.
12 upgrades
Stacks Shop
Permanent upgrades including Encore revive, Lucky Rolls, magnet range, XP, HP, and economy boosts.
1 seed/day
Daily Block
Everyone plays the same daily seed and valid runs climb the online board.
— RARITY TIERS
Wack
TIER I
Underground
TIER II
Dope
TIER III
Fire
TIER IV
Classic
TIER V
30 items across hats, chains, sneakers, jackets, shades, and skate culture. Higher tiers roll heavier stat stacks, but chest cost scales with the rarity rolled.
— MIXTAPE CAPSTONES
Each mixtape is a rare global buff card with five levels and a capstone. Some also open mixtape-gated evolution recipes once they hit L3+.
M01
Illmatic
+6% damage per level; L5 crits chain.
M02
Doggystyle
+7.5% attack speed per level; L5 overclocks fire rate.
M03
The Chronic
+8% area per level; L5 AoE leaves smoke.
M04
Paid in Full
+8% dollar drops per level; L5 dollars magnetize.
M05
Straight Outta Compton
+5% move speed per level; L5 dash cooldown drops.
M06
Chaos
Random stat gain on level-up at max level.
M07
Ready to Die
Leech per level; L5 kills burst-heal HP.
M08
36 Chambers
+projectiles over levels; L5 projectiles split.
M09
It Takes a Nation
+7% XP per level; L5 elite kills grant bonus XP.
M10
Enter the 36
+6% crit chance per level; L5 enables overcrit.
M11
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
+10% pickup range per level; L5 chains become magnetic.
M12
Life After Death
Cursed scaling: enemies stronger, Stacks payout multiplied.
— FAQ THE
THE
QUESTIONS.
Answers to the stuff that shows up in every Reddit thread, Discord DM, and press email.
Q01 When's it out?
No hard date yet. We're on v0.43.1 of the Godot 4.6 build, shipping regularly to testers. Wishlist on Steam to hear the moment we lock a launch window.
Q02 What platforms?
PC (Windows x86_64 + macOS universal binary) at launch. Linux is template-ready, no preset wired yet. iOS / Android are planned post-launch — the platform abstraction layer (ADR-012/013) is already in.
Q03 What is BonkCity actually about?
The block versus the Industry. You play MCs who refuse to let a label manufacture and own the scene. The weapons, drip, mixtapes, Rep Quests, Beefs, and final boss all orbit that one fight: earned identity against fake authenticity.
Q04 How long is a run?
The Industry Plant arrives at 14:00 in a default run. The Extended Run Beef pushes that boss clock to 20:00. After victory, you can cash out or keep going into the Eternal Cypher for leaderboard score.
Q05 How do weapon Evolutions work?
Pick two specific weapons, level both to 8, and they fuse into a single evolved weapon — the run's capstone. Four are character signatures; six are gated behind a specific mixtape at level 3+. The evolution card auto-appears in the guaranteed first slot at your next level-up. See /evolution for the full breakdown including all 10 recipes.
Q06 Is there multiplayer?
Not real-time co-op at launch. Today the competitive loop is async: daily seeded runs, global leaderboards, build sharing, Beefs, and Eternal Cypher score chasing.
Q07 How do you keep leaderboards honest?
Every run is submitted with an HMAC-signed payload tied to the player's session. Server-side sanity bounds flag impossible stats, rate-limits cap submissions (30/hr, 20/24h on daily boards), and only runs where hmac_ok=true and flags are empty count for the top charts. Flagged runs are kept but shown with a warning chip — transparency over cover-up.
Q08 Are there microtransactions?
No. One price, whole game. Drip is earned by playing, not swiped.
Q09 Is this a Vampire Survivors clone?
It shares the auto-attack horde-survivor DNA. But the run length, build-craft via perk-card drafts, and the drip-as-identity layer are all our own. If you liked VS or Brotato, you'll feel at home — and then you'll notice the block.
Q10 Who's making it?
A small team using Claude Code Game Studios' multi-agent architecture — 48 specialist Claude Code subagents coordinated by a human core. Experimental pipeline, production game.