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As some of you might already know, just recently Uragon Games announced their upcoming 18+ erotic cyberpunk RPG/visual novel title “Uragoner” to the world (which they did via their announcement trailer for “Uragoner”).

Well, I liked the game’s trailer so much that I reached out to Uragon Games for an interview. Long story short, they agreed to do an interview with us.

So we ended up talking about everything from sexy waifus, lewd content in games, how Uragoner and Uragon Games came to be to their thoughts on censorship and cancel culture.

So with that said, please enjoy our”Uragoner” interview with Uragon Games =)



Robin TGG

Right off the bat, thank you very much for taking your time to do this interview with us =) And with that said, please go ahead and introduce yourself to our readers.

Chris Uragon Games

My name is Chris Hutchinson I go by the name Bantam on social media. I am the programmer for Uragon Games and handle most of the day to day non art-related work.

Robin TGG

What could you tell us about your game studio (Uragon Games)? I mean, what’s the history behind the studio? (how, when, where and why did the studio come to be)

Chris Uragon Games

As a studio, we’re brand new but Me and Kuso (our artist) have been friends for over 10 years.

We’re both freelancers working on other people’s projects, I do programming mostly with a little design and he is an artist. A few years ago I told him that I think we’d work really well together on a project as we have similar attitudes and approach to working.

Our schedules finally aligned earlier this year so we decided that it’s now or never and brainstormed what we would really like in a game and that’s what we have with URAGONER.

Robin TGG

Just recently you announced that you’re working on a lewd Cyberpunk RPG/visual novel called “URAGONER”. So what could you tell us about “URAGONER”? And what is the game all about?

Chris Uragon Games

URAGONER is a turn-based combat RPG with Visual Novel elements. You start off with Eri, a highly trained operator who through certain circumstances at the start of the game you will be forced to team up with.

As you build your relationships with girls in the game you’ll expand your influence throughout the city and grow your own corporation through “hostile takeover” of rival corporations.

Robin TGG

Is “URAGONER” a title that you’ve been thinking about making for a long time, or was it something that you came up with not so long ago? Furthermore, is there any special meaning behind the name? (Ur a goner?)

Chris Uragon Games

Kuso is from the Philippines and came up with the name. He says Uragon means someone with moxie, daring, guts, creativity, knowledge, know-how. However, the root word Urag means sexual drive.

We thought it was quite clever so it stuck. URAGONER is pretty much “Ur-a-goner” though!

We’ve joked about making a game like this for a few years before it became a reality. Darkest Dungeon is a big influence on us, but we thought we would care more about the characters and the effect permadeath would have if they were cute girls instead of the very awesome but dark aesthetic of Darkest Dungeon.

We thought it might make it more intense if you built a relationship with these girls and really feared to lose them in battle.

Robin TGG

What was it that made you guys go for a lewd cyberpunk RPG/visual novel title? And was the original idea always that “URAGONER” would be a cyberpunk-themed RPG title?

For example, I know some game devs whose original idea was to make a fantasy or sci-fi title, but they changed their mind and went for cyberpunk instead (they simply thought that their game would fit better with a cyberpunk theme, especially since the cyberpunk genre is now more popular than ever before).

Chris Uragon Games

We started out from the get-go wanting to make a cyberpunk-themed game we did change some things before we got to this point though! We actually started off as a straight Visual Novel but I didn’t find it engaging enough…

So I wanted to make it more fun and give you more of a reason to care for the characters you’re working with.

Robin TGG

From what I understand, “URAGONER” will also offer lewd dating-sim/Visual novel elements?

So how will those elements be played out in the game? And is it something that will affect the outcome in the game? (different endings and whatnot)

Chris Uragon Games

Which girls you are left with and your relationships that you develop with them will affect the end game. There will be different endings including a very wholesome one which I won’t spoil!

Robin TGG

I’ve been told that there will be cyberpunk waifus in” URAGONER”, is that correct? So does that mean that one could have his or her own harem?

And is it also correct that players will be able to customize and upgrade their waifu’s in the game?

Chris Uragon Games

You can certainly try to build a harem if you feel like it. However, keep this in mind, some characters are possessive and given their skills in combat I wouldn’t want to upset them!

We plan on having customizable guns and augments that you can give to your girls which will affect their combat abilities. We’ll be talking more about this in the future update.

Robin TGG

If I’m not wrong now, the combat will be turn-based in “URAGONER”? And there will be permadeath in the game?

If so, was that something that you decided to add into the very early on in the development process? Or was that something that you came up with later on?

Chris Uragon Games

Once we stopped being just a Visual Novel we wanted to add something that would really make you worry about your girls so we added permadeath in.

We couldn’t add in permadeath without being able to think of your next move so turn-based combat was the next logical step!

Robin TGG

The very first trailer of “URAGONER” looked very good I have to say (a mix of “Syndicate”, “Shadowrun” and “VA-11 Hall-A” comes to mind).

That’s also why I’m rather curious to know how the feedback and response have been from gamers and the games media so far?

Chris Uragon Games

Surprisingly positive, we didn’t expect to get even close to the amount of support we’ve received especially for a lewd game in terms of media coverage.

I think HuniePop has paved the way for that! As for gamers we’ve had a lot of positive support and feedback, way more than we ever expected at this stage, it’s been overwhelming!

Robin TGG

Based on what I saw from the trailer, there seem to be plenty of different weapons and weapon upgrades in “URAGONER”.

So, do have a brief idea of how many weapons, upgrades and items that there will be in the game in total? And will they break down over time as you use them?

Chris Uragon Games

We don’t have any plans for weapon degradation at the moment, however as time goes on the enemies will upgrade their arsenal and you will have to match them to keep up.

With the weapon customization and upgrades alone if you class them as individual weapons there will be close to 4 figures. We have a skill tree with augments planned that your waifus can use also so plenty of chances to customize to your playstyle.

Robin TGG

What would you say have been your main source of inspiration for “URAGONER”? (movies, video games, animes, books and so on)And what are your own goals and expectations with “URAGONER”?



Chris Uragon Games

Blade Runner, Ghost In The Shell, Neuromancer, Darkest Dungeon, VA-11 Hall-A, Snow Crash, Altered Carbon. So if we can imbue our game with a fraction of their essence we’ll have achieved our goal.

Robin TGG

It’s pretty obvious that “URAGONER” is an 18+ erotic title, but what’s not as obvious is how lewd the game will be? And will “URAGONER” be uncensored from the very start? Or will there be an 18+ patch for it on the release day?

Chris Uragon Games

It was hard to convey in our YouTube trailer because we didn’t want it to get restricted but there will be 18+ scenes available from day one, no patch necessary!

We want to release it uncensored on Steam too, we’ll see how it goes. As for other future platforms that don’t allow 18+ material we’re jokingly planning on adding a wholesome handholding version with all the scenes replaced with heartwarming handholding instead.

Robin TGG

And speaking of which, is there a nailed down release date for URAGONER” yet?

And which formats do you aim to release the game to? (will there be a console release further down the line?)

And is it correct that URAGONER” will be a free-to-play title? Or did I get that part wrong?

Chris Uragon Games

We want to get it in people’s hands as soon as possible so we can receive feedback so we will be releasing an 0.1.0 build as soon as we can and deliver frequent content updates and patches from there.

We plan to launch with Windows and Mac as the initial releases but we plan for Linux in the medium-term future and perhaps Android a lot further down the line (I don’t think we’ll be able to get the game on iOS with this kind of content!).

That’s right it’s going to be free to play, our game will be supported by our patrons on Patreon, they will get early access to new game builds and other perks like access to concept art and help guide the direction of the game but the game will be available to download free for anyone!

Robin TGG

Since your developing a lewd 18+ title, what’s your thoughts on censorship in video games in general?

And do you think that things have gone too far when it comes to PC and outrage (“I’m offended by this”) culture? (just look at what went down with “Ion Fury” just recently…)

Chris Uragon Games

Even if the content is crude I don’t think it should be censored. We have most definitely gone too far with cancel culture, but I don’t feel at this point that there’s anything that can be done to stop it.

Robin TGG

What’s your hopes, expectations and plans for the rest of the year? And is there anything else that you would like to say or inform our readers about?

Chris Uragon Games

We’re hoping that people enjoy our upcoming 0.1.0 release and enjoy it! If you want to support us please check out our Patreon =)

We’re also happy to chat with anyone on our public discord if you have any ideas you want to share about our game. And thank you for taking the time to interview us!



Robin “V-Act” Ek

Editor in chief

The Gaming Ground

Twitter: @TheGamingGround

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