Citizen Sleeper is a narrative RPG (otherwise known as a role-playing game) that takes place in a space station that is called Erlin's Eye. Many people in this station are trying to survive the ruthless capitalism that their society is filled with, and the player is no different, either.
Although narrative RPGs may have lower stakes than traditional RPGs, there are still some mistakes that almost every player will fall into while first playing. These are mistakes that can be easily avoided ahead of time if fans know what to look out for during a playthrough.
7 Specializing In Too Much
Although it may be tempting to become a jack of all trades that is able to take everything that comes their way and then some, it would actually harm the player in the end. It is better to be a master of one specific task, instead of being average at everything.
This is because being specialized in one specific area will ensure that a player will be able to get all sorts of higher levels of perks. This is opposed to being a jack of all trades, which will limit what a player can get, making them decent, but not great.
6 Squandering Money
As a player goes through the game, the temptation to spend, spend and spend will really be coming in strong. However, it would be wise for a player to at least try to save some of their money.
A large part of the game is surviving a capitalist world with prices jacked up off the charts. As such, a player needs to make sure they always have at least some money on them, just in case something happens and it is necessary to buy something they may need.
5 Forgetting To Explore The World
The world of Citizen Sleeper is surprisingly large; much larger than a player would think. As it turns out, exploring the world is one of the best things a player can do and one of the main things a lot of players miss out on.
It would do a player good to thoroughly explore the world of Citizen Sleeper as diligently as they can. This will ensure that a player will be able to find all sorts of quests, storylines, and even more. Overall, it is just a good idea to comb through every area that a player explores.
4 Making Bad Choices Based On Strengths
As it turns out, there are many things that a player can specialize in when it comes to customizing their character in Citizen Sleeper. However, depending on what choices a player makes, there are things that they have to watch out for.
It is best for a player to pay attention to their strengths and weaknesses, and to leverage them wherever possible. For example, a player should find tasks that revolve around their skills and complete them as quickly as possible, in order to build a good reputation.
3 No Consistent Income Source
Tying back into ensuring that a player always has some money to spend - not having a place to consistently gain any income is one of the worst things a player can have. They cannot just get by with a few odd jobs here and there.
A player needs to ensure that they have a consistent source of income no matter what it is. It could be a bad, low-paying job that a player does not like, but it's better than having one job that pays a lot and then never pays out again for the rest of the game.
2 Burning Bridges With NPCs
There are...many NPCs in Citizen Sleeper, to say the least. As it stands, a player may think it is alright to be hostile to a few NPCs, burn a few bridges, and all that, as they may think they won't ever see them again.
As it turns out, though, it would be a very bad idea to do that. A player never knows just which NPC is friends with whom. Burning one bridge with an NPC could cause bridges to burn with three more, making it a good idea to be friendly with everyone.
1 Forgetting To Stabilize
Stabilizing is essential to surviving when it comes to Citizen Sleeper. A player will be able to stabilize just once for free, but that is just a sample. After that, it will cost money.
A player will have to buy their stabilizer to keep them alive, otherwise, they will literally die. Death is not something that players want to deal with, especially in an RPG, so it is best to make sure that a player always has enough money to buy stabilizers in order to keep them alive. This is what an emergency stash should be used for.
Citizen Sleeper is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Macintosh operating systems.