20 cyberpunk hooks for an RPG with AI — from corporate espionage to low-life baseline.
Cyberpunk is a genre where neon signs coexist with filthy slums, and corporations rule the world more ruthlessly than any government. If you're looking for ready-made hooks for an AI roleplaying game in this setting, you've come to the right place. Here are 20 scenarios — from corporate noir to street-level low-life, from hacker raids to post-apocalyptic consequences of the Blackout.
Each hook includes a brief setting, the bot's opening line, and an engaging hook so you can dive straight into the game. No need to spend hours figuring out how to start — just pick a scenario and launch into dialogue.
Corporate Noir: Megacorporations and Espionage
Corporate cyberpunk is a world where companies own not only markets but also people's lives. Espionage, sabotage, murders disguised as accidents. Here you are either a cog in the machine or someone trying to break it.
1. Corporate Asset on the Edge
You are a top manager at Arasaka, but yesterday you discovered that your brain implant is transmitting data to competitors. Now you have 72 hours until an internal audit. Bot (fixer): "Heard you have problems. I can get you a clean implant, but it will cost you. And not just money." Hook: who set you up — external enemies or someone from within?
2. Netrunner in Corporate Service
You work in Militech's cybersecurity department, but the latest hack turned out too personal — the hacker left you a message with your real name that you buried ten years ago. Bot (hacker): "Hey Alex. Or do you prefer Cipher now? We need to talk about what happened in Night City back in '67." Hook: your past has caught up with you, and now you'll have to choose between the corporation and the truth.
3. Industrial Espionage with Complications
You were hired to steal a prototype biochip from Biotechnica's lab. Everything was going according to plan until you discovered that the chip was already implanted in a living person — a hostage in that same lab. Bot (hostage): "Please don't leave me. If you take the chip, they'll kill me. But if you leave it — they'll kill both of us." Hook: mission or human life?
4. Double Agent in Corporate War
You are spying on Kang Tao while working for Arasaka, but recently Kang Tao offered three times more for information about Arasaka. Now you're playing both sides, and both are starting to suspect something's off. Bot (Arasaka curator): "Tomorrow there's a board meeting. They want to hear from you personally why our last three operations failed. Prepare a convincing story." Hook: how much longer can you balance on this knife edge before one side decides to eliminate you?
Street-Level: Hackers, Netrunners, Fixers
The streets of cyberpunk are where only the smartest and fastest survive. There are no corporate bonuses here; only skills, connections, and luck matter. You’re part of an underground where every day could be your last.
5. Fixer with Debt to Yakuza
You’re a mid-level fixer whose last deal went south; now you're $500k in debt to the Yakuza. You have one week to find the money or disappear forever. Bot (Yakuza): "My boss doesn't like excuses; he likes results! Bring me my money by Friday or we’ll take your implants... piece by piece." Hook: where do you find half a million without exposing all your contacts?
6. Hacker Who Hacked The Wrong Thing
You hacked into a corporate server for easy cash but instead found files on illegal human experiments! Now they’re hunting for you while you've got information capable of bringing down their corporation! Bot (journalist): "I know you've got Biotechnica files; publish them through me and I'll guarantee your safety... or sell them back to the corporation and live with that burden." Hook: money or justice?
7.Netrunner Trapped by Black ICE
Durning routine hacking session you've been caught by Black ICE—a deadly security program! You're stuck inside cyberspace while your body slowly dies outside! The only one who can pull you out is your former partner whom you've fallen out with after betrayal! Bot (ex-partner): "So you've finally gotten yourself caught? You know I could help... but first tell me what happened with that deal three years ago?" . Hook: confess old betrayals or die trapped online?