About This Demo

CARGO RUNNER: FACTION FRACTURE — DEMO

The free demo for Cargo Runner: Faction Fracture. Run cargo through contested
space, juggle three rival factions, and try to make it to the warp gate alive
— without becoming the cargo yourself.

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One wrong delivery can start a war.

You're a hauler in fractured space. The Federation polices the trade lanes,
Pirates feed on what falls off the back of the truck, and the Swine want what
nobody understands. Every cargo pod you scoop is a decision: profit or
trouble, legal or hot, mystery or markup. The factions remember.


WHAT'S IN THE DEMO

- 🚀 Twin-stick top-down piloting — fly with WASD, aim with the mouse, click
to fire. Reverse thrust, dash, and dock at stations to escape pursuit.
- 📦 Tetris-style cargo grid — drag, rotate, and stack cargo pods. Safe slots
protect valuable goods; risk slots offer more capacity at the cost of
degradation. T-pieces, J-pieces, and animated rare minerals.
- 💀 Faction reputation that bites back — Fed inspections, Pirate ambushes,
and Swine bargains all swing on your rep. Carry contraband and the wing
dispatches. Help a Fed patrol and prices drop. Betray a faction and they
remember next run.
- ⚡ Six cargo types with strategic tradeoffs — Legal, Ore, Illegal,
Contraband, Unknown (which can mutate in your hold), and animated Rare
Minerals. Each pays differently at each station.
- 🎲 Procedurally generated sectors — every run is a new map. Stations move,
asteroid fields shift, hostile encounters scale to your heat.
- 🛡️ Roguelite progression — die, take what you've earned, upgrade your ship
between runs. Boons mid-run stack into synergies. Ship Certifications buy
temporary scan immunity.
- 🎮 Full controller support — Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Pro, all
configurable.

WHAT'S IN THE FULL GAME

The full release expands the run into a three-sector campaign spanning twelve
unique sectors — from the lawless Pirate Territory and the Ion Storm Reach to
the alien Living Void and the secret Sector 404. More ships to unlock, more
crew to hire, modules to install, daily challenges with global leaderboards,
and an unfolding faction storyline that branches based on your reputation
choices.

If you like:

- Tetris-style inventory management
- Roguelites that respect your time (15-minute runs)
- Faction systems where your choices matter
- Pixel-art sci-fi with personality

You'll feel at home in fractured space.

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