MARTYRS BLEED NEON

Speed Through the Sci-Fi Dreamscapes of a Neo-Noir Persian Empire

Freefall into a drug-fueled far future, where CIA conspiracies unfold alongside ancient prophecy. Hallucinations and history interwoven with dreams and devastation.

Drift through the Dreamscape Interface of Martryland and let the beautiful, surreal chaos wash over you.

These are Strange Times, Beloved….

  • Cybernetic beasts from Zoroastrian mythology haunt the halls of luxury hotels, and the morality police rove the streets in prototype sports cars.   
  • Going to a house party can get you killed, and mixtapes can get you thrown in prison.

The Pimps Live in Palaces, and They Execute Poets Live on TV....

  • When drinking with your friends is outlawed, it’s time to throw molotov cocktails of DogSweat bathtub hooch.
  • Join our cast of young rebels, misfits and outsiders and confront a cutthroat regime.

CHOOSE YOUR MOODFRAME

Little Gazas have formed across MartyrLand, filled with Fanatics and Freaks.

Which type are you?

Martyrs Bleed Neon is cinematic interactive fiction, where your relationships with the characters shift the mood of the story. 

JASMINE PUNK

(ART. SUBTERFUGE. SURVIVAL.)

  • “The butchers, stationed on roads, with chopping-boards and cleavers soaked in blood. These are strange times, my dear. They slit smiles off of lips, and songs from the throat. Joy must be hid in closets at home” —Ahmad Shamlou
  • Outlaw artistry. Contraband mixtapes and counter propaganda. 
  • Become an artist of the freeways. Drift through traffic at high speeds to avoid the regime’s motorcycle death squads.
  • Covert meetings and car bombs.
  • Molotov cocktails and running through minefields. 
  • Go undercover, live life behind enemy lines.
  • Utilize fashionable secret agent tech, salvaged from mysterious ancient structures.

LOVER'S EYE

(VIBE EMANATOR.)

  • “Your love should be offered only to someone who has the valor and daring to cut pieces of their soul off with a knife, then weave them into a blanket to protect you.” — Hafez
  • The empathetic shapeshifter.  
  • Be a social chameleon, with camouflage of endless color. 
  • Hide in plain sight, and find allies from all walks of life. 
  • Drink DogSweat with the outsiders, and sip champagne with high fashion vampires.
  • Befriend the beasts of Persian mythology, and tame the big cat predator drones.

SUFI WAVE

(DREAMS AND OTHER REALITIES.)

  • “The gates to the Neon Paradise Garden open. The hidden god’s favorite tulips glisten in mystical light, welcoming you.”
  • Become a satellite to the Gods, tuned to arcane frequencies. 
  • Weave together visions and prophecies. Write the future.
  • Speak with deevs and djinn.
  • Wander the mindscapes of the Narco State.
  • Be a connoisseur of fine psychedelics.
  • Seek refuge in cemeteries, discover keys to heavenly realms.

RECKLESS HEART

(THRILLSEEKER. CASINO MONSTER.)

  • “Stab me not with the bloodied dagger of your eyes… the enemy has unsheathed the venomous dagger of his grin… Ruby cups are in bloom in the fortress, silver coins are in bloom in every hand” — Manuchehr Ateshi
  • Laugh in the face of death.  
  • Unearth the secrets of the luxurious city of the dead, the lost empire of the House of Lies and Song. 
  • Jump through the fires, indulge your desires.
  • Degenerate gambler with a death wish.
  • Find salvation in Zoroastrian Slot Machines.

TIME BOMB

(FORCE OF NATURE.)

  • “Return to Forever, Romantic Warrior”
  • Strange entities blossom within you. Learn to control them before they kill you.
  • Become a sorceress of the Shireen. Cultivate the garden within. 
  • A sentient, otherworldly force watches you closely. Channel it.
  • The FunCrusher Plus, bearer of Fantastic Damage. Hunt cybernetic demons and collect their teeth.

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