Street Jam: The Rise

The city is searching for a new champion in the street fighting scene—could it be you?

The circuit demands a new ruler, and you're prepared to answer the call. Will you defy the odds to become the new kingpin, police chief, gang leader, or meet an early grave?

Street Jam: The Rise is a gritty 370,000-word interactive adult novel by Tevin Betts, where your decisions shape the narrative. This experience is purely text-based, free from graphics or sound, and driven entirely by the limitless power of your imagination.

In one of the world's largest metropolises, you are an up-and-coming street fighter aiming for greatness—whether for money, fame, or law enforcement. Select from diverse backgrounds and leverage your abilities to climb from nothing to everything. Blood, death, and chaos will surround you as you battle through club after club in this story, drawing inspiration from the criminally underrated Def Jam series.

Will you fight with honor and mercy, relying on pure skill, or will you become a ruthless schemer who triumphs through violence? Perhaps you're an ambitious undercover officer using police resources to dominate. Your personality will shape your journey as much as your victories.

Pursue romance or passion with over eleven characters, resolve a long-standing rivalry from your school years, master multiple fighting styles, and leave a permanent mark on the city and the circuit. Whatever path you take, remember: every action carries consequences, no matter how insignificant it may seem at first.

* Play as male, female, or non-binary; cis or trans; gay, straight, asexual, or aromantic.

* Battle through wealthy, poor, eccentric, wrestling, and karate clubs across the urban landscape.

* Fourteen distinct backgrounds including military, detective, rapper, sports star (with four sport options), stripper, and more for unique gameplay.

* Develop your proficiency in six attributes like brute strength, intelligence, and charisma to specialize as a wrestler, martial artist, or other fighter type.

* Overcome opponents using police connections, gang influence, financial power, or pure skill.

* Romance an experienced older woman, a relaxed young man, a powerful amazon, and others for love or casual encounters.

* Resolve a years-old feud through bloody vengeance or peaceful forgiveness.

Shake the city to its core and become the world’s most legendary fighter.

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