Neo Cab is an emotional survival game about the last ride-share drivers

In the quiet, dreamy world of the recently announced game Neo Cab, gig workers are a dying breed. Technology has evolved past the need for flesh-and-blood drivers behind the wheel. Those who remain offer a different kind of service: human contact. “[Riders] want to talk to another human being and connect with them and share their story,” says creative lead Patrick Ewing. “There’s that taxi cab confessions angle that fascinated me — like anybody could get in this car.”

Lina, the protagonist of Neo Cab and a newcomer to the fictional city of Los Ojos, has managed to keep her job because of her empathetic abilities. She knows when to hold her tongue with a rude customer, when to offer encouragement before a first date, or commiserate about...

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