ROOKPORT

Get off the boat.
Take the city.

A 1930s port town that keeps running while you're away. Start with nothing, take small jobs, build a crew and an empire, and climb the rankings above the other bosses.

Your first day

You step off in Little Sicily with no money at all.
A cheap room, its rent taken by itself every day, and a starter job that pays a daily wage while you're at work.
Actions pay for almost everything you do. They refill by themselves, even while you're offline.
Other bosses can't attack you until your first crime.
Sal's book of contracts walks you in, one job at a time. Each contract pays clean money and XP.

Rounds, and dying for good

A round lasts a set number of days. At the end, cash, the bank, gear, cars, crew, property and heat are wiped.
A boss who survives the round keeps his level, XP, stats and skills.
Another boss can kill yours for good by finishing him while he lies where he fell. The police can't.
A new boss can enter 24 hours later, back at level 1. Buildings nobody seized pass to him.
Plays on your phone too, with the tabs under your thumb. New to Rookport? Read the player guide or the roadmap first.

Start in Rookport

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What happens next

  1. 1
    Your emailNow: we send you a link.
  2. 2
    Your loginOpen the link, pick a username and password, and accept the rules.
  3. 3
    Name your bossThe one boss you'll play.
  4. 4
    Your faceA free hand-drawn portrait, or skip it for now.
  5. 5
    Into the cityLittle Sicily, with Sal's first contract waiting.

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  1. Email
  2. 2Your login
  3. 3Name your boss
  4. 4Your face
  5. 5Into the city
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Next you name your boss. One boss per account.
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  1. Email
  2. Your login
  3. 3Name your boss
  4. 4Your face
  5. 5Into the city
Step 3 of 5 · Your boss

Name your boss

This is the boss you'll play, and the name every other boss in the city sees: on his card, in the rankings and, if it comes to it, in the graveyard.

One first name, the city's way: Vito, Nora, Lefty. Every name in Rookport belongs to one person. Don't use your real name. 14 of 14 left
Sal's first contract asks him to hold down a job. Pick the shift you will play.

This creates your boss. First you choose his face, then you step into the city.

One boss, and he can die

One boss per account. You play this one for as long as he lives.
Another boss can kill him for good. A new one can then enter 24 hours later, back at level 1, and inherits the buildings nobody seized.
If he survives a round, he keeps his level, XP, stats and skills. Everything else starts again.

What happens next

His face. One free hand-drawn portrait: from your photo, your own words, or a face the city deals you. You can skip it and claim it later.
Into the city. You start outdoors in Little Sicily with a room and a starter job. The next screen shows exactly what he starts with.
Sal's first contract is open from the start. The Next step button by the tabs names the next job in it.
Every boss in the city is drawn in the same hand-inked style. This one is yours.
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— LV 1
Independent
— 🏙 Out on the block 🚶 on foot Carrying: nothing 🕴
active
Actions—
Health—
Heat—
XP—
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Clean · bank$0
Dirty · cash$0
$0
On this block
Tap a tile on the map to scout it and travel there.
Your four statswhat each point gives
Combat & tradeworked out for you
What you're worth
Your line
Looking up the bosses this account has run…
Catching up…

What you wear

Spare gear · carried, not worn

Carrying

Loading your account…
Looking up the bosses you know…
Crew: none
Loading your holdings…
Opening the books…
Counting the payroll…
Reading the price lists…
Counting your eyes on the city…
Loading the city registry…
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The whole guide

Written from the shipped game, updated with it: if it's in here, it works. Open in a new tab ↗
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Viewer
Select a person, vehicle or building from the left panel — or tap a tile on the map — to inspect it here and see what you can do.
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📜 Action log Wiki · Roadmap · prototype v0
Everything happens on a tile — travel the map, then act on the block: pickpocket or fight NPCs, rob a joint, train, deal, run a racket.