Pure Onyx (v0.142.0 & Uncensored)

New Babylon’s neon-lit streets serve as the battleground for a hard-edged cyberpunk brawler built around fists, gangs, and corporate cruelty. Playing as Onyx, you push through a city controlled by criminal syndicates, compromised law enforcement, and the grotesque creations of Babel Corporation. The mood draws heavily from 1980s anime science fiction: lurid colors, dystopian technology, exaggerated villains, and a world where every alley feels hostile. Pure Onyx also takes place within the wider setting of Malise and the Machine, giving its chaos a larger fictional backdrop for returning fans.

Combat remains the main attraction, with Onyx confronting waves of street-level enemies and increasingly dangerous bio-engineered threats in traditional beat ’em up fashion. Expect close-range brawling, crowd control, and the familiar rhythm of clearing one dangerous area before moving deeper into the city’s underworld. RPG elements add a sense of character growth beyond simple stage progression, encouraging players to develop Onyx as the opposition becomes more formidable. Its mature rating is not merely cosmetic: adult-themed animated content appears in-game alongside the violent, exploitative atmosphere of the setting, so it is firmly aimed at an adult audience.

What separates Pure Onyx from many indie brawlers is its fully animated 3D presentation and its commitment to a very specific retro-anime cyberpunk aesthetic. Rather than presenting a clean heroic future, it leans into sleaze, body horror, institutional corruption, and pulpy action, creating a tone closer to an underground OVA than a polished mainstream superhero tale. The focused premise makes it a better fit for players who want a compact, character-driven beat ’em up than for those seeking an enormous open-world RPG. Fans of classic arcade brawlers, dystopian anime, and Malise and the Machine’s universe should find the combination especially appealing, while newcomers should be prepared for its unabashedly mature style.