When Survival Has a Price: Inside the Cyberpunk LitRPG Pilots of Artem #LitRPG

There’s a particular kind of story that doesn’t ask for your attention—this Cyberpunk LitRPG grabs you by the collar and pulls you into the streets.

Pilots of Artem is that kind of story.

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This is a cyberpunk LitRPG world where survival is transactional. Where every choice has a cost. Where even hope can come with a contract you don’t fully understand until it’s too late.

Rus lives on the edge of collapse—financially, physically, and emotionally. By day, he runs. By night, he races. Every move is a gamble to keep his family from losing everything. When a catastrophic accident forces a decision that no one should have to make, he steps into a future shaped by cybernetics, debt, and a corporation that never gives without taking more in return.

And that’s where the story tightens its grip.

Because transformation isn’t freedom—in a cyberpunk LitRPG—it’s leverage.

At the same time, the story shifts to Pim, a small hybrid creature navigating a world that sees vulnerability as weakness. Through Pim and Shay, a young scavenger hardened too early by the streets, we see Artem from another angle: not the neon-lit skyline, but the shadows beneath it.

Together, these threads build something powerful.

This isn’t just a cyberpunk setting—it’s a layered ecosystem. The polished heights of aerial flight. The grit of underground transport. The silent tension between those who control technology and those controlled by it. Every level of the city feels alive, and every character is shaped by the system they’re trying to survive.

What makes Pilots of Artem linger isn’t just the action or the tech—it’s the emotional undercurrent running through every decision.

Rus doesn’t just want to win.

He wants to keep what matters.

Pim doesn’t just want to survive.

There’s a quiet, persistent hope there—fragile, but unyielding.

And that combination—high-stakes choices paired with deeply personal consequences—is what makes this story resonate.

If you’re drawn to cyberpunk worlds where technology reshapes identity, where survival demands sacrifice, and where the line between power and exploitation blurs with every upgrade, this is a cyberpunk LitRPG worth stepping into.

Because in Artem, nothing comes without a cost.

And once you step into the current, there’s no turning back.

Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited