01
The Block
Mid-90s NYC back-alleys: murals, hydrants, rooftops, and the corner where the cypher happens. The label wants all of it.
IN DEVELOPMENT · v0.54.2
DEFEND
DEFEND
THE BLOCK.
STACK YOUR DRIP.
BEAT THE INDUSTRY PLANT.
A 90s hip-hop horde survivor. A major label is buying up your block, and they built a fake MC to replace the real ones. You're the one who wouldn't sign — survive the waves, stack your drip, and take the Industry Plant down yourself.
Built solo-ish on Godot 4.6 No battle pass · No microtransactions
BOSS14:00
MCs4
WEAPONS17
EVOS10
— The Pitch A 14-MINUTE
A 14-MINUTE
CYPHER
IN ROGUELIKE FORM.
BonkCity comes straight out of the Vampire Survivors school — same lineage as Megabonk and Brotato. Weapons fire on their own and the horde never stops, so the whole game lives in your decisions: which weapon takes the slot, which perk you double down on, which evolution you're building toward. A sloppy build dies at six minutes. A real one walks through the boss at 14:00 and keeps going.
02
The Loop
Every level-up is a fork: stack what’s already working, or gamble a slot on the evolution that wins the run. Pop chests for drip, level mixtapes, and spend your dollars before you die — win or lose, you bank Stacks and come back stronger.
03
The Cypher
Survive to 14:00 and the Industry Plant shows up. Beat the fake MC and cash out — or push into the Eternal Cypher, where the waves keep climbing and how long your build holds up is the score the leaderboard remembers.
— Roster 4 MCs.
4 PLAYABLE · DECKS LIVE 4 MCs.
ONE CITY BLOCK.
Every MC rewrites movement, starter weapons, and build texture. Pick a kit, then let drip, mixtapes, Rep, and the daily seed decide the rest.
— Today's Block EVERYONE RUNS
EVERYONE RUNS
THE SAME SEED.
The Daily Block drops one shared seed for 24 hours. One run. One leaderboard. Every run spits out a Bonk Code — paste a friend's code to load their exact MC, build, and loadout, then try to beat their hand. It's the cheapest, fastest reason to come back tomorrow.
▌ live feed pending — placeholder ranks shown
SEED · TODAY DAILY
- #1 MC_NO_HOOKS 08:42
- #2 lilRoach 09:01
- #3 VertSlam_44 09:17
Resets at 00:00 UTC
— Word on the Block
17 weapons
10 evolutions
12 mixtapes
∞ build codes
“The Daily Block hook is nasty. I've run the same seed six times.”
— @streamerhandle
“Vampire Survivors but it actually has a boss worth hating.”
— @anotherhandle
AS SEEN AT Indie Source roguelike round-up godot showcase
— Arsenal 17 WEAPONS.
17 WEAPONS.
10 EVOLUTIONS.
Every weapon now grows through granular upgrade cards: damage, cooldown, area, projectiles, and bounces. Spend up to seven ranks on a weapon, push two ingredient weapons to Level 8, then draft the evolution capstone that rewrites the run.
· BASE WEAPONS DATA-DRIVEN · WEAPON_TUNING.GD
#01
The Mic
DMG14
#02
Vinyl Disc
DMG8
#03
Block Rocker
DMG16
#04
Boom Box
DMG28
#05
Spray Can
DMG6
#06
BoomBlaster
DMG22
#07
Gold Chain
DMG18
#08
Turntables
DMG18
#09
Paint Roller
DMG4
#10
Nuthin' But a G Thang
DMG24
#11
Pager
DMG20
#12
Lit Soda
DMG12
#13
Bucket Drum
DMG16
#14
Jaxon
DMG10
#15
Cypher Circle
DMG18
#16
Hornet's Nest
DMG9
#17
Spare Deck
DMG13
· WEAPON UPGRADE AXES
Current main has five eligible upgrade axes. Damage is always available; cooldown, area, projectile, and bounce cards only appear when that weapon's runtime hooks support them.
Damage
More Bass
+10% per rank
Max 5 ranks
Cooldown
Tight Timing
-5% per rank
Max 4 ranks
Area
Wider Reach
+12% per rank
Max 3 ranks
Projectiles
Extra Shot
+1 per rank
Max 2 ranks
Bounce
Chain Link
+1 hit per chain
Max 2 ranks
· STAT PERKS · 12
PERK_CATALOG.GD Level-up, chest, and cell-tower stat cards now share one perk catalog. Rares are chest/tower spikes and are gated out of the opening window.
Common
More Bass
+15% Damage
Core scaler. Multiplies every weapon you carry.
Common
Faster Flow
+12% Attack Speed
Shots come out faster. Pairs with CDR + Posse Up.
Common
Wider Lens
+8% Area Size
Bigger AoE and projectiles on every weapon.
Uncommon
Posse Up
+1 Projectile
Adds a shot to every salvo. Stacks hard with Damage.
Uncommon
Killer Punchline
+8% Crit Chance
Spikes huge hits. Take Crit Damage to amplify.
Uncommon
Tight Schedule
-10% Cooldown
Weapons recycle faster. Capstone for fire builds.
Common
Street Speed
+10% Move Speed
Kite safer, dodge longer. Defensive scaler.
Common
Magnetic Charm
+20% Pickup Range
Vacuums drops. Compounds XP and dollar economy.
Common
Eager Ear
+10% XP Gain
Level up sooner. Strongest if taken early.
Rare
Big Energy
+25% Damage
Chest and tower rare damage spike.
Rare
Blaze Mode
+20% Attack Speed
Chest and tower rare fire-rate spike.
Rare
Bigger Scene
+15% Area Size
Chest and tower rare coverage spike.
· SIGNATURE EVOLUTIONS · 4 
Tied to a character. Always available — just max both ingredients to L8.
The Collab
Trixie Tempo · signature
Mic + Vinyl Disc
DMG36 4-bounce orbital chain with extra crit.
Sugar Rush
Biggie Stacks · signature
Block Rocker + Lit Soda
DMG24 Persistent soda clouds; two stacked clouds are the target payoff.
Wild Pack
Shorty B · signature
Hornet's Nest + Jaxon
DMG18 Jaxon locks targets while boosted bees tear them down.
Vertigo Verse
Ollie Verse · signature
Spare Deck + Turntables
DMG22 Pinwheel burst of 6 bouncing decks through the cypher.
· MIXTAPE EVOLUTIONS · 6 
Both weapons at L8 + the named mixtape at L3+. The "big build" payoff.
Block Party
GATE · The Chronic L3+
BoomBlaster + Boom Box
DMG64 Massive pulsing AoE that makes the whole block hear it.
Writer's Block
GATE · Illmatic L3+
Spray Can + Gold Chain
DMG50 360-degree DoT ring with crit chains.
Regulators
GATE · Doggystyle L3+
Nuthin' But a G Thang + Pager
DMG45 Full-screen drive-by barrage after pager marks.
Wild Style
GATE · Paid in Full L3+
Paint Roller + Spray Can
DMG36 DoT zones bloom as you paint the whole block.
Ain't Nuthin'
GATE · Enter the 36 L3+
Bucket Drum + Gold Chain
DMG58 Heavy melee slam with crit and stun.
Wax Cypher
GATE · 36 Chambers L3+
Turntables + Cypher Circle
DMG22 Vortex pull plus cypher shots to the nearest enemies.
— Evolution MAX TWO.
10 RECIPES · CODEX-TRACKED MAX TWO.
FUSE ONE.
Every weapon caps at Level 8 through granular upgrade ranks. Pick the right pair, push them both to the cap, and they collide into a single evolved weapon — the run's capstone moment. Four are character signatures. Six are gated behind a specific mixtape at L3+.
01 Mastery
Both ingredient weapons reach Level 8. Upgrade ranks are granular: Damage, Cooldown, Area, Projectiles, and Bounce appear only when that weapon can use them.
02 Trigger
At your next level-up, the evolution card auto-appears in the guaranteed first slot of the perk draft. You can't miss it.
03 Fusion
1.5-second held-frame ceremony: ingredient icons collide, the result drops in with a name banner. Then the evolved weapon takes over the slot.
· SIGNATURE EVOLUTIONS · ONE PER CHARACTER
Always available. No mixtape gate. Just max both ingredients and the card shows up.
Trixie
4-bounce orbital chain with extra crit.
Biggie
Persistent soda clouds. Stack zones to hold the block.
Shorty B
Jaxon locks targets while boosted bees tear them down.
Ollie
Pinwheel burst of 6 bouncing decks through the cypher.
— Bestiary WHAT'S TRYING
WHAT'S TRYING
TO BONK YOU.
The Industry does not fight fair. It sends posers to dilute the scene, rented badges to crack heads, surveillance from above, and finally a focus-grouped fake MC built to bury the real block.
· INDUSTRY PLANT · 3-PHASE DECAY
From boy-band heartthrob to skull-faced rage. Each phase swaps his moveset.
— Drip & Mixtapes STYLE IS
STYLE IS
PROGRESSION.
30 drip items, 12 mixtapes, 40 Rep Quests, 10 Beefs, and a 12-upgrade Stacks shop turn every run into earned identity. Your outfit, your records, your rivals, and your scars all become build choices.
12 tracks
Mixtapes
Rare global buff cards that level to capstones and gate six evolution recipes.
30 items
Drip
Chest-earned style that stacks into real run stats. Your fit is part of the build.
40 goals
Rep Quests
Milestones that unlock characters, mixtapes, drip, weapons, and bonus Stacks.
10 runs
Beefs
Challenge modifiers like One Take, Freestyle, Speed Rap, and the 20:00 Extended Run.
12 upgrades
Stacks Shop
Permanent upgrades including Encore revive, Lucky Rolls, magnet range, XP, HP, and economy boosts.
1 seed/day
Daily Block
Everyone plays the same daily seed and valid runs climb the online board.
— RARITY TIERS
Wack
TIER I
Underground
TIER II
Dope
TIER III
Fire
TIER IV
Classic
TIER V
30 items across hats, chains, sneakers, jackets, shades, and skate culture. Higher tiers roll heavier stat stacks, but chest cost scales with the rarity rolled.
— MIXTAPE CAPSTONES
Each mixtape is a rare global buff card with five levels and a capstone. Some also open mixtape-gated evolution recipes once they hit L3+.
M01
Illmatic
+6% damage per level; L5 crits chain.
M02
Doggystyle
+7.5% attack speed per level; L5 overclocks fire rate.
M03
The Chronic
+8% area per level; L5 AoE leaves smoke.
M04
Paid in Full
+8% dollar drops per level; L5 dollars magnetize.
M05
Straight Outta Compton
+5% move speed per level; L5 dash cooldown drops.
M06
Chaos
Random stat gain on level-up at max level.
M07
Ready to Die
Leech per level; L5 kills burst-heal HP.
M08
36 Chambers
+projectiles over levels; L5 projectiles split.
M09
It Takes a Nation
+7% XP per level; L5 elite kills grant bonus XP.
M10
Enter the 36
+6% crit chance per level; L5 enables overcrit.
M11
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
+10% pickup range per level; L5 chains become magnetic.
M12
Life After Death
Cursed scaling: enemies stronger, Stacks payout multiplied.
— Stay on the Block GET THE DAILY SEED
GET THE DAILY SEED
IN YOUR INBOX.
Weekly drop: today's seed, the top Bonk Code to chase, and a devlog note from the build that shipped. No spam, no battle pass, unsubscribe in one click.
— FAQ THE
THE
QUESTIONS.
Answers to the stuff that shows up in every Reddit thread, Discord DM, and press email.
Q01 When's it out?
No hard date yet. We're on v0.54.2 of the Godot 4.6 build, shipping regularly to testers. Wishlist on Steam to hear the moment we lock a launch window.
Q02 What platforms?
PC (Windows x86_64 + macOS universal binary) at launch. Linux is template-ready, no preset wired yet. iOS / Android are planned post-launch — the platform abstraction layer (ADR-012/013) is already in.
Q03 What is BonkCity actually about?
The block versus the Industry. You play MCs who refuse to let a label manufacture and own the scene. The weapons, drip, mixtapes, Rep Quests, Beefs, and final boss all orbit that one fight: earned identity against fake authenticity.
Q04 How long is a run?
The Industry Plant arrives at 14:00 in a default run. The Extended Run Beef pushes that boss clock to 20:00. After victory, you can cash out or keep going into the Eternal Cypher for leaderboard score.
Q05 How do weapon Evolutions work?
Pick two specific weapons, level both to 8, and they fuse into a single evolved weapon — the run's capstone. Four are character signatures; six are gated behind a specific mixtape at level 3+. The evolution card auto-appears in the guaranteed first slot at your next level-up. See /evolution for the full breakdown including all 10 recipes.
Q06 Is there multiplayer?
Not real-time co-op at launch. Today the competitive loop is async: daily seeded runs, global leaderboards, build sharing, Beefs, and Eternal Cypher score chasing.
Q07 How do you keep leaderboards honest?
Every run is submitted with an HMAC-signed payload tied to the player's session. Server-side sanity bounds flag impossible stats, rate-limits cap submissions (30/hr, 20/24h on daily boards), and only runs where hmac_ok=true and flags are empty count for the top charts. Flagged runs are kept but shown with a warning chip — transparency over cover-up.
Q08 Are there microtransactions?
No. One price, whole game. Drip is earned by playing, not swiped.
Q09 Is this a Vampire Survivors clone?
It shares the auto-attack horde-survivor DNA. But the run length, build-craft via perk-card drafts, and the drip-as-identity layer are all our own. If you liked VS or Brotato, you'll feel at home — and then you'll notice the block.
Q10 Who's making it?
A group of friends who like these types of games wanted a casual arcade experience in the world of bonk games. You don't need to invest weeks building a crazy build; now you get a solid 15–30 minutes of action, all driven by your choices. Casual, fun, no microtransactions, and the community drives the direction going forward.
Q11 How did you make this?
We leverage many of the latest tools, tricks, and platforms to build BonkCity. None of this would be possible without tools like Claude Game Studio (thank you @Donchitos), Godot 4.6 Engine, PixelLabs.ai for help on some art generation, and ElevenLabs.io for the sound and music.