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MEET THE CITY, ONE PERSON AT A TIMEOfficial

The people behind the neon

The January 2026 development update describes 135+ voiced main and secondary characters. Official spotlights introduce people such as Thaddeus, Banor and Salt Pete; a complete live roster and schedules are not verified.

Checked 2026-09-11Pre-release guide4 official sources
Conversation with a citizen at a neon-lit bar
Conversation with a citizen at a neon-lit barOfficial media

Start with spoiler-free introductions

Thaddeus Carmunis appears in an early business-owner spotlight. Banor is introduced as an employee around the first restaurant. Salt Pete is featured in a waterfront character update. These introductions offer context without revealing quest outcomes.

  • Thaddeus: early business-owner introduction.
  • Banor: restaurant employee introduction.
  • Salt Pete: waterfront character spotlight.

A cast size is not a set of database pages

The 135+ figure describes the voiced main and secondary cast in the January update. It is not a verified count of romance routes, hireable employees or named people in a particular released build. We do not generate empty pages from that number.

Evidence sequenceA choice is the start of a record
  1. Meeting & district
  2. Choice observed
  3. Response & confidence
  4. Later consequence

Friendship, rivalry, business and romance are distinct possible states, not guaranteed steps.

Keep encounters connected

A useful character record ties together first meeting, district, quests, choices and relationship state. The local tracker lets you enter your own discoveries, edit notes and archive finished threads. Public character pages require a current build, evidence and a meaningful answer before they enter search.

Choose your spoiler level

The summary above is spoiler-free. Detailed public quest and outcome records are held until verified.

Light spoilers · meeting and quest triggers

No live-verified trigger walkthrough is published yet. Keep your own observations in the relationship tracker.

Full spoilers · branches and outcomes

No verified branch or ending record is available here. This section will remain empty of story claims until supported by a current build.

Launch check

What we’ll check at launch

  • Final names and roster
  • Meeting locations and schedules
  • Quest and relationship outcomes
Keep your own launch checklist
PUT THE GUIDE TO WORKRelationship Tracker

Keep your meetings, choices and relationship notes in a private local notebook.

Salt Pete at the waterfront in an official character preview
Salt Pete at the waterfront in an official character previewOfficial media

Follow the evidence

Checked Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:27:05 GMT · No released build verified. Official previews can change before launch.

  1. Official announcements — January 2026 voiced cast update
  2. SEPTEMBER 2024 COMMUNITY BLOG 2024-10-09
  3. OCTOBER 2024 COMMUNITY BLOG 2024-10-31
  4. MAY 2025 COMMUNITY BLOG 2025-05-30
How we verify information