Street Jam: The Rise

The city demands a new champion for its underground fighting circuit, but will it be you?

The call for a new king has been issued, and you are ready to answer. Will you overcome every obstacle to become the new ruler, the chief of police, a powerful gang leader, or will your story end in a shallow grave?

Street Jam: The Rise is a gritty, 370,000-word interactive adult novel by Tevin Betts, driven entirely by your choices. This text-based experience requires no graphics or sound—just the limitless power of your imagination.

In one of the world's largest metropolises, you begin as a rookie street fighter aiming for the top, whether for money, fame, or duty. Select from diverse backgrounds and use your unique skills to climb from nothing to a legend. Inspired by the criminally underrated Def Jam series, prepare for a journey of blood, death, and conquest as you fight your way through club after club.

Will you be an honorable warrior, winning through skill and mercy? A ruthless schemer who takes victory by any means? Or perhaps an ambitious undercover cop leveraging the system? Your personality will shape your path as much as your victories.

Pursue romance or passion with over eleven characters, settle an ancient rivalry from your school days, master multiple fighting styles, and leave your permanent mark on the city and its circuit. Remember: every action has consequences, no matter how minor it seems.

* Play as male, female, or non-binary; cis or trans; gay, straight, asexual, or aromantic.

* Battle through a variety of clubs across the city—from wealthy enclaves and poor districts to insane asylums, wrestling rings, and dojos.

* Choose from fourteen distinct backgrounds, including military, detective, rapper, sports star (with four sport options), stripper, and more, for a truly unique story.

* Develop your proficiency in six attributes like brute strength, intelligence, and charisma to become a wrestler, martial artist, or another style of fighter.

* Overcome challenges using police resources, gang connections, wealth, or pure skill.

* Romance an experienced older woman, a laid-back young man, a muscular amazon, and others for love or fleeting fun.

* Resolve a years-long grudge with either bloody vengeance or unexpected forgiveness.

Shake the city to its core and rise as the world's ultimate fighter.