Fired, broke, and dumped on the same day, failed game developer Marcus Cole wakes up to find reality itself has become a game—and he is the only player. When a mysterious System overlays the world, granting powers based on real-world actions, Marcus discovers his coding skills translate into reality-bending abilities. As global shipping crises threaten economies, AI robots gain self-awareness, and shadowy elites fight for control, Marcus must level up fast—or become just another NPC in someone else's story. A pulse-pounding urban fantasy about the ultimate underdog who rewrites the rules of the game called life.