In the far future, rich eccentric Clayton Douglas creates a distant planetary colony using elements of 1920-1940s American architecture and technology. Decades of increasingly corrupt and ineffectual mayors follow Douglas' death, eventually culminating in the administration of the tyrannical Mayor Hoodler, who creates an oppressive police state designed to ruthlessly control society, forcing total conformity to Douglas' original vision. The characters exist in this dystopia amidst cybernetic detectives, mutant mobsters, alien-touched drug lords, vat-bred blue-collar workers, and human hybrids that can see into an alternate dimension known only as the Jade. Inspired by the Cartoon Action Hour system, Midway City offers a two-fisted blend of pulp and film noir, with a heavy dose of cyberpunk flavor.