Overheat

Overheat is an event card originating from the Netrunner collectible card game, first published by Wizards of the Coast in 1996. Designed as part of the core set for the cyberpunk-themed game, it reflects the high-stakes, high-risk atmosphere envisioned by creator Richard Garfield. The card's mechanics are intended to represent a risky digital maneuver, forcing the player to balance aggressive action against potential system damage.

The visual design of the card leans into the gritty, neon-soaked aesthetic of the mid-1990s cyberpunk genre. Like many cards from the original set, the illustration serves to reinforce the lore of the game's hacking subculture, emphasizing the toll that illegal data intrusion takes on the protagonist's hardware. It remains a recognizable relic of the era's CCG boom, noted by players for its thematic consistency rather than its competitive dominance.