Simulacrum: Heaven's Key

In the post-Singularity era where limitless computation is cheaply available, there were legendary figures seeking to take advantage of that power and make it their own. Rising above humanity, they sought power without limit and succeeded, leaving behind a story of their journey on the path of transcendence. With enough computational power, one can do anything. In an era where one can create whole universes with a push of a button, one can have fun playing a game and optimizing one's own mind. Can you conquer the game and take that power into the real world?

Far in the sky, emanating golden radiance as it floats amongst the clouds, is the city made of gold! In its game rooms, poker games of life and death unfold! The clashes of chips and cards!

Devouring all newcomers and existing for eons, the city remained grand and unshaken, until one day, a novice entered the game…