Bleak Winter Survival Game

Fun fact, this game started off as a “how badly can I break the Survival Game Kit”, whilst also messing around with some generative AI models at the same time.

This project was heavily inspired by the bleak worlds of Pathologic and Papers, Please! I personally love that dread-filled world that often comes with Eastern european media, and I was hoping to recreate that cold, post-war feel with this small project.

This project allowed me to navigate some challenges with the Survival Game Kit by Defuse Games, by turning the project from a seemingly bare bones multiplayer bootstrap, to a single player, harsh narrative that utilises some of the initial survival mechanics that you tend to experience in these titles. The player has to combat the cold as well as manage their hunger and thirst whilst accomplishing tasks.

Unfortunately, I never really found much of a purpose in the land of Vordaask. But that never stops me from booting this up and wandering the snowy plains, staring at the stars.