If you’re on the hunt for a new survival game to keep you engaged for weeks on end, you’ll want to keep an eye on DMZ: Nuclear Survival. Bringing some big procedurally generated and terraforming ideas to the table, DMZ looks like it could surpass hits like Once Human and Enshrouded. Shaking up the survival genre isn’t easy, but with beer-drinking bears and a huge sense of mechanical freedom, DMZ has what it takes.
After a devastating worldwide nuclear war, the supercontinent of Pangaea is all that’s left. Tectonic shifts morph the landscape, with ancient cultures left to be unearthed and assist those fighting to survive. This is DMZ: Nuclear Survival, an all-new survival game with a procedurally generated world.
DMZ is the debut game of Wild Dog, a two-person team based in Saitama, Japan. You’ll need to scavenge for supplies, train NPCs, build up a base of operations, and spend your hard-earned resources via the expansive in-game economy, all while watching out for other players. Everything has a distinctly World War One-inspired feel – even if there are bears in the mess hall drinking beer out of steins.
DMZ’s supercontinent is filled with procedurally generated landscapes and biomes, giving you the chance to dig trenches, excavate caves, and build a fortress inside naturally defensible positions. You can make your base above or below ground, too, with NPCs available for factory work and other tasks to help you build your own private military company.
The soldiers you bring back will need training if they’re going to help you out in the field, though. That’s why you can give each of them specialized roles like infantry, medic, and scout. If you’d rather an NPC tend to your growing society, however, they can become farmers, scientists, or even politicians.
What really sets DMZ apart in my eyes, however, is its relationship with world history. As you explore you can excavate the land and find relics of ancient civilizations. You can extract the DNA from these archaeological digs and use it to resurrect people from ages long past. That means Roman soldiers, ancient martial artists, and a plethora of other historical figures can fight by your side.
You’ll want every type of soldier you can manage in DMZ, because once you head out into the world, you’ll be fighting a mix of NPCs and other players. You can take a squad out into the world as you scavenge for resources, and when the going gets tough assign them specific commands to make sure you all get home in one piece.
Wild Dog has formally announced DMZ: Nuclear Survival with a “coming soon” release date. You can wishlist the game on Steam to be kept up to date.
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