Dusklander – a game about a goth girl trapped in a dark nightmare world has just been announced.
Solo developer Bitrunner officially announced Dusklander, an isometric survival game about a goth girl trapped in a nightmare world where the Sun never rises. The announcement trailer has been published and players can already add the game to their wishlists on Steam.
“I wanted to create a game that feels familiar to survival players while also being something they’ve never seen before.” – said Bitrunner. “My goal was to make what I wish Don’t Starve was, add what I love about Valheim, and have it all revolve around Light as a survival resource.”
Dusklander is a second solo game by industry veteran Bitrunner who has 12 years of experience as a AAA programmer. It captures viewers’ attention with a unique visual style that blends 2.5D pixel graphics with voxels and dramatic shadows. It intrigues with a dark, mysterious setting and the protagonist who seems not to belong in a survival situation. Finally, it sets itself apart from the rest of survival games by introducing Light as a most important survival resource that players must keep alive at all cost.
Dusklander tells the story of Hope – a goth girl who was unlucky enough to have her consciousness trapped in a nightmare world she can’t wake up from. The game features a roguelite progression loop where every attempt to escape the nightmare inevitably ends with death. The death, however, merely brings Hope back to where she started while shifting the layout of the world and making each attempt unique. In order to escape, Hope must seek portals that connect different planes of nightmare. Defeating a sentinel that guards each portal lets her travel to new worlds that feature unique resources and threats. She can only hope that one of these portals leads to the waking world and can finally set her free.
In the world of Dusklander the Sun never rises. The glowing sigil on Hope’s hand is the only sure way to keep the darkness at bay. It is not only a tool to see in the dark. The magical power of Light can be used as a shield against enemy attacks. The player must be mindful of their Light level at all times. Staying in darkness and blocking attacks drains Hope’s inner pool of Light and makes the hungry Shadows get closer. If she lets the Light die, the darkness will swallow her and the Shadows will tear her apart. Luckily, the power of Light can be restored at campfires which makes fire starting and fire management an essential part of the game.
Key Features of Dusklander
-Isometric Survival Game
-Permadeath with roguelite meta-progression
-Procedural generation
-Light as a core survival resource
-Crafting and Camp Building
Other Survival Game News: Aztecs: The Last Sun hits version 1.0 on May 22, adding new features and modes to the survival-infused city builder.
