Survive the Blackout

Overview

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious global power outage sends civilization spiraling into chaos. In this modern-day tribute to the classic Oregon Trail, you become the reluctant leader of a small group of survivors and try to lead them to a safe haven. On your journey, every step is a choice, and none of them are simple.

Core Gameplay

• Manage a small team of survivors
• Carefully make your choices as a branching narrative unfolds
• Scavenge for supplies and manage your resources
• Explore the world after the fall of civilization across multiple unique playthroughs

Setting and Story

The world of Survive the Blackout presents a plausible scenario of civilization's fall. A global power outage caused by unknown factors is enough for much of the modern world to crumble and for society to collapse, without supernatural or fantastical elements. Survivors will travel through different regions, each with its own flavor, local storylines, unique risks, and opportunities. Through their eyes, you will experience a familiar world reduced to ruin and filled with desperation.

Characters and Encounters

Everyone you meet on the road is a person with their own story, motivation, and personality. Preppers, looters, orphans, healers, murderers, psychos, beggars, loners, heroes, opportunists, and thieves - each encounter lets you experience the story of humanity's fall more deeply.

Decision-Making and Leadership

With all the rules gone and without the safety that civilization provides, each decision becomes a matter of life and death. You make choices in response to the circumstances your group faces, based on morals, a desperate will to survive, or other ideals. You must consider both immediate and long-term consequences. Managing supplies, issuing orders, moving forward, protecting your group, maintaining morale, and giving everyone a sense of purpose is the daily burden of a leader. The group will offer their opinions, but will you listen to them, or impose your own ideas?

Replayability

Survive the Blackout is an open-ended, non-linear experience designed to mimic life as well as a small indie game can. Playing from start to finish always provides a full story - a different story in every playthrough, shaped by your decisions and luck, but a complete story nonetheless.