Release date: | 15 December 2014 |
Genre: | RPG (Role-Playing) Turn-Based Strategy (TBS) |
Platform: | PC (Windows) Mac Linux |
Style: | Survival Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) Indie |
Player mode: | Single-Player |
Camera view: | Top-Down |
Developer: | Blue Bottle Games |
Content type: | Game |
Website: | http://bluebottlegames.com/main/node/2 |
Features
Unique Setting
- Near-future, post-apocalyptic Michigan with local cryptids and folklore. And something else beneath the surface...Turn-Based Play
- Take your time with each turn, and play at your own pace. Save and quit when you want, and resume later.Permadeath
- If you die, that's it. NEO Scavenger is balanced around a single difficulty level: permadeath. Your save will be deleted if you die. So choose every action carefully!No Grinding
- There is no XP in NEO Scavenger. No levelling-up. Instead, progress comes from learning how to play the game better, and using your strengths to your advantage.Semi-Random
- Much of the map is randomized each game, including the location of ruins, creatures, weather, and certain quest branches.Sandbox or Story
- Search for clues to your identity, what happened, and who's hunting you. Or simply test your mettle against man and nature alike. Play how you want!Abilities and Flaws
- Choose abilities and flaws each time you play. Different combos unlock different abilities and quest branches.Crafting
- Extensive crafting system which allows for substitutions of similar items. Make a rifle scope from half a pair of binoculars, or a noise trap from a pill bottle and pebbles.Desperate Combat
- Detailed combat with moves like Tackle, Lure, Kick While Down, Demand Surrender, and Threaten.Realistic Wounds
- Creatures have complex wound simulation, with multiple wound locations, infection, bleeding, and pain management.Realistic Metabolism
- Hypothermia, fatigue, thirst, hunger, disease, intoxication, shelter...everything is tracked.Realistic Inventory
- Complex inventory system with slots for holding, wearing, containers, and more. Fit items in grid spaces, and manage encumbrance.Hex-Based World Map
- Navigate ruins, hills, forests, and plains in a hex-based map. Line-of-sight, elevation, and daylight matters.Tracking
- Creatures leave their tracks and spoor on the map, which can be followed by others. Players can also hide their tracks.Hiding
- Players can use hiding to avoid being seen while traveling the map, as well as during story encounters.Hunting
- Trap small game for food and fur, or track and kill larger prey on the map for butchering.Hacking
- Use hacking skills to unlock scavenged laptops, cellphones, smartphones, and tablets. Mine them for paydata, or snoop through personal files.Foraging
- Search for edible plants and water, and use special skills to identify what's safe to eat.Haunting Soundtrack
- Music composed by Josh Culler, specifically for NEO Scavenger, plays periodically, lending an atmosphere of loneliness and desperation. (Also accessible as mp3s outside game.)Creature AI
- Wandering creatures go about their own business, hunting, scavenging, and hoarding. Morale affects their choices, and some will gang-up and cause trouble.Dynamic Weather
- Temperature, rainfall, and night/day are based on real-world data for autumn in the area. If you live long enough, you may see snow fall.Detroit
- Take refuge from the wasteland in one of mankind's last bastions of safety. Buy supplies, get medical care, and seek clues in a cyberpunk-styled city.Trading Cards
- Collect NEO Scavenger trading cards, badges, emoticons, and profile backgrounds!
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
- Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128MB of graphics memory
- Storage: 75 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Please try the free demo to verify that it works for you!