Paradox has announced Afterworld, a new post-apocalyptic-themed game in the 4X Grand Strategy genres with a nice dabble of "survival".
You lead a tribe of survivors, get a chance to rediscover ancient technology, and manage your wasteland settlements all while waging wars to grow your land.
Explore a procedurally generated North America. The terrain and geography are recognizable, but resources, tribes, and threats are different every time, creating a new strategic sandbox with emergent stories in every playthrough.
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Decide who to trust. Encounter rival bands, negotiate trades, absorb wandering tribes into your growing nation, or take what you need by force. Other people are your greatest resource and your greatest threat.
Draft the laws of a new society. Decide who gets scarce goods, who earns a voice in leadership, and what your nation stands for. New discoveries and crises will constantly reshape your people's demands, forcing tough calls with no easy answers.
Seek powerful remnants of pre-Fall technology that can rewrite the rules of what your nation is capable of - if you can claim them first. Just be careful; the same power that ended the old world could end the new one too.
Conquer the dustlands alone or with others, in ruthless competitive multiplayer as well as co-op.
Expand across a rediscovered America. As territory fills and resources deplete, forge alliances or fight brutal wars for control of what remains. A second collapse is always one bad decision away.
Make choices that echo through generations. With thousands of lives depending on your decisions, a food shortage can lead to a famine, and a political misstep can fracture your nation. What will you sacrifice to keep your empire standing?
Uncover the buried history of the old world and face the moral weight of rebuilding. Ration crucial resources, navigate the rise of new religions, and decide how your society treats the mutated and the augmented. Every crisis shapes the soul of your empire.
Confront the Ancients, immortal leaders from before the Fall, kept alive by forgotten technology. They have their own vision for who should rule, and they will not step aside quietly.
Define the true character of your empire and seek your destiny. Will you reclaim the old ways? Seek an enlightened path to avoid the mistakes of the past? Will your empire stand tall atop the ashes?
No release date has been announced, but the game can be wishlisted on Steam. Afterworld will be available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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