Escape the Apocalypse

By Alex White

- One minute read - 205 words
IN DEVELOPMENT - This is a game for 1-4 players about escaping an apocalypse and finding their beacon - their source of hope..

You decide what kind of apocalypse from the following options

  1. Zombie Plague
  2. Alien Invasion
  3. Robot Uprising
  4. Nuclear Holocaust
  5. Environmental Disaster
  6. Global Pandemic
  7. Lovecraftian Horrors

You can also decide whether you want to play within the Young Adult, Heroic, Grim, or Horror genres - the escalation of horror gives more difficult tropes to incorporate in the game, and makes bleaker endings more likely.

You play through three Acts, with three scenes in each Act. Playing cards are used to indicate the level of threat in each scene, and the capabilities which the player characters are able to bring to bear to attempt to overcome those threats.

Throughout the game you are collecting valuable resources - food, tools, weapons, and secrets. These can be used to bolster your capabilities when facing threats, but you have to be careful how you use them! If you run out of food or tools, then you will face trouble in the ranks as your supporting characters turn against you! If you don't have many secrets gathered by the end of the game, the future for humanity as a whole may look bleak!

Can you escape the apocalypse, find your loved ones and live happily ever after? Or will you die trying?