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Dead Man´s Diary

It's a fictitious post-apocalyptic world, 15 years after the catastrophe, you have to leave your shelter and explore a world devoid of human life. On your own, you must find a way to survive.

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Developer
TML-Studios
Publisher
TML-Studios
Release
March 30, 2022
4 years and 126 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed85 reviews44.7%

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About the Game

You're on your own in a world full of danger! You can drink only if you discover water, survive the night only if you have a safe place to sleep - eat only what you have found or hunted. Explore a destroyed world and experience a dark story.



Dead Man's Diary is a unique blend of elements from several genres. The gameplay adopts typical survival game mechanics such as crafting items or exploring a hostile world along with the need to find places to sleep or food. And enriches it with a gripping story and realistic puzzles.

Features

  • Admire! Lavishly designed photorealistic locations, built with Unreal technology
  • Explore! Dark forests, ruins of cities and abandoned industrial complexes
  • Think! Tricky but realistic puzzles to solve
  • Experience! A rich story told in the form of fully dubbed diary entries and soliloquies of the protagonist
  • Survive! Food, Water, Sleep – the protagonist has realistic needs.
  • Craft! All equipment can be upgraded at a workbench
  • Stay! The large game world and the comprehensive story ensure 50 hours of gaming fun

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