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Desolation Seed

An atmospheric survival shooter placing you inside a hyper-violent maze of urban waste, environmental biohazards, and societal ruin. Scavenge, explore, and survive while finding a path out of a late stage modern Shinar

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July 6, 2026
27 days ago
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About the Game

Late stage Tower of Babel

The world has evolved into a desolate wasteland where enslaved humans are forced into a virtual network of strife and violent conflict. powered by human nervous systems remote controlled surrogates roam an open air combat prison of urban ruins, environmental biohazards, and societal collapse.

▫ Surrogate Combat

Navigate the polluted expanse and kill everything in your way with an intuitive and responsive EEG controlled combat machine

▫ Two Gameplay Modes

Linear : Endless retry for a more aggressive combat approach

Reality Mode : Perma death for a deeper Simulator experience . No second chances death is real

Survival Mechanics

 Engage your scavenging and hoarder instinct by looting urban ruins, abandoned buildings and human compounds (Nests) for resources you will use to survive a open waste of environmental disease and desolation

Performance Enhancements 

ingest highly affective performance enhancing combat stimulants and nutritional chemicals in a world were traditional food is all but forgotten

Humanity is a Resource

 Geotag Nest dwelling humans and exchange their data for upgrades to master the punishing environment

 lower food chain humanity is a resource

▫ Explore Modern Culture

View inside the collective mind of a fallen humanity as codified in the cultural zeitgeist of interactable NPC characters

▫ Plug into a Purgatory Network

 use various networked items and discover computer terminals to assist you in completing your ultimate goal against the ultimate sadist

* Some information above is subject to update as development progresses. follow page for frequent updates