Dustland
Dustland is a reimagined take on the survival genre. A world where expeditions, looting, and battles are just the tip of the iceberg, hiding secrets and mysteries of a fallen region in its depths.
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Clouds, dense and nearly brushing against the remnants of skyscrapers, as if concealing unimaginable horrors. Through them, a flash of lightning catches your eye. Then the sound of horns, deep and ominous, resonates from the Institute all the way to the Harbor. The Sandstorm has arrived. Feel the heat, the relentless ticking of time, and the approaching fear on your skin...A colossal wall of sand, driven by the wind, that will sweep away anyone who fails to escape. This is what THEY have turned your world, your life into …
Your choice is to fight, extract, survive for the benefit of the shelter and the faction. Or collect the accurate picture of what is happening piece by piece, having received the due reward... and all the consequences of your actions. After all, THEIR plans do not include letting someone into the truth.
A multiplayer third-person action game where players embark on a long and dangerous journey through a multifaceted open world. Season after season, you will uncover new mysteries, enhance your character, and witness the transformation of the surrounding reality.
Gameplay
Hub:
The variability of missions determines the style of the game, offering players options for cooperation or competition with other players;
Complex resource management, with expendables tailored to playstyle and mission, equipment choices that come with the risk of losing everything upon death.
Functional and visual weapon customization;
Each mission is a unique and exhilarating adventure with live opponents and monsters, triggered events that change the map, summon enemies, and unlock new items;
Find an unexpected ally in a desperate situation... Become a friend or strike from behind at the right moment... You will encounter such a choice over and over again;
The ability to search for unique items that affect character attributes and specialization;
The map is not only home to unique loot; it also contains elements of a larger puzzle through which information about the world can be collected;
Route selection and map orientation are distinct and exciting features of the game;
A massive sandstorm from time to time sweeps through the map, obliterating everything in its path. Looting during the storm carry great risk, but they may yield worthwhile rewards;
Factions and World:
Regular changes to the map, events, and storyline designed for hundreds of months. These changes will be influenced by individual players and groups, with each alteration connected to unraveling the world's mysteries;
The constant faction rivals is an opportunity for everyone to contribute to taking advantage, which only one fraction can achieve during every season;
Plot twists not only transform the game and unravel the world's mysteries but promise new opportunities for the most persistent explorers.
