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PSYCHOBYL

Survive the irradiated Zone. Raid hostile territories, loot rare gear, craft powerful equipment, and upgrade your bunker in this dark atmospheric idle RPG. Die, undergo Genesis, and return stronger. Turn-based combat, deep prestige layers, and endless progression — the Zone demands evolution.

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Boris & Baisha
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Boisha Games
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About the Game

THE ZONE WOKE UP

In 2084, Reactor 4 didn't just explode again — it became conscious. A silent psychogenic pulse rewired every neuron it touched, tripling the Exclusion Zone overnight. Animals developed tactical intelligence. Trees folded into impossible geometries. Time became unreliable. And the people caught inside? Their minds shattered into raw psychic fragments the Zone devoured and repurposed.

They call it PSYCHOBYL.

YOU ARE A STALKER

You entered the Zone willingly — for artifacts, for answers, or because the Pulse whispered to you in your sleep and the whisper felt like home. It doesn't matter why. The Zone doesn't care about reasons. It only cares about what you become.

Raid dangerous territories crawling with mutants that think, coordinate, and hate. Collect rare loot from fallen enemies. Craft powerful weapons and armor from salvaged anomaly-forged materials. Upgrade your Soviet-era bunker beneath the dead city of Pripyat into a self-sustaining shelter that works even while you're away.

GENESIS — DEATH IS EVOLUTION

When a Stalker dies in the Zone, their consciousness doesn't vanish — it fragments, scatters, and slowly reconstitutes. Each time, something changes. Stronger. More attuned. This is Genesis: a deep prestige system where you sacrifice everything to gain permanent power.

Psyche Fragments crystallize in your mind with each rebirth. Six tiers of Genesis unlock new mechanics, artifacts, and abilities. Veterans whisper that after the sixth Genesis, you stop being human entirely — you become something the Zone needs you to be.

KEY FEATURES

  • Tactical Turn-Based Combat — Raid zones filled with intelligent mutants and devastating bosses. Every hit matters.

  • Deep Prestige System — Six Genesis tiers, each transforming your power and unlocking new mechanics. Die to evolve.

  • Idle Progression — Your bunker never sleeps. Automated systems scavenge, generators run, and time bends in your favor.

  • Crafting & Gear — Forge anomaly-powered weapons, fuse artifacts, and socket gems into your equipment.

  • The Shelter — Build and upgrade your bunker with workshops, campfires, watchtowers, and more.

  • Skill Trees & Perks — Five branches of permanent abilities across Combat, Survival, Fortune, Anomaly, and Idle.

  • Endless Progression — There is no level cap. There is no final form. Only the next Genesis.

The Zone doesn't want you to survive. It wants you to evolve.

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