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Rustown

A story-driven action-adventure set in a slum inhabited by infected outcasts suffering from cognitive decline. Receiving a letter from her missing father after three years of silence, can she find him in this lawless zone? 'Rustown': A tender dystopia dedicated to those weary of hatred.

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About the Game

"Five years after the Half-wit Pandemic."

Five years after the world was devastated by FEVID, a lethal encephalopathy virus that erodes human intelligence, only hatred and discrimination remain in this crumbling dystopia.

Those left with intellectual disabilities from the virus are branded with the slur "Half-wits" and segregated into a massive, decaying slum known as 'Rustown'.

In this lawless wasteland where authority has long since collapsed, the violent Vigilantes clash with Bluefence, a fortified faction of the infected. You play as Jian, who must infiltrate this treacherous city—a place where no sane person dares to tread—to find a missing soul.

Key Features

🔍 Immersive Narrative

  • The Search for Truth: Why did your father vanish, and what is truly happening within these walls?

  • Intertwined Fates: Navigate the high-stakes tension between the Vigilantes, Bluefence, and a mysterious laboratory.

  • Rustown’s People: Encounter residents living in silence, each carrying their own heavy burdens and hidden stories.

🧱 Exploration & Environmental Puzzles

  • Vertical Urban Jungle: Rustown is a complex, multi-layered maze. Explore everything from dark basements to precarious rooftops in a quarter-view perspective.

  • High-Stakes Traversal: Use grappling hooks to leap across buildings, scale rusted ladders, and balance on narrow ledges to navigate the verticality.

  • Pave Your Own Path: Clear obstacles and discover hidden shortcuts to master the labyrinthine streets.

🤫 Stealth-First Action

  • Fragile Survival: You are no superhero. In Rustown, a direct confrontation with the overwhelming Vigilantes or the unpredictable infected is a death sentence.

  • Proactive Stealth: Use various tools to distract guards, manipulate their line of sight, and create openings.

  • The Non-Violent Route: Every threat has a detour. Avoid unnecessary killing and reach your objective like a shadow in the ruins.