
SCP: Permafrost
A top-down pixelated souls-like set in the SCP universe. Explore the ruined Foundation, face hostile SCPs, and defeat the eldritch horrors that await.
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What is SCP?
The SCP Foundation is a collaborative online fiction project about a secret organization that contains anomalous entities and unexplained phenomena. SCP: Permafrost takes place within this universe following a catastrophic containment breach.
What is SCP: Permafrost?
A top-down pixelated souls-like set in the SCP universe. Explore the ruined Foundation, face hostile SCPs, and defeat the eldritch horrors that await.
You awake deep inside the SCP Foundation long after a devastating containment breach. You are not alone SCP-610 (The Flesh That Hates) and other hostile anomalies roam the halls, hunting you...
Key Game Features Include:
Challenging Souls-Like Combat – Fight hostile anomalies and enemies using multiple melee weapons, carefully timing attacks, dodges, and positioning to survive dangerous encounters.
Boss Encounters – Face powerful anomalous entities that test your mastery of combat mechanics and require learning enemy attack patterns to defeat.
Explore a torn down SCP Facility – Traverse interconnected areas of a mysterious arctic containment site filled with secrets, locked paths, and environmental storytelling.
Face Dangerous SCP Entities – Encounter anomalous creatures inspired by the SCP universe, each requiring different strategies to defeat or survive.
Inventory and Healing System – Collect and manage items throughout the facility, including healing supplies that help you survive difficult encounters.
Progress Through a Dark Narrative – Uncover what happened inside the facility as you push deeper into the foundation.
Checkpoint-Based Progression – Return to checkpoints after death and push deeper into the facility as you learn enemy patterns and improve your approach.