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WORMWOOD

WORMWOOD is a narrative-driven strategy game where your goal is to govern an infected city. Become an Arbiter that has arrived to stop the spread of an unknown disease and delve deep into the mysteries of a small mining town. Give out orders and fight the pestilence while searching for its origin.

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Ignis Sanat
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Ignis Sanat
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About the Game

“All that a man could win in the game of plague and life was knowledge and memories.” — Albert Camus.

STORY


Something is not right in the small mining town, lost among the endless frozen wastelands. Play the role of a Lord Arbiter that has arrived from the far away Metropolis, and put an end to the mysterious epidemic.
Give out orders, forge alliances, and conduct your own investigation. What if the inevitable calamity may yet be stopped...?

KEY FEATURES

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  • Shroud Of Mystery:
    Go to a place at the edge of the world, and acquiant yourself with its peculiar inhabitants and traditions. Investigate the cause of the epidemic, research dark mysteries and reveal ancient secrets.

  • Advanced Strategy:
    Balance on a knife's edge bewteen life and death. Make strategic decisions that can benefit you in the long run or lead to a catastrophe.

  • Difficult Choices:
    Give out orders that doom hundreds, but save thousands. Persuade the infected to follow quarantine measures or just burn down their homes while they're inside.

  • Charismatic Characters:
    Build relationships with your four advisors. Make loyal friends or spiteful rivals that could betray you at any moment.

  • Branching Plot:
    Be cruel, or be charitable. Let your duty guide you, or show sympathy in secret. Which ending you get depends solely on your actions.
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