Welcome to Basingstoke

surprisingly charming and polished game, props to devs still updating (or just finished updating) it, if it weren't for the name being previously impossible to find on steam search im sure this would've gotten more attention, im also gonna be an arsehole and ask for permadeath hardcore mode.

Welcome to Basingstoke is an action roguelike game where you are trapped in the ruins of Basingstoke as it is over run by zombies and aliens you need to scavenge, craft and kill in order to survive Basingstoke. Graphics- Good Soundtrack- Ok Audience- Teenagers Difficulty- Not too difficult Story- Okay Game time- Decent length Price- Not that expensive 5.5/10

A stealth game that sees you make your way through a zombie-infested city using only whatever you can scavenge along the way. [hr][/hr] Welcome to Basingstoke sets you lose in the midst of a zombie outbreak, with you having to traverse different city districts to escape to safety. This mostly entails sneaking around while scavenging food and various junk used for crafting weapons, distractions and more to make your journey easier. The game is split into levels, each presenting a unique location and tasking you with crossing it in one piece. Death comes quickly, with a single misstep often being enough to get you buried in zombies. Dying resets your progress to the start of the level, which makes for a challenge, though I personally also found this quite frustrating, as it discouraging trying new things and instead pushes you towards playing things as save as possible. A limited number of found items can be stored in save houses in between levels, allowing you to start with them in the following level. The crafting system around these items is rather basic and felt rather unrewarding to me. I rarely managed to actually craft something, as there’s a very limited number of recipes …

Basingstoke's answer to Shaun of the dead, grab ur greggs sandwiches and sausage rolls and Take car. Go to mum's. Kill Phil - 'Sorry.' - grab Liz, go to the Red Lion pub, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over

Hidden gem.

Surprisingly good. Encourages stealth over fighting. Dying from a single hit adds suspense and weight to your choices. Would recommend.