Apocalypse Run!
Neurowocky · 2023 · RPG, Strategy, Roguelike, Strategy RPG, Exploration
PC
Positive91% · 35
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About Apocalypse Run!
Roguelite - Strategy - RPG
Create a party of four tourists who, after two-weeks in layover hell, find themselves in the now-abandoned Atlanta airport, oblivious that the Apocalypse has overrun America.
After escaping Motorlord Dysentery — the new ruler of the American highways — they'll have to hustle and fight their way past a host of crazy characters on a trail to Portland Oregon, the last free city on Earth.
Those that survive the journey will need to follow geography hints to recruit three brilliant scientists in a mad plan to Reverse the Apocalypse!
...That is if the actual player's old high school rival doesn't have something to say about it.
Create your party of 4 tourists.
Travel the USA from sea to shining sea!... err well, not Florida.
Hustle your rivals!
Features:
⯀ 3 Chapters, each with a different twist.
⯀ Explore randomly generated maps with tons of replayability.
⯀ Customize your party of 4 tourists in outrageous costumes.
⯀ Turn-based vehicle combat, like battle-Tetris, with Epic boss battles.
⯀ Face-to-face encounters with branching dialog.
⯀ Skill checks based on poker: the harder the task, the better the hand you have to beat.
By the Numbers:
⯀ 15 Character classes including: Pizza Driver, ER Doctor, and Telemarketer.
⯀ 37 Vehiclesincluding: Cars, Motorcycles, Spacecraft, and Pirate Ships.
⯀ 60+ Weapons including: Spud Guns, Flaming Guitars, Ray Guns, and Homing Parrots.
⯀ 30+ Crafting recipes including: Ray Guns, Veggie Launchers, and Flying Guitars.
⯀ 50+ Achievements to unlock character classes, weapons, and vehicles.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Fun and goofy road trip across post-apocalyptic USA where unusual gangs have taken over the roads (no spoilers). Vehicle combat is engaging with an emphasis on positioning, resource management and attack range. Character and vehicle customization offers plenty of options. Unlocks of new characters and vehicles set the drive for "one more run" but repetitive events lower replay value. Soft Warnings: skippable US geography quizz and some events/skills using poker mechanics.5 found this helpful
Apocalypse Run is sort of like the lovechild between The Oregon Trail and Mad Max. It doesn't take itself too seriously--in fact, it doesn't take itself seriously at all--and the core mechanics and turn-based gameplay are solid. Difficulty scaling is mostly-well-tuned, events are well-written, and the developer clearly put a lot of thought, and eighties references, into the design. While I don't think global-warming-based sea level rise -quite- engulfs the US as quickly as it does, and there could be a bit more backstory (and variety for events and encounters), overall the iterative, rougelike gameplay and the building of parties in subsequent chapters based on surviving characters and vehicles, is enjoyable and encourages several run-throughs. 8.7/10 would give Bill to the hyper-intelligent pets in exchange for a used car again.1 found this helpful
Abandoned. Shame because it could've been cool.
A fantastic idea let down by some extremely poor execution. There are about 10 events in the entire game, at least in the first part. Don't make a roguelite without variety. And the geography lesson minigame is not fun.
turn based + vehicle combat + humour + roguelike = awesome fun! this is a gem!
Fun game! Incredibly charming with interesting gameplay depth and inventive tweaks on the RPG / TBS genres.
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