Terror In The Atomic Desert

Terror In The Atomic Desert

TensionSplice · 2019 · Adventure, Indie, Horror, Puzzle, First-Person

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About Terror In The Atomic Desert

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It came from the 1950s! Terror straight out of the Atomic Age explodes onto your computer screen in this homage to "So bad it's bad" creature flicks such as The Beast of Yucca Flats and Eegah. Your trip down Route 66 quickly turns into a nightmare as local tales of a deadly race of radioactive beast men turn out to be more fact than myth! Match wits with the evil Dr. Arcturis as you race to put a stop to his dastardly experiments. Will you have what it takes to stop Earth from falling into the fiendish clutches of the saucer men from outer space? The choice is yours in "Terror of the Atomic Desert". Solve puzzles, evade monsters and match wits with local characters as the choices you make will lead to one of many possible endings.

Key Game Features:



• First Person Adventure/Puzzle Gameplay
• Explore Your Environment on Foot or by Car
• Uncover Lore and Interact With Local Characters
• A Plot Inspired by 1950s Monster Movies
• The first game ever to be presented in TERRORAMAVISION!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jul 22, 2019
If you were a teacher, and you gave an assignment to make a game that parodies vintage Cold War-era UFO sci-fi, and that kid who always sits in the back and sleeps waited until the night before it was due to start working on it and then handed it in anyway, this is probably what you'd get. I don't think I've ever seen such a total disconnect between concept and execution. As premises go this is slow-pitch 16-inch softball. It's overflowing with so much potential that it should be almost impossible to mess it up entirely. You could exploit an encyclopedia's worth of UFO mythology, from Anal Probes to X-Files (I can't think of a Y or Z, but I'm sure they're out there, too). There's the Fallout-style nuclear theme. Horror movie cliches. Cold War social satire. An oddball cast of characters that you encounter way out the the smaller-than-small towns of the western US desert as you try to make your way home. We get practically none of that; at least, nothing that works. It's like the scene in Pulp Fiction where the guy empties an entire handgun at point-blank range and every shot misses. To give you one example, imagine creating a town in such a setting, and of all the…
19 found this helpful
Recommended May 12, 2019
I really enjoyed this game. It has a very science fiction B movie type feeling. So if you're a fan of 1970's style creature features this game is for you. Also I like how every area has an objective that needs to be met. This is not a super long game it can be played to completion in an hour or less, but for the game price I feel that it is good quality. All in all I was very happy with this game and look forward to more games by this dev in the future.
5 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 1, 2019
Truly an exciting journey from start to finish. Watch out for snakes! the game opens with you, the protagonist, on your way to claim your late uncle's farm. The game took me by surprise with its ground breaking vehicle controls, breakneck atomic cola speeds and anti communist propaganda. Throughout the game you'll encounter puzzles requiring split-second decision makinga that could mean the difference between life nd death. The best example of this is the prison scene, which i wont spoil. While playing you'll discover tidbits of lore scattered about. News articles that still contain grammar underlines from word that tell you the what, why, and where of the story. In my final hours, nay, minutes of this wonderful nugget of a horror game i was at the edge of my DXRacer gaming chair™ and truly felt solemn as i watched it all unfold. With memorable characters like ball game man, your uncle and landlord man it will be hard to forget this gem of an indie game. Watch out TensionSplice games, say no to the EA contract that awaits you after this game catches on to the masses! TL;DR : For the low low price of 770.50 Zimbabwean funbucks this game is truly a steal. Grab it now before they cat…
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 19, 2021
I gave up after falling through the map and getting stuck in the environment three times. Looks like a nice idea and game, but it's just too unpolished to keep restarting and playing.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 27, 2019
A fitting tribute to schlocky B-Movies about Aliens. Explore a reasonably large world and talk to people to solve puzzles. I wish the game were a bit more polished but I get that it is targeted at schlock. A pretty great little game. https://youtu.be/imXeQCq8tX4
3 found this helpful
Recommended May 13, 2019
hehe. yea sure. it's a little short i guess. but it's fun and funny sure why not.

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