Cataclysm: The Last Generation

So many things to do. So many things to learn. Where does one begin to understand how royally screwed I am when I open the door to my death.

an incredible fork of an incredible game

I have 100s of hours outside of steam in both Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead and this fork The Last Generation. Both can be played for free and all forks of Cataclysm have great things to offer and should be supported! Cataclysm (Dark days ahead) is one of the most iconic turn-based survival ASCII games in the same way Dwarf Fortress is for colony simulators. If you are new to Cataclysm in general, skip down below for a synopsis. This fork, The Last Generation, is a focus on gritty survival, tough combat and common sense game play. You FEEL like you're in an apocalypse; there's little food, brutal monsters and a punishing world. You will die, and you will come back for more. Yet, it feels balanced and fair. The odds are stacked up against you, but you can almost always understand why you died, what you did wrong. It was almost always a choice you made, a risk you took, that failed, as opposed to just bad luck. Cataclysm in general, has one of the best crafting systems ever developed. The combat system is interesting and in depth. The turn based system makes has you biting your nails during times of danger, hoping you have time to dash away or escape that grab. I vibe with this fork because it feels a little more grounded and gritty (how grounded can a game about zombies and extra-dimensional horrors really be?) but there's others to try out as well! For Cataclysm newbies: Cata is set in the near future (basically modern day with some fringe cybernetics and robots that exist in world). The world has gone to absolute ♥♥♥♥. The dead rise, everyone lost their minds but only a few recovered, animals and insects are mutating and dimensional portals opened brining in horrors beyond comprehension. Typically, you're just a dude, trying to survive. Good luck!