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About This Game

The world didn’t end in a single moment.
No clear beginning or end.

It faded — quietly, slowly — leaving behind places filled with silence, traces, and unanswered questions.

ROTEN is an open-world zombie survival experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, and environmental storytelling. The world is open, hostile, and indifferent to your presence. You are free to move through it at your own pace, choosing where to go, what to explore, and what to leave behind.

Abandoned houses, isolated roads, forgotten facilities, and remote points of interest remain scattered across the landscape. Some tell their stories openly. Others reveal nothing unless you stop, look closer, and pay attention.

There are no forced narratives.
No quest markers telling you what to feel.

Meaning is found through observation — through objects left behind, scenes frozen in time, and small details that suggest what once happened, and what didn’t.

The infected roam freely.
They are not puzzles or scripted encounters. They are a constant presence, shaping how you move, fight, and survive. Sometimes they block your path. Sometimes they remind you that noise, speed, and carelessness have consequences.

Survival is simple, but never easy.

You will search abandoned locations for supplies, weapons, and vehicles. You will decide when to fight, when to avoid conflict, and when to move on. Every journey between locations carries risk, and every place you enter may offer safety, danger, or nothing at all.

Some locations exist only to be passed through.
Others stay with you long after you leave.

ROTEN does not rush you.
It does not explain itself.

The world exists whether you are watching or not.

What You Can Do

• Explore a large handcrafted open world filled with unique locations and points of interest

• Face the infected using firearms and melee weapons

• Drive vehicles and travel freely across the world

• Loot abandoned buildings and manage limited resources

• Discover environmental stories hidden in plain sight

A World That Continues to Change

ROTEN is being developed in Early Access to allow the game to grow alongside its community. The current experience represents the foundation of a world that will continue to expand and evolve.

Planned updates during Early Access may include new areas to explore, additional vehicles and weapons, new infected variants, wildlife, more items and equipment, and ongoing improvements to performance, balance, and overall polish.

Development priorities may change over time based on feedback, technical considerations, and player suggestions.

Community feedback will play an important role in shaping the future of ROTEN.

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ROTEN includes violence typical of a zombie survival game, with combat against infected enemies using firearms and melee weapons. Players may encounter blood effects and dead bodies in the environment.

The game contains dark themes related to death and societal collapse.