Dino Desolation is a modular-story-driven open-world game set in a non-sci-fi future after the collapse of civilization. It will be continued through a lot of small DLCs to have an always further continuing story. We are aiming for adding new stories, places and characters to Chapter I for years.

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The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We are aiming for a so called Alpha-Version, because we want feedback from the community and we need to finish a very huge project. Any help we can get on the way is welcome. When we are ready to show it, the Game will be in an enjoyable polished state.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We planned roughly a time of 6-8 Months for the Early Access Time. After that phase we are going further to the Beta-Version and the first DLC will be already on the way.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Early Access
We plan to bring the game to a certain level of completion and then continue developing it during Early Access. The Early Access version will include fewer missions and playable areas than the final version. For example, certain locations such as an underground laboratory will remain closed in Early Access and will only become accessible in the full release.
The Early Access version will also feature fewer upgrade options for weapons, gear, perks, and ammunition.
Because we know that not everyone wants to replay the entire game after the full release, new upgrades and features will be introduced through additional missions and content added with the Full Version. This means you will not have to start over to experience the new content.

For players who usually do not buy Early Access Games
Please keep in mind that this is not the final version of the game. The world may be smaller, and there may be fewer missions, weapons, enemies, and dinosaurs than you would expect from a finished title.
If you enjoy following a project during development and want to support the process while the game grows over time including future DLCs then Early Access may be right for you. If you prefer a complete experience from the start, we recommend waiting for the full release. Many players choose Early Access to support the developer, help shape the final version of the game, and follow its development.

Our goal
We care about the Early Access experience and the feeling of playing the game for the first time. Our goal is to provide around 24 hours of gameplay.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“When you can buy and download the Early Access Version it will have all core features of the finished Game. And will be smaller, as described in the section above.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We aim to keep the price lower than most full-length titles, but the Alpha Version will be available at an even lower price. The finished game will be longer and include more content. We plan to expand Dino Desolation Chapter I for a long time. This includes at least: New Maps / an extended Map, missions, weapons / weapon parts, enemies and dinosaurs. The game will expand through free updates and low-priced DLCs.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We hope for community feedback to gather new ideas. Once the Early Access version is released, we will provide brief updates here on Steam. We look forward to your feedback to help improve the game and shape future DLCs and updates.”
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About This Game

You enter the story of Dino Desolation somewhere in the middle of a life already lived. The decisions you make determine where you go next.

One thing, however, always remains constant: The Girl you rescued. She is still very young, yet she has taken on the role of intelligence support. She guides you through the radio, gathers information and analyses what you discover.  In many situations you find yourself following the guidance of a young girl who leads you into places that can easily become near-death-sentence situations. Later in the Game, the Girl supports you with a long-range rifle, what allows you to attack heavily guarded Outposts.

It is the year 4077 there is no Sci-Fi and there was no Fallout, but the world is collapsed. Small functioning societies still exist, called enclaves, but the wilderness between them belongs to something else now. Dinosaurs roam the world. Most people believe they were created somehow, but no one truly knows how or why.

You survive without superpowers. After many years in this world you have a secure hideout where the girl can stay safe. From there you venture out with the equipment you have gathered over time — including an effective suppressed 5.56 rifle and a brutal shotgun, for emergencies, capable of ripping people apart when situations turn desperate.

The story has no fixed order. What you encounter depends on where you go and what you discover. Clues may appear in a lot of places, hacked computers and even online. A single sentence written on a piece of paper can be enough for you to start a new path to follow.

At its core, Dino Desolation is story driven and about you and the girl trying to survive and shape your future in a world that humanity no longer fully controls.

You explore this dangerous world together with the Girl on your radio. She guides you through abandoned places like facilities, cities, forests, and forgotten stories. Through conversations, discoveries, and environmental clues, you gradually find more stories which lead to missions, which lead to new places, new clues, and new missions again.

To get to know the world around you, there are Audio-Logs and Texts/Data the Girl can follow all over this world.

The game focuses on atmosphere, exploration, brutal combat, and meaningful missions. Instead of simply following markers, players must observe their surroundings, interpret clues, and make logical decisions to progress through the missions. Any playthrough will be different, and what one player finds at a location will not be the same as what another player encounters there.

 

There is no HUD, but a Level System that allows players to improve abilities such as reloading, unlocking faster and alternative reloads. It combines a system where using a skill or corresponding action increases its level with a perk system where players can choose additional abilities. Those abilities can be tied to certain weapon upgrades. You will be able to have multiple Saves and to save when you want to. No In-Game-Sales ever.

The Map will be a little smaller than 4 by 8 kilometres at first and should grow over time through small low-priced DLCs which should cover production costs. That said, this world should remain continuous and expand over time. If a new part comes out, it continues the story. All of this should allow players to keep exploring and playing the game further and further.

Our Blood-Health-System works together with our Gore-System. Lost blood is visible and represents lost health. Blood and dismemberment indicate how wounded an enemy really is.

The Realistic Combat-System features bullet drop and real-world distances for all weapons. The point of impact is calculated from where the barrel points and not where the crosshair is (there is no crosshair). Because of that, the in-game optics are zeroed to a certain distance. Different types of ammunition and weapons are planned. For example, the shotgun should have at least four types of ammunition. Which have different levels of destruction and can be found, or bought. Every weapon uses magazines or shells with their real-world capacity. We developed a unique reloading system: players have four different reload keys and can inspect the magazine to estimate how many bullets remain. Human enemies have new magazines, keeping the combat continuous. Regarding health, an enemy can roughly take two hits from a 5.56 rifle. If the enemy bleeds long enough, a single hit can already be sufficient.

The Unique Camouflage-System is based on an index that is calculated from colors, light, and visibility. It is not the usual “you are hidden when you are sneaking” solution. That means moving or standing still is no longer the main factor — it is about the camouflage and the surroundings. Different camouflages can be swapped in the hideout.

Scientific Stations: As visible in the trailer, there are scientific stations where you are safe. Fast Travel leads from or to those stations over mountain paths that you must discover first. Because these paths are dangerous to navigate, there are no enemies on them, which allows for safe travel.

Dinosaurs are extremely fast and dangerous. You feel that they are Apex-Predators, always in motion, hunting with pack tactics and even communicating with one another. Huge dinosaurs will act as challenging Boss-Fights. However, any player should be able to play through the game and use other tactics if FPS skills are not their strength.

The Girl is always there. She is still young and inexperienced, but curious and intelligent. Young, but sharp and determined, she stays with you over the radio as you explore the world. From far away she listens, observes, and helps you understand what you find in abandoned facilities, ruined cities, and forgotten places. Through conversations she slowly shares pieces of her own story while helping you uncover what happened to the world. She can follow Audio-Logs, Texts/Data, and other clues scattered across the landscape, turning discoveries into new leads and missions. The Girl can hack computers, order online and also finds information about missions and enemies by herself. She helps you from far distances, later with a long-range rifle.

Boss-Fights are based on realism. For example Bosses will be huge Dinosaurs Armored-Vehicles with Elite-Soldiers, armored individuals, or Hidden Snipers.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

All depictions of violence in this Game are completely fictional.
The graphic content is for gameplay clarity and artistic purposes
and is not intended to simulate real-world violence.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: 64-bit Windows 10
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 140 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: 64-bit Windows 11
    • Processor: Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 140 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Game is still in development specks may change
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