Dead State
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Dead State is an upcoming turn-based role-playing video game
set in a zombie apocalypse
scenario. The player will be in charge of a local school sheltering survivors, and is tasked with defending the shelter from the zombie hordes and other enemies. Designer Brian Mitsoda
stated that the game is intended to be very dynamic, with each playthrough forming a unique experience. Dead State has been announced for the PC with no set release date. The game will be utilizing The Age of Decadence' s game engine
. Mitsoda's own experiences living in Miami, Florida during Hurricane Andrew
are an influence on the game design, as he intends to "work it into a broader examination of how humans deal with a crisis beyond their control."
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
set in a zombie apocalypse
Zombie apocalypse
A zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....
scenario. The player will be in charge of a local school sheltering survivors, and is tasked with defending the shelter from the zombie hordes and other enemies. Designer Brian Mitsoda
Brian Mitsoda
Brian Mitsoda is an American video game designer best known for his writing work on the 2004 PC title Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines.-Early career and Black Isle Studios:...
stated that the game is intended to be very dynamic, with each playthrough forming a unique experience. Dead State has been announced for the PC with no set release date. The game will be utilizing The Age of Decadence
Torque Game Engine
The Torque Game Engine, or TGE, is a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2. The Torque engine and its many derivative products are available for license from GarageGames, a company formed by many members of the Tribes 2 team at Dynamix...
. Mitsoda's own experiences living in Miami, Florida during Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew was the third Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States, after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969. Andrew was the first named storm and only major hurricane of the otherwise inactive 1992 Atlantic hurricane season...
are an influence on the game design, as he intends to "work it into a broader examination of how humans deal with a crisis beyond their control."