SURVIVING THE AFTERMATH

Early Assess: City Builder Surviving the Aftermath Is Hard to Enjoy in 2020

Games have always been obsessed with bleak visions of the future. All the better to justify combat: a mechanic so central games practically raised us on it. To let go of combat means not only to ask players to adapt, but for creators to envision radically different ways of playing. But this correlation…

Nerium Jun 18, 2020. 2 minute read

Surviving the Aftermath Tainted Earth Update Pollutes the Post-Apocalypse

Post-apocalyptic survival city building games are a surprisingly effective mix. And while I haven’t had time to check out Surviving the Aftermath directly yet, it does get that sector of my brain that loves Frostpunk and They Are Billions humming every time I see it. So it goes with the…

John Warren Jun 13, 2020. 3 minute read

All of the Games Shown in the Paradox Insider

Right after the first day of the Guerrilla Collective presentation — and I mean right after — Swedish publishing giant Paradox Interactive took the digital stage for 40 minutes of developer interviews and reveals from some of their biggest upcoming games. Crusader Kings 3 The newest in the line of…

Kenneth Shepard Apr 9, 2020. 2 minute read

Surviving the Aftermath’s ‘Hostile World’ Update Makes Animals Square Up

Paradox Interactive and Iceflake Studios have released a new major update for the post-apocalyptic strategy game Surviving the Aftermath, bringing in new quality-of-life changes, gameplay tweaks, and also makes the animals want to fight you. The update, titled “Hostile World” went live today, and among the major features that came with…