Casualties: Unknown is a new game on Steam. Developer Orsoniks and publisher Oro Interactive have released the full game, a 2D cave-exploration survival simulator set beneath the surface of a hostile alien world.
You’ve been captured and sent underground against your will to retrieve some lost cargo. Known as Sawain, you’re one of thousands of test subjects who’ve been thrown into these caves. And disclaimer: none of the people sent before you have made it back.
Casualties: Unknown includes three tiers of prostheses
Your only real option is to keep descending through strange and dangerous cave layers. The deeper you travel, the nastier things become. And your own body becomes another enemy you have to manage.
Casualties: Unknown simulates your limbs, blood loss and cardiovascular system. Get a nasty cut, and you’ll keep bleeding until you do something about it. Leave a wound dirty for too long, and it can become infected. Lose too much blood, and you’ll eventually pass out.
You’ll have to keep track of injuries, find bandages, deal with infections and stabilise blood loss before your character loses consciousness. Thankfully, the cave flora can provide useful resources for treating wounds, while scavenged materials can become tools and other useful equipment.
And it’s not just your physical condition that can worry you. Your character’s mental state matters just as much. Fear and despair gradually build up, making it harder to keep yourself together. Push things too far, and your character can reach a point where the darkest possible way out starts looking like a reasonable option.
The Casualties: Unknown demo only covered the first five layers. Now, the full release brings 11 layers and three separate endings. You also get to choose three playable characters with distinct playstyles. They’re Expie (SAW-01), Milky, and Dune.
Casualties: Unknown is available now on Steam for $22.99, with a 15% launch discount.
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